Josh Meyers (ice hockey) explained

Josh Meyers
Played For:Abbotsford Heat
HC Bolzano
Krefeld Pinguine
Position:Defence
Birth Date:7 December 1985
Birth Place:Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:185
Shoots:Right
Draft:206th overall
Draft Team:Los Angeles Kings
Draft Year:2005
Career Start:2009
Career End:2015

Josh Meyers (born December 7, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played for the Krefeld Pinguine in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 7th round (206th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Meyers played four seasons (2005–09) of college ice hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs in the WCHA at the NCAA Division I level.

On May 30, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames.[1]

After three seasons in Germany with Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL, Meyers was released to free agency and initially signed a one-year contract with Norwegian club, the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen on June 25, 2015. On July 15, 2015, Meyers retired from professional hockey.[2]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Third Team2008–09
WCHA All-Tournament Team2009[3]

Notes and References

  1. Josh Meyer player profile . . 2010-05-30 . 2010-05-30.
  2. Web site: Josh Meyers hangs up the skates . . 2015-07-15 . 2015-07-15 . Norwegian.
  3. News: WCHA Tourney History. WCHA. 2014-06-26. 2014-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702170427/http://www.wcha.com/men/tourney/history.php. July 2, 2014. dead.