David Meckler

David Meckler
Date of birth	July 9, 1987
place of birth	Highland Park , Illinois , USA
size	179 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	Left wing
number	# 44
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2006 , 5th round, 134th position Los Angeles Kings
Career stations
2006-2007	London Knights
2007-2013	Manchester monarchs
2013-2014	EC Red Bull Salzburg
2014-2015	EHC Red Bull Munich

David Meckler (born July 9, 1987 in Highland Park , Illinois ) is an American ice hockey player who was most recently under contract with EHC Red Bull Munich from the German ice hockey league . He was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2006 in the 5th round in a total of 134th place by the Los Angeles Kings .

Career

Meckler was born in Highland Park , Illinois. He attended Waterloo High School and Yale University .

On March 5, 2006, Meckler scored the game-winning goal in the second longest game in NCAA hockey history. Yale University then defeated Union College 3-2 in the first playoff round of the ECAC Hockey League after 81 minutes and 35 seconds in overtime. David Meckler scored the game-winning goal for Yale University with a shorthander.

David Meckler (right) in the EC Red Bull Salzburg jersey

After his junior career with the London Knights from the Ontario Hockey League , Meckler signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings for the 2007-08 season. Here he played for the Kings' farm team in the American Hockey League , the Manchester Monarchs . After three years with the Monarchs, Meckler signed another one-year contract with the Kings on July 16, 2011

After six seasons for the Manchester Monarchs and 414 games in the AHL without a single NHL game, he left the Kings as a free agent and signed a contract with EC Red Bull Salzburg on September 3, 2013 .

After only one year in Austria, Meckler left Salzburg for Munich to join EHC Red Bull Munich . He signed his contract there on November 17, 2014. For health reasons, his current contract with EHC Red Bull was terminated in June.

Achievements and Awards

• 2004 Clark Cup won with the Waterloo Black Hawks
• 2014 Austrian champion with the EC Red Bull Salzburg

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
2006/07	London Knights	OHL		67	38	35	73	53		16	15th	7th	22nd	20th
2007/08	Manchester monarchs	AHL		76	23	13	36	24		4th	1	1	2	2
2008/09	Manchester monarchs	AHL		74	14th	15th	29	28		-	-	-	-	-
2009/10	Manchester monarchs	AHL		73	11	9	20th	22nd		14th	1	0	1	2
2010/11	Manchester monarchs	AHL		75	16	17th	33	28		7th	2	0	2	0
2011/12	Manchester monarchs	AHL		44	10	7th	17th	13		4th	0	0	0	0
2012/13	Manchester monarchs	AHL		39	3	6th	9	8th		4th	1	1	2	4th
2013/14	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		44	14th	23	37	16		14th	6th	8th	14th	2
2014/15	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		14th	2	3	5	2		-	-	-	-	-
2014/15	EHC Red Bull Munich	DEL		23	9	10	19th	2
OHL total				67	38	35	73	53		16	15th	7th	22nd	20th
AHL total				381	77	67	144	123		33	5	2	7th	6th
EBEL total				58	16	26th	42	8th		14th	6th	8th	14th	2
DEL total				23	9	10	19th	2		-	-	-	-	-

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : David Meckler  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• David Meckler at hockeydb.com (English)
• David Meckler at eliteprospects.com (English)