Mike Card

Mike Card
Card in 2009
Born	(1986-02-18) February 18, 1986 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
DEL team Former teams	Löwen Frankfurt Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans Portland Pirates Kölner Haie
NHL draft	241st overall, 2004 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2006–2021

Mike Card (born February 18, 1986, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Ravensburg Towerstars. He played Junior A hockey in the BCHL at the age of 15 before 4 seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, winning 2 WHL titles and the 2004 Memorial Cup. Card signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres, NHL in 2006 and played 4 games that season. He spent 3 seasons in the AHL, missing extended time due to concussion problems. Card has played the last 8 seasons in Europe, mostly Germany, recently winning a championship with Löwen Frankfurt.

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 Penticton, 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.

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. Card signed a two-year contract with Kölner Haie on July 17, 2010.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Penticton Panthers	BCHL		50	4	17	21	38		—	—	—	—	—
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
2011–12	Alleghe Hockey	ITA		46	4	18	22	64		7	0	2	2	8
2012–13	Tingsryds AIF	Allsv		45	3	8	11	48		10	1	3	4	18
2013–14	Heilbronner Falken	DEL2		46	3	6	9	52		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL2		50	5	30	35	85		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2		47	3	14	17	75		4	0	1	1	10
2016–17	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2		52	5	22	27	32		10	0	2	2	8
2017–18	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2		41	0	7	7	40		12	1	0	1	10
2019–20	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2		34	5	7	12	22		2	0	0	0	6
2020–21	EC Bad Nauheim	DEL2		11	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL2		16	0	4	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				92	2	13	15	90		6	0	0	0	8
NHL totals				4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
DEL2 totals				297	21	92	113	322		28	1	3	4	34

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Q&A with Mike Card - Hockey's Future