USA Michael Houser
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time CHL Goaltender of the Year 1
1-time ECHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time ECHL Goaltender of the Year 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Goaltender of the Year 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Position
G
Age
31
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24

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Michael Houser Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2007-08 Pittsburgh Hornets 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 3* -* 3.23* .677* -* -* -* - * -* |
Little Caesars 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 17* -* 2.53* .894* -* -* -* - * -* |
2008-09 Little Caesars 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 11* -* 2.74* .886* -* -* -* - * -* |
Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 32* -* 4.02* .902* 102* 943* 0* 5-18-0 * 1 523* |
2009-10 London Knights OHL 25* -* 3.10* .900* 75* 674* 0* 17-4-1 * 1 450* | Playoffs 3 - 7.92 .825 7 33 0 0-0-0 53
2010-11 London Knights OHL 54* -* 3.32* .904* 171* 1 608* 1* 30-19-5 * 3 088* | Playoffs 6 - 2.71 .940 15 235 0 2-4-0 332
2011-12 London Knights OHL 62* -* 2.47* .925* 152* 1 862* 6* 46-15-1 * 3 698* | Playoffs 19 - 2.25 .928 44 563 1 16-3-0 1 173
2012-13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 29* -* 2.55* .917* 72* 798* 2* 17-10-2 * 1 694* | Playoffs 17 - 2.24 .915 43 464 1 9-8-0 1 154
2013-14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 28* -* 3.05* .903* 75* 695* 1* 12-12-2 * 1 473* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 12* -* 2.24* .924* 27* 327* 1* 5-6-1 * 724* |
2014-15 San Antonio Rampage AHL 37* -* 2.83* .900* 98* 885* 2* 19-9-4 * 2 081* | Playoffs 1 - 3.75 .897 4 35 0 0-1-0 64
2015-16 Ontario Reign AHL 6* -* 2.43* .903* 13* 121* 0* 1-4-0 * 321* | Playoffs 1 - 0.00 1.000 0 6 0 0-0-0 20
Manchester Monarchs ECHL 16* -* 2.68* .912* 43* 445* 0* 10-4-2 * 963* |
2016-17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 1* -* 3.00* .750* 1* 3* 0* 0-0-0 * 20* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 41* -* 2.58* .919* 99* 1 116* 2* 22-14-3 * 2 300* |
2017-18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 1* 0* 0-0-0 * 9* |
Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 45* -* 2.73* .909* 116* 1 163* 2* 28-11-4 * 2 552* | Playoffs 17 - 2.44 .914 44 470 0 10-7-0 1 082
2018-19 Rochester Americans AHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 41* -* 2.13* .922* 85* 1 000* 2* 29-7-5 * 2 394* | Playoffs 11 - 2.40 .923 26 311 1 5-6-0 649
2019-20 Rochester Americans AHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 26* -* 2.27* .902* 59* 545* 2* 16-5-5 * 1 556* |
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* -* 3.46* .901* 14* 127* 0* 2-2-0 * 243* |
Rochester Americans AHL 4* -* 2.33* .924* 9* 110* 0* 1-3-0 * 232* |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2* -* 2.00* .948* 4* 73* 0* 2-0-0 * 120* |
Rochester Americans AHL 11* -* 2.98* .900* 29* 261* 0* 5-4-0 * 584* | Playoffs 2 - 2.74 .920 2 23 0 0-0-0 44
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 18* -* 3.39* .893* 58* 486* 0* 6-9-1 * 1 027* | Playoffs 5 - 2.59 .928 14 180 1 2-3-0 324
2022-23 Rochester Americans AHL 21* -* 2.80* .906* 56* 541* 1* 9-8-2 * 1 199* |
2023-24 Rochester Americans AHL 7* -* 3.39* .871* 18* 121* 0* 3-1-1 * 319* |
Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 23* -* 2.56* .907* 55* 535* 2* 10-10-2 * 1 291* |

Michael Houser Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2004-05 Pittsburgh Hornets Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2011-12 London Knights Memorial Cup 4* -* 2.58* .904* 11* 104* 0* 2-2-0 * 256* |

Michael Houser Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 12 116* -* 2.88* .902* 299* 2 738* 4* 50-41-9* 6 238 | 3 4 - 2.81* .914* 6* 64* 0* 0-1-0* 128*
ECHL 9 251* -* 2.54* .913* 614* 6 415* 13* 143-76-25* 14 501 | 4 50 - 2.37* .918* 127* 1 425* 3* 26-24-0* 3 209*
Memorial Cup 1 4* -* 2.58* .904* 11* 104* 0* 2-2-0* 256 | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 2 6* -* 2.98* .917* 18* 200* 0* 4-2-0* 363 | 0 * * * * * * *
OHL 3 141* -* 2.90* .912* 398* 4 144* 7* 93-38-7* 8 236 | 3 28 - 2.54* .926* 66* 831* 1* 18-7-0* 1 558*
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 20* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
T1EHL 18U 1 11* -* 2.74* .886* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
USHL 1 32* -* 4.02* .902* 102* 943* 0* 5-18-0* 1 523 | 0 * * * * * * *

Michael Houser Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/07/2023
07/07/2023 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
02/27/2023
02/27/2023 Confirmed Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
07/15/2022
07/15/2022 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
01/12/2022
01/12/2022 Confirmed Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
08/05/2021
08/05/2021 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
03/19/2021
03/19/2021 Confirmed Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
09/11/2020
09/11/2020 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
08/29/2019
08/29/2019 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
09/11/2018
09/11/2018 Confirmed Tucson Roadrunners Rochester Americans
07/29/2017
07/29/2017 Confirmed Cleveland Monsters Tucson Roadrunners
10/14/2016
10/14/2016 Confirmed Ontario Reign Cleveland Monsters
09/14/2015
09/14/2015 Confirmed Florida Panthers Ontario Reign
07/11/2012
07/11/2012 Confirmed London Knights Florida Panthers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 2 #14 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Futures Draft