College Hedlund played collegiately at Minnesota State–Mankato. His first career goal came on February 28, 1999, during his sophomore season. He ended that season with four goals, two assists and 58
penalty minutes in 36 games. At the start of his junior season, Hedlund was elevated to
first line. Head coach
Troy Jutting said of him, "He had a good freshman and sophomore season for us, where maybe he wasn't counted on to be one of the top two, three guys. This year, he will be and I think he's ready for that." In his junior season, Hedlund played in 38 games, scoring six goals with six assists and 64 penalty minutes. As a senior in the 2001–02 season, he scored five goals with 10 assists and 48 penalty minutes while playing in 37 games. In Binghamton, he played in 59 games scoring one goal and adding seven assists. He ended the 2003–04 season with four goals and 19 assists in 80 games. The NHL season would eventually be
locked out which saw players such as
goaltender Dominik Hašek join the AHL. When Hasek began working out with Binghamton, Hedlund commented, "He's just one of the guys when he's here, he just wants to put in his time and get some good work in, and make sure he's ready to go, so you just got to appreciate a guy like that being here and doing that kind of work, so its pretty fun." A season preview produced by the website ''Hockey's Future'' commented about Hedlund saying that, "A fan-favorite, Hedlund gives it everything he has despite limited talent." Against the
Manitoba Moose on October 31, Hedlund scored a goal from the
blue line that tied the game, however the Senators ended up losing 5–3. Following the season, he and
Philadelphia Phantoms player
Ben Stafford were named the AHL's Men of the Year. During the season he played in 75 games, scoring two goals with 13 assists. In the playoffs, he played in six games recording two assists. After his stint with Team USA, Hedlund left the Senators organization and joined the Krefeld Penguins in Germany. In only one season with Krefeld, Hedlund played in 52 games scoring 12 goals and 22 assists, both career-highs. He also played in five playoff games, recording two assists. However, he was waived on October 2. He cleared waivers a day later and was assigned to Binghamton. Against Syracuse on January 15, Hedlund helped Binghamton rally to a 3–2 lead with a goal in the third period. However, the Senators ended up losing the game in a shootout. In one of his final games for the Senators on February 23, Hedlund scored a goal against the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Before being traded, Hedlund recorded six goals and 21 assists in 56 games. Hedlund recorded eight assists in 21 games for the Bears.
2007–2014 Hedlund joined the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL but before joining the team, he rejoined Team USA. Hedlund scored a goal for the team on November 8 that helped the USA defeat Germany, 3–2. He ended the 2007–08 season with 12 goals and 23 assists in 55 games for the Metro Stars. Hedlund spent the 2009–10 season with Adler Mannheim, scoring six goals with nine assists in 54 games. In his final season with the Metro Stars in
2011–12, Hedlund led the DEL with 14 goals amongst defensemen. On May 10, 2012, Hedlund left the DEL to sign a one-year contract with
EHC Black Wings Linz of the
Austrian Hockey League. At the conclusion of his second season with Linz in
2013–14 season, Hedlund announced his retirement from professional hockey after 13 seasons. ==Personal==