Jordan Szwarz Explained

Birth Date:14 May 1991
Birth Place:Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
League:DEL
Team:Adler Mannheim
Former Teams:Arizona Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Draft:97th overall
Draft Year:2009
Draft Team:Phoenix Coyotes
Career Start:2010

Jordan Szwarz (born May 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Szwarz was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He later joined the Boston Bruins organization, before joining the Ottawa Senators as a free agent in July 2019.

Playing career

Szwarz played for the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League from 2007 to 2011 and became the team's third all-time leading scorer with 204 career OHL points. In the 2010–11 season with the Spirit, Szwarz was recognised as the team's Most Valuable Player and was awarded the Heart and Soul Award.[1]

Szwarz made his professional debut with the San Antonio Rampage in the 2009–10 season.

On October 29, 2013, Szwarz made his NHL debut playing eight minutes and 16 seconds for the Phoenix Coyotes in a 3–1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.[2] His first NHL goal was scored in his next NHL game, on October 31 against Carter Hutton of the Nashville Predators.

After a career-best year in the AHL with the Providence Bruins in scoring 54 points in 65 games in the 2016–17 season, Szwarz signed as a free agent with Providence's NHL affiliate the Boston Bruins on a one-year, two-way deal on July 1, 2017.[3]

During the 2017–18 season, having played his first games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins since 2015, Szwarz was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension on March 31, 2018.[4]

After three seasons within the Bruins organization, Szwarz left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2019.[5] Acquired to add depth to the Senators organization, Szwarz was assigned and selected as team captain with AHL affiliate the Binghamton Senators for the 2019–20 season. With the Division leading Binghamton, Szwarz collected 18 goals and 36 points through 48 regular season games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was scoreless in three games with the Ottawa Senators on a recall basis.

As an impending free agent, Szwarz opted to embark on a career abroad by agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League, on July 22, 2020.[6]

Following a lone season in the KHL, Szwarz left Russia and signed a two-year contract with German club, Adler Mannheim of the DEL, on May 17, 2021.[7]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2007–08Saginaw SpiritOHL651221335640002
2008–09Saginaw SpiritOHL6717345176815610
2009–10Saginaw SpiritOHL652628548261230
2009–10San Antonio RampageAHL10000
2010–11Saginaw SpiritOHL65273966901249138
2011–12Portland PiratesAHL587132028
2012–13Portland PiratesAHL6011223331
2013–14Portland PiratesAHL27861455
2013–14Phoenix CoyotesNHL2630319
2014–15Portland PiratesAHL45913226551238
2014–15Arizona CoyotesNHL91012
2015–16Springfield FalconsAHL5612112331
2016–17Providence BruinsAHL652232547617651118
2017–18Providence BruinsAHL5221274837412312
2017–18Boston BruinsNHL120332
2018–19Providence BruinsAHL6823234656422412
2019–20Belleville SenatorsAHL4618183640
2019–20Ottawa SenatorsNHL30002
2020–21Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL511017273920002
2021–22Adler MannheimDEL481423372794486
2022–23Adler MannheimDEL45919283741012
2023–24Adler MannheimDEL3697162572572
NHL totals5043725
KHL totals511017273920002

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spirit host rookie camp and have 2010-11 awards ceremony . . 2011-05-01 . 2011-05-15.
  2. Web site: Szwarz makes NHL debut with Coyotes . . 2013-10-29 . 2013-10-30.
  3. Web site: Bruins sign depth players Kenny Agostino, Paul Postma to one-year, one-way deals . . 2017-07-01 . 2017-07-01.
  4. Web site: Bruins sign Jordan Szwarz to contract extension . . 2018-03-31 . 2018-03-31.
  5. Web site: Senators sign Jordan Szwarz to one-year, two-way contract . . July 1, 2019 . July 1, 2019.
  6. Web site: Jordan Szwarz is in Torpedo . . July 22, 2020 . July 22, 2020 . Russian . August 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803132718/https://www.hctorpedo.ru/16273-dzhordan-shvarc-popolnil-liniju-napadenija-torpedo.html . dead .
  7. Web site: Jordan Szwarz signed to boost the offense . . German . May 17, 2021 . May 17, 2021.