Mike Komisarek

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Mike Komisarek
Date of birth January 19, 1982
place of birth West Islip , Long Island , New York , USA
size 193 cm
Weight 111 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2001 , 1st round, 7th position
Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
1999-2000 USA Hockey National Team Development Program
2000-2002 University of Michigan
2002-2009 Canadiens de Montréal
2009-2013 Toronto Maple Leafs
2013-2014 Carolina Hurricanes

Michael "Mike" Komisarek (born January 19, 1982 in West Islip , Long Island , New York ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach of Polish descent. During his playing career, the defender played over 500 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League . He has been part of the Buffalo Sabers coaching team since July 2017 .

Career

Komisarek in the training of the Hurricanes

Komisarek's father, Roman, emigrated from Poland to the United States at the age of 24, where he first ran a car repair shop on Long Island and later brought his wife to catch up. Son Mike, who was born in the United States, played in various junior leagues before he was accepted into the support program of the US ice hockey association USA Hockey . During his college years , the 1.93 m tall defender played for the University of Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , a league in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .

In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , Komisarek was finally selected as seventh in the first round by the Canadiens de Montréal . Initially, the right-handed shooter commuted between the Canadiens and their farm team , the Hamilton Bulldogs from the American Hockey League , after the lockout in the 2004/05 season , Komisarek finally made the leap into the regular squad of the Montréal Canadiens. There, the American was very popular with the fans due to his physique and team-friendly play, so he led the league in the 2007/08 season in the number of blocked shots (227) and drove the second-most checks within this season. In the previous season he succeeded in March 2006 against the Washington Capitals his first goal in 123 NHL games to date. In 2009 Komisarek took part in the All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference team.

For the 2009/10 season , the right-handed player moved within the league to the Toronto Maple Leafs , where he received a five-year contract with a rumored annual salary of an average of 4.5 million US dollars. In January 2010 Komisarek suffered a shoulder injury in the game against the Calgary Flames , which meant the end of the season for him and thus prevented his participation in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver , for which he had recently been nominated for the US national team . After poor performance and unfulfilled expectations, the defensive player spent a large part of the 2012/13 season in the stands in Toronto and was sent to the AHL in March 2013 at his own request for the benefit of match practice to the Toronto Marlies farm team . In July 2013, his contract was early paid off by the Toronto Maple Leafs ( buy out ). A few days later, Komisarek signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes , which was not renewed after the 2013-14 season .

In September 2014, the defender was engaged for a short time as part of a trial contract ( try-out ) with the New Jersey Devils , which, however, decided against a firm commitment. Komisarek then announced that, due to a lack of offers from the NHL, he was ending his active career and resuming his studies at the University of Michigan, where he continued to coach the university's ice hockey team as an assistant coach from January 2015. He held the latter position until the end of the 2015/16 season.

For the 2017/18 season Komisarek was signed by the Buffalo Sabers and is now responsible for player development there (player development coach) .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1999/00 USA Hockey NTDP NEAR 1 0 0 0 16
1999/00 USA Hockey NTDP USHL 51 5 8th 13 124 - - - - -
2000/01 University of Michigan CCHA 41 4th 12 16 77
2001/02 University of Michigan CCHA 39 11 19th 30th 68
2002/03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 56 5 25th 30th 79 23 1 5 6th 60
2002/03 Montréal Canadiens NHL 21st 0 1 1 28 - - - - -
2003/04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 18th 2 7th 9 47 - - - - -
2003/04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 46 0 4th 4th 34 7th 0 0 0 8th
2004/05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 20th 1 4th 5 49 4th 0 1 1 8th
2005/06 Montréal Canadiens NHL 73 2 4th 6th 116 6th 0 0 0 10
2006/07 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80 4th 15th 19th 116 - - - - -
2007/08 Montréal Canadiens NHL 75 4th 13 17th 101 12 1 2 3 18th
2008/09 Montréal Canadiens NHL 66 2 9 11 121 4th 0 0 0 20th
2009/10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 0 4th 4th 40 - - - - -
2010/11 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 1 9 10 86 - - - - -
2011/12 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 45 1 4th 5 41 - - - - -
2012/13 Toronto Marlies AHL 7th 0 0 0 10 - - - - -
2012/13 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2013/14 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 32 0 4th 4th 14th - - - - -
CCHA total 80 15th 31 46 145
AHL total 101 8th 36 44 185 27 1 6th 7th 68
NHL overall 551 14th 67 81 679 29 1 2 3 56

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2000 United States U18 World Cup 8th place 6th 0 0 0 12
2001 United States U20 World Cup 5th place 7th 0 0 0 0
2002 United States U20 World Cup 5th place 7th 0 2 2 14th
2006 United States WM 7th place 7th 0 1 1 4th
2011 United States WM 8th place 7th 1 1 2 6th
Juniors overall 20th 0 2 2 26th
Men overall 14th 1 2 3 10

( 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 : Mike Komisarek  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nhl.com Leafs' Komisarek to have season-ending surgery
  2. ↑ news.nationalpost.com Leafs GM appreciates Komisarek's foresight in asking for demotion
  3. ↑ nj.com Devils invite defensemen Mike Komisarek, Renat Mamashev to camp as unsigned tryouts
  4. ↑ nj.com Devils release Mike Komisarek; send Scott Wedgewood, Renat Mamashev to Albany (AHL)
  5. ↑ freep.com Mike Komisarek returns to UM to give back, get degree
  6. ↑ mgoblue.com Komisarek Joins Staff as Undergraduate Assistant
personal data
SURNAME Komisarek, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Komisarek, Michael (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH West Islip , New York , United States