Mike Prpich
  Mike Prpich 
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| Date of birth | March 27, 1982 |
| place of birth | Kenaston , Saskatchewan , Canada |
| size | 183 cm |
| Weight | 82 kg |
| position | striker |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 2000-2002 | Penticton Panthers |
| 2002-2006 | University of North Dakota |
| 2006 | Iowa stars |
| 2006-2007 | New Mexico Scorpions |
| 2007-2009 | Cardiff Devils |
| 2009-2010 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| since 2010 | Newcastle Vipers |
Mike Prpich (born March 27, 1982 in Kenaston , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian - Croatian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Newcastle Vipers in the British Elite Ice Hockey League since 2010 .
Career
Mike Prpich began his career as a hockey player with the Penticton Panthers, for which he was active from 2000 to 2002 in the Canadian junior league British Columbia Hockey League , of which he was named most valuable player in 2002. After playing for the University of North Dakota team from 2002 to 2006 , with whom he won the 2006 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship, the attacker made his professional ice hockey debut towards the end of the 2005/06 season when he played in prepared a goal for two games for the Iowa Stars of the American Hockey League . The following season he moved to the New Mexico Scorpions in the Central Hockey League , before he was on the ice from 2007 to 2009 for the Cardiff Devils in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom .
For the 2009/10 season , the Canadian received a contract with KHL Medveščak Zagreb , which was included in the Austrian ice hockey league before the season . For the Croatian capital club, he scored seven goals and two assists in a total of 58 games. He then returned to the Elite Ice Hockey League, where he stood on the ice as assistant captain in the 2010/11 season.
Achievements and Awards
- 2002 Most Valuable Player in the British Columbia Hockey League
- 2006 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of North Dakota
statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| AHL regular season | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AHL playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CHL regular season | 1 | 64 | 23 | 22nd | 45 | 188 |
| CHL playoffs | 1 | 16 | 14th | 6th | 20th | 46 |
| ÖEHL main round | 1 | 47 | 6th | 2 | 8th | 90 |
| ÖEHL playoffs | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26th |
| EIHL regular season | 3 | 91 | 48 | 68 | 116 | 198 |
| EIHL playoffs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6th |
(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)
Web links
- Mike Prpich at hockeydb.com (English)
- Mike Prpich at eurohockey.com
- Mike Prpich at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Prpich, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-Croatian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kenaston , Saskatchewan, Canada |