Samson Mahbod Explained

Samson Mahbod
Birth Date:3 February 1989
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:170
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Team:Free agent
Former Teams:Cincinnati Cyclones
Utah Grizzlies
Arizona Sundogs
Alaska Aces
GKS Katowice
KH Sanok
Toros Neftekamsk
Espoo Blues
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
HC Vítkovice
Krefeld Pinguine
HC Litvínov
HK Dukla Trenčín
Asiago Hockey
HC Slovan Bratislava
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2010

Samson Mahbod (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey winger of Iranian descent. He is currently a free agent.

Playing career

Junior

Mahbod was drafted in the 2005 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Gatineau Olympiques, in the 5th round (75th overall). He also played for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Drummondville Voltigeurs, and the Prince Edward Island Rocket.

Professional

He was not drafted into the NHL, so he made his jump to professional hockey by joining the Elmira Jackals in the 2010–11 ECHL season. That season, he also played for the South Carolina Stingrays, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Utah Grizzlies. The following season, he played for the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League, before moving back to the ECHL in 2012 with the Alaska Aces. After a short stay in Alaska, he decided to try his luck abroad and joined GKS Katowice for one game.

In 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok. In addition to winning the playoff championship with the team, he led the league in assists (54) and points (81) and was named the Polish League's Best Player.[1]

In August 2014, he joined Russian club, Toros Neftekamsk of the VHL, where he won the VHL Championship.

In August 2015, he underwent a successful trial with the Espoo Blues of Liiga, and signed a one-year contract.[2] [3] Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he moved on to the KHL, signing with Medvescak Zagreb in July 2016.[4]

During the 2018–19 season, Mahbod played in 8 games with HC Vítkovice Ridera before leaving the Czech Extraliga in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with German outfit, Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL on November 30, 2018.[5] Mahbob contributed with 6 assists in 16 games with the Pinguine before leaving at the conclusion of the year.[6]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2005–06Gatineau OlympiquesQMJHL50002
2006–07Acadie-Bathurst TitanQMJHL91126
2007–08Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL326172329
2008–09Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL663049796419581320
2009–10Prince Edward Island RocketQMJHL5220446453505510
2010–11Elmira JackalsECHL92468
2010–11South Carolina StingraysECHL16371012
2010–11Cincinnati CyclonesECHL22551017
2010–11Utah GrizzliesECHL61010
2011–12Arizona SundogsCHL437152245
2012–13Alaska AcesECHL40222
2012–13GKS KatowicePoland11230752718
2013–14KH SanokPoland392754814214914238
2014–15 VHL season2014–15Toros NeftekamskVHL37817259520761310
2015–16Espoo BluesLiiga578142255
2016–17KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL3026814
2017–18KHL Medveščak ZagrebEBEL3715223716
2017–18HC VítkoviceELH4000440008
2018–19HC VítkoviceELH810110
2018–19Krefeld PinguineDEL1606620
2019–20ELH 29 9 13 22 24
2020–21HC Litvínov ELH 9 0 1 1 4
2021–22HK Dukla Trenčín20 811 19 22 40 2 2 20
202214 8 7 15
2022–23Asiago Hockey 19356 34 76 20 0 0 2
2023Team Carbonneau 3ICE 6 3 7 10
KHL totals3026814

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHL MVP for 2013 . Eliteprospects.com . 2013-04-01 . 2013-04-01.
  2. Web site: Canadian Mahbod signs with Blues . Finnish . . 2015-08-18 . 2015-08-18.
  3. Web site: Mahbod agrees to contract in Finland with Blues . Polish . hokej.net . 2015-08-18 . 2015-08-18.
  4. Web site: Mahbod joins the Bears. medvescak.com. 2016-08-23.
  5. Web site: Penguins sign forward Samson Mahbod . . 2018-11-30 . 2018-11-30 . German.
  6. Web site: Krefeld Pinguine: first departures are confirmed . . 2019-03-11 . 2019-03-11 . German.