Mike Hoeffel

Michael "Mike" Hoeffel (born April 9, 1989) is an American-German professional ice hockey winger, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Krefeld Pinguine then of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Mike Hoeffel
Hoeffel with the Krefeld Pinguine in 2022
Born (1989-04-09) April 9, 1989
North Oaks, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Wing
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Albany Devils
Springfield Falcons
Stavanger Oilers
Fischtown Pinguins
Iserlohn Roosters
Krefeld Pinguine
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2007
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Hoeffel played collegiately for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey, which competes in the WCHA after playing high school hockey for the Hill-Murray Pioneers of Minnesota. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and made his professional debut with New Jersey AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils.

On July 25, 2014, Hoeffel was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Falcons.[1] In the 2014–15 season, Hoeffel contributed to the Falcons in a checking line role and recorded a professional high 9 goals in 62 games.

In the following 2015–16 season, Hoeffel was un-signed before belatedly returning to the Falcons, who had changed NHL affiliations, on a professional try-out contract on November 27, 2015.[2] Having featured in only four scoreless games with the Falcons, Hoeffel sought a release from his try-out with Springfield and signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with Norwegian club Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen, on December 14, 2015.[3]

In possessing a German passport through his heritage, Hoeffel first played in Germany with Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the DEL2, before joining and playing the next three seasons in the DEL with the Fischtown Pinguins.

At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Hoeffel left Fischtown to sign a one-year contract with fellow DEL outfit, the Iserlohn Roosters, on March 29, 2019.[4]

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2008 [5][6]
WCHA All-Academic team 2009, 2010 [7]
International
IH18 (Silver Medal with Team USA) 2006 [7]

References
  1. "Falcons sign Mike Hoeffel, Hubert Labrie to AHL contracts". Springfield Falcons. 2014-07-25. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  2. "FALCONS SIGN HOEFFEL AND DISALVATORE, AULIE RELEASED". Springfield Falcons. November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. "Mike Hoeffel ready for Oilers" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Oilers. 2015-12-14. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  4. "Three signings for Iserlohn". Iserlohn Roosters (in German). 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  6. "Player Bio – Mike Hoeffel". The Hockey News. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  7. "Player Bio: Mike Hoeffel". Minnesota Golden Gophers. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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