Andy Sertich

Andy Sertich (born May 6, 1983) is a former American-Croatian professional ice hockey player[1] whose final team before retirement in 2017 was the Nottingham Panthers of the British EIHL.

Andy Sertich
Born (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983
Coleraine, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Utah Grizzlies
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
KHL Medveščak
Graz 99ers
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Dornbirner EC
Stavanger Oilers
Nottingham Panthers
National team  Croatia
NHL Draft 136th overall, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2006–2017

Playing career

As an amateur he played hockey for one of the strongest American collegiate teams the University of Minnesota. Through four years of playing with the Gophers his teammates were today's stars such as Thomas Vanek, Paul Martin and Phil Kessel. In the four years of playing in the WCHA Sertich played 171 games with 27 goals and 39 assists. Sertich was selected in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft 136th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, though he never played for them. In the 2008–09 season he played for the ECHL League team Utah Grizzlies, where in over 62 games he scored 12 goals and had 24 assists, which saw him as the best defender on his team by points. Along with Utah, he played 6 games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, the second strongest league in the North American continent.

On May 28, 2009, with eligibility to play for the Croatian national team, Sertich left America signing a one-year contract with Croat team KHL Medveščak for the 2009–10 season.[2] In 54 games Sertich scored 8 goals for 34 points to lead all Medveščak Zagreb defensemen in points and was re-signed to a one-year extension on April 1, 2010.[3]

After splitting the 2013–14 season with the Graz 99ers and Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Sertich joined as a free agent, his fourth EBEL club, Dornbirner EC on June 16, 2014.[4]

After six seasons in the EBEL, Sertich left as a free agent for a new European opportunity in agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen on July 23, 2015.[5]

In 2013, Sertich played for the Croatian national team at the IIHF World Championship Division II.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Greenway High School HSMN 31 35 45 80 14 — — — — —
2001–02 Greenway High School HSMN 26 24 48 72 35 — — — — —
2001–02 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 13 2 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 2
2002–03 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 5 8 13 12 — — — — —
2003–04 University of Minnesota WCHA 43 8 14 22 14 — — — — —
2004–05 University of Minnesota WCHA 43 6 9 15 8 — — — — —
2005–06 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 8 8 16 22 — — — — —
2006–07 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 72 7 40 47 41 — — — — —
2007–08 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 29 3 14 17 8 — — — — —
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 28 3 6 9 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 62 12 24 36 34 5 0 1 1 4
2009–10 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 54 8 26 34 8 11 1 4 5 2
2009–10 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2010–11 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 54 10 21 31 22 5 2 1 3 2
2010–11 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO — — — — — 1 1 1 2 0
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 49 11 22 33 10 9 0 0 0 4
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO — — — — — 2 1 1 2 0
2012–13 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 54 12 31 43 25 6 3 2 5 2
2013–14 Graz 99ers EBEL 17 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2013–14 SAPA Fehérvár AV19 EBEL 35 8 20 28 6 4 0 2 2 2
2014–15 Dornbirner EC EBEL 54 4 22 26 20 — — — — —
2015–16 Stavanger Oilers NOR 45 5 29 34 4 17 1 4 5 2
2016–17 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 51 5 20 25 18 2 0 0 0 0
ECHL totals 160 22 78 100 83 5 0 1 1 4
AHL totals 34 3 3 6 9 — — — — —
EBEL totals 317 55 145 200 95 35 6 9 15 12

International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Croatia WC D2A 5 7 5 12 0
2013 Croatia OGQ 2 0 0 0 0
2013 Croatia WC D2A 5 1 5 6 2
2015 Croatia WC D1B 5 1 4 5 2
2017 Croatia WC D1B 5 2 1 3 0
Senior totals 22 11 15 26 4

References
  1. "KHL Medveščak to return to Austrian Hockey League" (in Croatian). net.hr. 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. "KHL Medveščak strengthens defense with Andy Sertich". index.hr (in Croatian). 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. "Sertich, Sandrock and Guidarelli sign extensions with Zagreb" (in Croatian). hrhokej.net. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  4. Dornbirner EC (2014-06-16). "Sertich and Murphy the new additions to Dornbirn" (in German). Facebook. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  5. "Oilers sign two new defenseman" (in Norwegian). aftenbladet.no. 2015-07-23. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  6. "Team Roster - Croatia" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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