zeidel started his hockey career with the barrie flyers of the oha for 28 games and then moved on to play with the quebec aces of the qshl for 3 seasons. after that he played with the saskatoon quakers of the wcshl and then the detroit red wings of the nhl for 19 games before being sent to their ahl affiliate, indianapolis capitals for a season. he was called up to the red wings and played 9 games with them before he joined the edmonton flyers of the whl and played 1 season with them. he played joined the chicago black hawks of the nhl for 1 season and rejoined the edmonton flyers for 1 season. he would then play in the ahl with the hershey bears for 8 seasons and the cleveland barons for 1 season. he returned to the whl to play with the seattle totems for 2 seasons and joined the barons again for 2 seasons. he ended his playing career after playing with the philadelphia flyers for 2 seasons.