Mike Card
Mike Card (born February 18, 1986 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Löwen Frankfurt. He played Junior A hockey in the BCHL at the age of 15 before 4 seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, winning 2 WHL titles and the 2004 Memorial Cup. Card signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres, NHL in 2006 and played 4 games that season. He spent 3 seasons in the AHL, missing extended time due to concussion problems. Card has played the last 8 seasons in Europe, mostly Germany, recently winning a championship with Löwen Frankfurt.
| Mike Card | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Card in 2009 | |||
| Born |
February 18, 1986 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Löwen Frankfurt Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans Portland Pirates Kölner Haie | ||
| NHL Draft |
241st overall, 2004 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2021 | ||
Playing career
Card was drafted in the eighth round, 241st overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. After moving from Kitchener, Ontario to Penticton, British Columbia in his youth he played in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets After playing four seasons with the Rockets, winning one Memorial Cup, Card made his professional debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 2006–07 season. He played in four NHL games with the Sabres during the same season.
Released as a free agent after his contract expired with the Sabres, Card left for Germany, signing a contract with the Kassel Huskies of the DEL to score 25 points in 53 games. Card signed a two-year contract with Kölner Haie on July 17, 2010.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Penticton Panthers | BCHL | 50 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 61 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 72 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 72 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 85 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 64 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 53 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 48 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Alleghe Hockey | ITA | 46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsv | 45 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | DEL2 | 50 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 47 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 52 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | EC Bad Nauheim | DEL2 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | EC Bad Nauheim | DEL2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ravensburg Towerstars | DEL2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 92 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL2 totals | 297 | 21 | 92 | 113 | 322 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | ||||
References
- "Card goes to Cologne" (in German). express.de. 2010-07-17. Archived from the original on 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Q&A with Mike Card - Hockey's Future