Frederick A. Meyer IV (born January 4, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes, and Atlanta Thrashers. He is currently the head coach for The Rivers School of the Independent School League (ISL), where he coached his two sons Freddy Meyer IV and Carter Meyer.
Playing career As a youth, Meyer played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Beverly, Massachusetts and Syracuse, New York.
Meyer was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on May 21, 2003 to an entry-level contract. He was previously an NCAA East First All-American team in 2002–03 at Boston University.
Meyer was a key defenseman during the Philadelphia Phantoms' Calder Cup-winning team in the 2004–05 AHL season.
On December 16, 2006, Meyer was traded along with a conditional 3rd-round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for Alexei Zhitnik.New York Islanders - News: ISLANDERS ACQUIRE MEYER FOR ZHITNIK - 12/16/2006 He was claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 8, 2007.Phoenix Coyotes - News: COYOTES CLAIM FREDDY MEYER OFF WAIVERS FROM NEW YORK ISLANDERS - 10/08/2007 On October 23, he cleared waivers and was sent to the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.Phoenix Coyotes - News: COYOTES ASSIGN FREDDY MEYER TO SAN ANTONIO - 10/23/2007 On November 10, he was reclaimed by the Islanders off of re-entry waivers.New York Islanders - News: NEWS FLASH: FREDDY'S BACK - 11/10/2007
On August 19, 2010, Meyer was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers to a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent.
On June 18, 2011, following the completion of the 2010–11 season, Meyer left the NHL and signed a one-year deal with Modo Hockey of the Elitserien.
On August 28, 2012, Meyer retired from professional hockey, becoming an assistant coach with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League for two seasons. He would leave the Monarchs to be named as the head coach of the East Coast Wizards in the EHL.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Boston University HE 25 1 11 12 52 — — — — — 2000–01 Boston University HE 28 6 13 19 82 — — — — — 2001–02 Boston University HE 37 5 15 20 78 — — — — — 2002–03 Boston University HE 36 5 16 21 76 — — — — — 2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 59 14 14 28 50 12 0 3 3 8 2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 59 6 9 15 71 21 3 9 12 34 2005–06 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 11 3 3 6 22 — — — — — 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 57 6 21 27 33 6 0 1 1 8 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25 2 3 5 14 — — — — — 2006–07 New York Islanders NHL 35 0 3 3 24 — — — — — 2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 8 0 2 2 12 — — — — — 2007–08 New York Islanders NHL 52 3 9 12 22 — — — — — 2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 27 4 5 9 14 — — — — — 2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 64 4 11 15 40 — — — — — 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 15 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 31 3 9 12 55 — — — — — NHL totals 281 20 53 73 155 6 0 1 1 8
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1999 United States WJC18 7th 6 1 4 5 8 2001 United States WJC 5th 7 0 2 2 12 2006 United States WC 7th 7 0 0 0 6 Junior totals 13 1 6 7 20 Senior totals 7 0 0 0 6
Awards and honors Award Year College All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1999–00 All-Hockey East First Team 2002–03 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2002–03
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