Mike Souza

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Flag of the United States and Italy.svg  Mike Souza Ice hockey player
Date of birth January 28, 1978
place of birth Wakefield , Massachusetts , USA
size 184 cm
Weight 99 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1997 , 3rd round, 67th position
Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
1996-2000 University of New Hampshire
2000-2002 Norfolk Admirals
2002-2003 Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2003-2004 Portland Pirates
Florence Pride
2004-2005 Hershey Bears
2005-2006 EHC Olten
2006 Cologne Sharks
2006-2010 SG Cortina
2010-2011 HC Bolzano

Michael Souza (born January 28, 1978 in Wakefield , Massachusetts ) is a former Italian - American ice hockey player and current coach .

Career

Souza began his career in 1996 in the University of New Hampshire team in the US college league Hockey East . There he was able to convince in his first season, scored 26 points in 39 games and was elected to the all-rookie team of Hockey East. During the NHL Entry Draft 1997 he was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round in a total of 67th position. The trained striker first finished his studies and moved in the summer of 2000 to the American Hockey League with the Norfolk Admirals , the then farm team of the Chicago Blackhawks, after he had initially been elected to the second all-star team in his college league.

Ultimately, Souza played exclusively in the AHL and was not allowed to prove himself in the National Hockey League . In the following years, the left shooter changed clubs several times and was under contract with the AHL clubs Bridgeport Sound Tigers , Portland Pirates and Hershey Bears , among others . Since he did not make a breakthrough at any of the clubs, he decided against a further commitment in North America and instead moved to the EHC Basel in the Swiss National League A for the 2005/06 season . There he only played three games and joined the EHC Olten in the National League B during the current season . He didn't finish the season in Olten either and signed a contract with the Kölner Haien from the German Ice Hockey League at the end of the season . With the Haien, the then 28-year-old was able to reach the play-off semi-finals in 2006 , where they finally failed with 2: 3 wins against the DEG Metro Stars . Souza scored two scorer points in nine play-off games.

He then moved to the Italian Serie A1 for SG Cortina , where he developed into a top performer and in 2007 won the club's first Italian championship title with the team from Veneto after 32 years. Mike Souza went on the ice for SG Cortina in the 2008/09 season. In August 2010, the striker moved to league rivals HC Bozen , where he ended his active career following the 2010/11 season.

Since September 2011, Souza initially worked as an assistant coach for the Brown University team from the National Collegiate Athletic Association . After serving in the same position at the University of Connecticut from 2013 to 2015 , he has been the head coach of the University of New Hampshire's ice hockey team since 2015 .

International

For Italy Souza took part in the Division I World Championships in 2009 and 2011 , where he and his team rose to the top division as group winners. He was also on the ice for Italy at the 2010 World Cup in the top division and scored five points, although he was unable to prevent direct relegation to Division I. He also represented his colors in the Olympic qualification for the Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 .

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
AHL main round 5 299 66 59 125 272
AHL playoffs 3 16 0 2 2 16
DEL main round 1 5 0 1 1 6th
DEL playoffs 1 9 1 1 2 14th

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personal data
SURNAME Souza, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Souza, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Wakefield , Massachusetts, United States