Mike Card Explained

Team:Löwen Frankfurt
League:DEL
Former Teams:Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans
Portland Pirates
Kölner Haie
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1.5
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:18 February 1986
Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Draft:241st overall
Draft Year:2004
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres
Career Start:2006
Career End:2021

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.

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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2001–02Penticton PanthersBCHL50 4 17 21 38
2002–03Kelowna RocketsWHL61 7 22 29 4119 2 6 8 12
2003–04Kelowna RocketsWHL72 6 12 18 4717 2 4 6 20
2004–05Kelowna RocketsWHL72 10 35 45 8524 2 5 7 38
2005–06Kelowna RocketsWHL64 12 43 55 10312 0 3 3 8
2006–07Rochester AmericansAHL50 1 8 9 386 0 0 0 8
2006–07Buffalo SabresNHL4 0 0 0 0
2006–07Florida EverbladesECHL6 1 3 4 29 1 4 5 14
2007–08Rochester AmericansAHL23 1 4 5 32
2008–09Portland PiratesAHL19 0 1 1 20
2009–10Kassel HuskiesDEL53 6 19 25 66
2010–11Kölner HaieDEL48 1 3 4 285 1 0 1 8
2011–12Alleghe HockeyITA46 4 18 22 647 0 2 2 8
2012–13Tingsryds AIFAllsv45 3 8 11 4810 1 3 4 18
2013–14Heilbronner FalkenDEL246 3 6 9 52
2014–15Eispiraten CrimmitschauDEL250 5 30 35 85
2015–16Löwen FrankfurtDEL247 3 14 17 754 0 1 1 10
2016–17Löwen FrankfurtDEL252 5 22 27 3210 0 2 2 8
2017–18Löwen FrankfurtDEL241 0 7 7 4012 1 0 1 10
2019–20EC Bad NauheimDEL234 5 7 12 222 0 0 0 6
2020–21EC Bad NauheimDEL211 0 2 2 6
2020–21Ravensburg TowerstarsDEL216 0 4 4 10
AHL totals92 2 13 15 906 0 0 0 8
NHL totals4 0 0 0 0
DEL2 totals297 21 92 113 32228 1 3 4 34

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Card goes to Cologne . German . express.de . 2010-07-17 . 2010-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100719173608/http://www.express.de/sport/eishockey/verteidiger-card-verstaerkt-die-haie/-/3188/4422912/-/index.html . 2010-07-19 .