Mike Mottau

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Mike Mottau
Date of birth March 19, 1978
place of birth Quincy , Massachusetts , USA
size 183 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
number # 22
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1997 , 7th lap, 182nd position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1996-2000 Boston College
2000-2003 New York Rangers
2003-2004 Calgary Flames
2004-2005 Worcester IceCats
2005-2006 Peoria Rivermen
2006-2007 Lowell Devils
2007-2010 New Jersey Devils
2010–2012 New York Islanders
2012 Boston Bruins
2012-2013 San Antonio Rampage
2013 Toronto Marlies
2013-2014 Florida Panthers
San Antonio Rampage

Michael Joseph Mottau (born March 19, 1978 in Quincy , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and current scout who played 340 games for the New York Rangers , Calgary Flames , New Jersey during his playing career between 1996 and 2014 Devils , New York Islanders , Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Since summer 2014 he has been working as a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks from the NHL.

Career

Mottau in the jersey of the New Jersey Devils (2008).

Mike Mottau began his career as a hockey player on the Boston College team , for which he was active from 1996 to 2000. During this time he was selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft as a total of 182 players by the New York Rangers , for whom he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 2000/01 season . After two and a half years, the American was transferred from New York to the Calgary Flames on January 22, 2003 , for whom he was on the ice four times in the NHL until the end of the season, before becoming a free agent of the Mighty on July 25, 2003 Ducks of Anaheim was obliged for their farm team from the American Hockey League , the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks , he was exclusively active in the following season.

It followed a year each with the Worcester IceCats and the Peoria Rivermen in the AHL, before the American on July 17, 2006 received a contract with the New Jersey Devils from the NHL, for which he was active until the end of the 2009/10 season . In September 2010, Mottau signed with the New York Islanders .

On February 27, 2012, the Islanders transferred him to the Boston Bruins together with Brian Rolston in exchange for Marc Cantin and Yannick Riendeau . In July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers . After its expiry, the defender ended his career and subsequently took on an engagement with the Chicago Blackhawks as a scout .

International

For the USA , Mottau took part in the 1998 Junior World Championships , as well as the A-World Championships in 1999 , 2000 and 2003 .

Achievements and Awards

  • 1996 Boston Independent School League MVP
  • 1997 Hockey East All- Rookie Team
  • 1998 Hockey East Championship with Boston College
  • 1998 NCAA East Second All-American Team
  • 1998 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 1998 Hockey East First All-Star Team
  • 1999 Hockey East Championship with Boston College
  • 1999 Hockey East Second All-Star Team
  • 1999 NCAA East First All-American Team

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1996/97 Boston College Hockey East 38 5 18th 23 77
1997/98 Boston College Hockey East 40 13 36 49 50
1998/99 Boston College Hockey East 43 3 39 42 44
1999/00 Boston College Hockey East 42 6th 37 43 57
2000/01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61 10 33 43 45 5 0 1 1 19th
2000/01 New York Rangers NHL 18th 0 3 3 13 - - - - -
2001/02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 80 9 42 51 56 10 0 5 5 4th
2001/02 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 29 1 18th 19th 24 - - - - -
2002/03 Saint John Flames AHL 32 5 12 17th 14th - - - - -
2002/03 Calgary Flames NHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 69 9 22nd 31 79 9 1 2 3 8th
2004/05 Worcester IceCats AHL 73 4th 31 35 23 - - - - -
2005/06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 76 8th 48 56 81 4th 0 1 1 6th
2006/07 Lowell Devils AHL 43 1 26th 27 33 - - - - -
2007/08 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 4th 13 17th 48 5 1 0 1 0
2008/09 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 1 14th 15th 35 7th 1 1 2 0
2009/10 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 2 16 18th 41 5 0 1 1 0
2010/11 New York Islanders NHL 20th 0 3 3 8th - - - - -
2011/12 New York Islanders NHL 29 0 2 2 15th - - - - -
2011/12 Boston Bruins NHL 6th 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2012/13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 16 0 7th 7th 6th - - - - -
2012/13 Toronto Marlies AHL 18th 0 7th 7th 8th 7th 0 1 1 4th
2013/14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 29 1 9 10 26th - - - - -
2013/14 Florida panthers NHL 8th 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
NCAA overall 163 27 130 157 232
AHL total 526 48 255 303 395 35 1 10 11 41
NHL overall 321 7th 51 58 164 19th 2 2 4th 0

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1998 United States June World Cup 5th place 7th 2 2 4th 4th
1999 United States WM 6th place 3 2 1 3 0
2000 United States WM 5th place 7th 0 1 1 0
2003 United States WM 13th place 6th 0 1 1 0
Juniors overall 7th 2 2 4th 4th
Men overall 16 2 3 5 0

( 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 Mottau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Mottau, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mottau, Michael Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Quincy , Massachusetts