Michael Gergen
Date of birth | 17th February 1987 |
place of birth | Hastings , Minnesota , USA |
size | 180 cm |
Weight | 84 kg |
position | Left wing |
number | # 17 |
Shot hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
2005 , 2nd round, 61st position Pittsburgh Penguins |
Career stations | |
2004-2005 | Shattuck St. Mary's |
2005-2009 | University of Minnesota Duluth |
2009-2010 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
2010 | Utah grizzlies |
since 2010 | Bakersfield Condors |
Michael Gergen (born February 17, 1987 in Hastings , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL since December 2010 .
Career
Michael Gergen initially played for the Shattuck St. Mary’s ice hockey team in the United States' high school league system from 2004 to 2005 . The American continued his career as a hockey player in the team of the University of Minnesota Duluth , for which he was active from 2005 to 2009 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Previously, he had already been selected as a junior player in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the second round as the 61st player in total by the Pittsburgh Penguins , for which he never played. Instead, the attacker moved to EC Red Bull Salzburg from the Austrian Ice Hockey League in summer 2009 , for which he made his professional ice hockey debut in the 2009/10 season. At the end of the season, Gergen won the Austrian championship with the Salzburg team . In October 2010 he returned to his homeland and received a contract with the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL . For this he came to 19 missions and scored seven points before his contract was terminated two months later. The attacker was then committed by the Bakersfield Condors , for whom he took part in the ECHL All-Star Game in January 2011 .
Achievements and Awards
- 2009 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of Minnesota Duluth
- 2010 IIHF Continental Cup win with the EC Red Bull Salzburg
- 2010 Austrian champion with the EC Red Bull Salzburg
- 2011 ECHL All-Star Game
Web links
- Michael Gergen at hockeydb.com (English)
- Michael Gergen at eliteprospects.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gergen, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hastings , Minnesota , USA |