Michael Gergen

Michael Gergen
Born	February 17, 1987 (1987-02-17) (age 24) Hastings, MN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Center/left wing[1]
Shoots	Left
ECHL team Former teams	Bakersfield Condors EC Red Bull Salzburg Utah Grizzlies
NHL Draft	61st overall, 2005 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2009–present

Michael Gergen (born February 17, 1987) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL^[2].

Playing career

In the summer of 2005, the Pittsburgh Penguins used their second pick of the NHL Entry Draft to draft Gergen sixty-first overall. Two months later, Gergen joined the NCAA's University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. Gergen skated 153 games for the Bulldogs from 2005 until 2009, scoring 34 goals and 35 assists. Gergen was a three-time member of the WCHA All-Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2007-08.^[1]

On May 13, 2009, Gergen signed with the Salzburg Red Bulls for the 2009-10 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga season.^[3] He scored 11 points in 45 games.

Gergen started the 2010-11 season with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. He was released from the team on December 19, 2010^[4]. On December 27, 2010, the Bakersfield Condors announced they had signed Gergen to a contract^[2]

Awards

• WCHA Champion, U of Minnesota - Duluth Bulldogs (2008–09)
• Winner, Continental Cup (2010)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Former Bulldog Gergen to play overseas in 2009-10
2. ^ ^{a b} OurSportsCentral.com: Condors Vs. Thunder Tonight, December 27, 2010
3. ^ TheHockeyNews.com: Michael Gergen Biography Page
4. ^ ECHL.com: ECHL Transactions - Dec. 19, 2010

External links

• Michael Gergen's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Michael Gergen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Michael Gergen's NHL player profile
• Michael Gergen's career stats at ECHL.com

Persondata
Name	Gergen, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	February 17, 1987
Place of birth	Hastings, MN
Date of death
Place of death