Mike Card

Mike Card
Born	February 18, 1986 (1986-02-18) (age 25) Kitchener, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Kölner Haie Buffalo Sabres Kassel Huskies
NHL Draft	241st overall, 2004 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2006–present

Mike Card (born February 18, 1986 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Kassel Huskies of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career

Card was drafted in the eighth round, 241st overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. After moving from Kitchener, Ontario to Abbotsford, British Columbia in his youth he played in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets After playing four seasons with the Rockets, winning one Memorial Cup, Card made his professional debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 2006–07 season. He played in four NHL games with the Sabres during the same season, going scoreless.

Released as a free agent after his contract expired with the Sabres, Card left for Germany, signing a contract with the Kassel Huskies of the DEL to score 25 points in 53 games. With the Huskies folding at the conclusion of the season, Card signed a two-year contract with Kölner Haie on July 17, 2010.^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		61	7	22	29	41		19	2	6	8	12
2003–04	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		72	6	12	18	47		17	2	4	6	20
2004–05	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		72	10	35	45	85		24	2	5	7	38
2005–06	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		64	12	43	55	103		12	0	3	3	8
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL		50	1	8	9	38		6	0	0	0	8
2006–07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Florida Everblades	ECHL		6	1	3	4	2		9	1	4	5	14
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		23	1	4	5	32		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Portland Pirates	AHL		19	0	1	1	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Kassel Huskies	DEL		53	6	19	25	66		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kölner Haie	DEL		48	1	3	4	28		5	1	0	1	8
NHL totals				4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ "Card goes to Cologne" (in German). express.de. 2010-07-17. http://www.express.de/sport/eishockey/verteidiger-card-verstaerkt-die-haie/-/3188/4422912/-/index.html. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 

External links

• Mike Card's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Q&A with Mike Card - Hockey's Future

Persondata
Name	Card, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	February 18, 1986
Place of birth	Kitchener, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death