| Michael Schutte | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | July 28, 1979, Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2013 |
Michael Schutte (born July 28, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Playing career[]
After three seasons with the University of Maine, where he made the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Team, Schutte signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on May 23, 2002.[1] He would spend the next five seasons bouncing around various American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL teams; namely, the Springfield Falcons, Lowell Lock Monsters, Houston Aeros, Dayton Bombers, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Trenton Titans, Providence Bruins, Norfolk Admirals and Toronto Marlies. He would then spend three seasons with teams in Germany's DEL2, and then, after one season off, finished his career with one season each with the Odessa Jackalopes, HC Alleghe and, finally, the Coventry Blaze.
Personal life[]
Schutte has two children - a daughter born in 2008, and a son born in 2012 - with his wife.[2]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Bramalea Blues | OPJHL | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Bramalea Blues | OPJHL | 34 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 48 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | University of Maine | NCAA | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of Maine | NCAA | 38 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Maine | NCAA | 39 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 33 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 69 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | Germany2 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Heilbronner Falken | Germany2 | 46 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | SERC Wild Wings | Germany2 | 45 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | EC Salzburg II | Austria2 | 26 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Odessa Jackalopes | CHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wipptal Broncos | Italy2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 37 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 50 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 191 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2002 | [3] |
| EIHL First All-Star team | 2012–13 | [4] |
References[]
- ↑ Maine's Schutte Signs With Phoenix (en-us) (23 May 2002).
- ↑ Mike Schutte took the path less travelled, and that has made all the difference (en) (15 February 2012).
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records", NCAA.org. Retrieved on 2013-06-19.
- ↑ ELITE Ice Hockey League ◊ Official Website AWARD WINNERS | ELITE Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved on 2015-06-14.
External links[]
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