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USA Germany Michael Bitzer

#1 VER Selb / DEL2 - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 23, 1993
Position
G
Age
28
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Moorhead, MN, USA
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
USA / Germany
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Highlights
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2008-09 Moorhead High USHS-MN 8 - 2.32 - - - - - - |
2009-10 Moorhead High USHS-MN 10 - 1.87 .920 - - - - - | Playoffs 2 - 1.00 .955 - - - - -
2010-11 Team Sanford Power UMHSEHL 11 - 2.96 .926 - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 5.00 .872 - - - - -
Moorhead High USHS-MN 24 - 2.06 .930 - - - - - | Playoffs 3 - 1.00 .951 - - - - -
2011-12 Team Sanford Power UMHSEHL 4 - 5.02 .900 - - - - - |
Team Kowalski's UMHSEHL 14 - 3.72 .897 - - - - - | Playoffs 3 - 2.89 .909 - - - - -
Moorhead High USHS-MN 24 - 2.02 .927 - - - - - | Playoffs 3 - 0.38 .980 - - - - -
Alexandria Blizzard NAHL 4 - 2.00 .915 8 86 1 3-1-0 241 | Playoffs 2 - 1.50 .958 3 69 1 1-1-0 120
2012-13 Lincoln Stars USHL 38 - 2.70 .905 91 871 1 22-11-1 2 024 | Playoffs 4 - 1.01 .972 4 137 1 2-2-0 239
2013-14 Lincoln Stars USHL 51 - 3.17 .903 148 1 374 0 18-19-6 2 801 |
2014-15 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 28 - 1.80 .929 52 685 4 14-11-3 1 731 |
2015-16 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 34 - 2.16 .915 70 749 6 13-16-5 1 946 |
2016-17 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 39 - 1.71 .932 67 912 6 22-14-3 2 356 |
2017-18 Bemidji State Univ. NCAA 37 - 2.24 .909 82 819 5 16-13-8 2 196 |
Idaho Steelheads ECHL 3 - 2.30 .887 7 55 0 2-1-0 183 |
2018-19 Rapid City Rush ECHL 12 - 3.64 .882 36 269 0 3-6-1 594 |
Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 9 - 3.27 .887 24 188 1 3-3-1 441 |
2019-20 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 43 48 3.41 .889 147 1 175 0 19-24-0 2 587 |
2020-21 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 29 44 3.14 .897 88 768 1 16-11-0 1 684 |
2021-22 Selber Wölfe DEL2 22 29 3.10 .914 65 692 1 3-18-0 1 259 | Relegation 6 6 2.35 .917 14 155 1 4-2-0 358
Bietigheim Steelers DEL 1 - 4.08 .879 4 29 0 0-1-0 59 |
2022-23 VER Selb DEL2 6 6 2.47 .923 14 168 0 3-2-0 341 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2010-11 Moorhead High MN State 2 - 2.05 .900 - - - - - |
2011-12 Moorhead High MN State 3 - 1.33 .952 - - - - - |
2012-13 USA U19 WJAC-19 1 - 9.00 .750 - - - - - |
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Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
DEL
2022-01-19T18:30:00-0100 Bietigheim Steelers @ Grizzlys Wolfsburg
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
DEL 1 1 - 4.08 .879 4 29 0 0-1-0 59 | 0
DEL2 4 100 127 3.21 .899 314 2 803 2 41-55-0 5 870 | 1 6 6 2.35 .917 14 155 1 4-2-0 358
ECHL 2 24 - 3.30 .884 67 512 1 8-10-2 1 217 | 0
MN State 2 5 - - - - - - - - | 0
NAHL 1 4 - 2.00 .915 8 86 1 3-1-0 241 | 1 2 - 1.50 .958 3 69 1 1-1-0 120
NCAA 4 138 - 1.98 .921 271 3 165 21 65-54-19 8 227 | 0
UMHSEHL 2 29 - - - - - - - - | 2 4 - - - - - - - -
USHL 2 89 - 2.97 .904 239 2 245 1 40-30-7 4 824 | 1 4 - 1.01 .972 4 137 1 2-2-0 239
USHS-MN 4 66 - - - - - - - - | 3 8 - - - - - - - -
WJAC-19 1 1 - 9.00 .750 - - - - - | 0
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Rebound Control
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Positioning
13
Low Shots
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jordan Heller (F) 2011-2018 5 Bemidji State Univ., Team Kowalski's
Lukas Vantuch (F) 2019-2023 4 Eispiraten Crimmitschau, VER Selb
Carter Struthers (D) 2014-2018 4 Bemidji State Univ.
Phil Marinaccio (F) 2012-2017 4 Bemidji State Univ., Lincoln Stars

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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/03/2022
04/03/2022 Extension Selber Wölfe Selber Wölfe
01/19/2022
01/19/2022 Loan Selber Wölfe Bietigheim Steelers
12/17/2021
12/17/2021 Confirmed No team Selber Wölfe
08/13/2020
08/13/2020 Extension Eispiraten Crimmitschau Eispiraten Crimmitschau
08/10/2019
08/10/2019 Confirmed Atlanta Gladiators Eispiraten Crimmitschau
01/01/2019
01/01/2019 Confirmed Rapid City Rush Atlanta Gladiators
08/22/2018
08/22/2018 Confirmed Idaho Steelheads Rapid City Rush
03/08/2018
03/08/2018 Confirmed Bemidji State Univ. Idaho Steelheads
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Drafted 2012, 2 #28 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft

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