Mark Flood | |||
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Born |
Charlottetown, PE, CAN |
September 29, 1984 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
EBEL team Former teams |
EC Red Bull Salzburg New York Islanders Winnipeg Jets Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Lada Togliatti |
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NHL Draft | 188th overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens |
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Playing career | 2005–present |
Mark Flood (born September 29, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played with the New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Flood was drafted in the sixth round, 188 overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He played in the ECHL prior to signing a free agent contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets playing for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. On November 26, 2006 Flood was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes organization for defensemen Derrick Walser.
He was not re-signed by Carolina and on July 6, 2009 he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders. Flood spent the majority of the season in the AHL. Following a concussion to Islanders defensemen Dustin Kohn Flood was called up to the NHL, making his debut on March 25, 2010 against the Calgary Flames. Flood played 6 games for the Islanders registering 1 assist and a -4 plus-minus rating. During the 2010 offseason, Flood signed a one-way contract with the Manitoba Moose (farm team of the Vancouver Canucks). On July 3 he signed a contract to play for the Winnipeg Jets. He scored his first NHL goal as a member of the Jets against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils on November 5, 2011.