9
Mike Szmatula (F)
Jacksonville Icemen
| Name: |
Mike Szmatula |
| Number: |
9 |
| Pos.: |
F |
| Shoots: |
L |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
180 |
| Birthdate: |
1992-08-10 |
| Birthplace: |
Commerce Township, MI |
Biography
2020-21: Szmatula, 28, joins the Icemen after recording 49 points (20g, 29a) in 56 games played with the Adirondack Thunder last season. Szmatula (pronounced smuh-two-la) earned his second career ECHL Player of the Week honor last season for the week of January 20-26 when he recorded eight points in three games. The 5-9, 180-pound forward posted 48 points (27g, 21a) during the 2018-19 season and has accrued 99 points (47g, 52a) in 122 career ECHL contests with the Thunder....Szmatula appeared in five American Hockey League games split between the Stockton Thunder and Utica Comets during the 2018-19 season. .....Prior to his professional career, Szmatula totaled 108 points (47g, 61a) in four collegiate seasons split between Northeastern University (2013-2015) and the University of Minnesota (2016-2018). The Commerce, Michigan resident won a Clark Cup Championship and was named the Clark Cup Playoffs MVP while with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in 2013.
