Mike Embach

Mike Embach
Born (1988-01-17) January 17, 1988
Orland Park, IL, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams		 Fort Wayne Komets
Texas Stars
Lake Erie Monsters
Norfolk Admirals
Leksands IF
Chicago Wolves
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Mike Embach (born January 17 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.

Playing career

Embach attended Ferris State University where he played NCAA Division I college hockey with the Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey team scoring 58 points in 132 career games.

Embach played the 2011–12 season with the Chicago Express of the ECHL, and on August 7, 2012, he signed a one-year contract to remain in the ECHL with the Cincinnati Cyclones for the 2012–13 season.[1]

Embach contributed with 34 points in 55 games for the Cyclones, before leading the team with 17 points in 17 post-season games to reach the conference finals. During the season, Embach was also briefly loaned for his second stint in the AHL with the Lake Erie Monsters, contributing with an assist from 2 games.[2]

On June 30, 2014, Embach was re-signed by the Fort Wayne Komets after a successful 2013–14 season in which he produced 22 goals and 41 points in 52 games.[3] In his second season with the Komets and produced a career high 70 points in 69 games, second amongst the Komets, before suffering a second consecutive semi-final exit in the post-season. Embach also made his return to the AHL in the 2014–15 season, appearing briefly in 3 games for the Norfolk Admirals.

On May 18, 2015, Embach opted to pursue a professional European career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan club, Leksands IF.[4] Embach started the 2015–16 season in Leksands, but after scoring 1 goal in 9 games he opted for a mutual release to return to North America on October 3, 2015. On October 8, 2015, Embach re-joined the Fort Wayne Komets for a third successive season on a one-year deal.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Chicago Steel USHL 45 7 6 13 51 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Steel USHL 36 8 12 20 93 — — — — —
2006–07 Indiana Ice USHL 18 1 6 7 28 7 2 2 4 8
2007–08 Ferris State University CCHA 25 1 6 7 30 — — — — —
2008–09 Ferris State University CCHA 34 9 4 13 47 — — — — —
2009–10 Ferris State University CCHA 34 9 11 20 24 — — — — —
2010–11 Ferris State University CCHA 39 8 10 18 44 — — — — —
2010–11 Texas Stars AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicago Express ECHL 60 13 13 26 41 — — — — —
2012–13 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 55 18 16 34 46 17 5 12 17 16
2012–13 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 5 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2013–14 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 11 6 4 10 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 52 22 19 41 46 11 4 5 9 15
2014–15 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 69 24 46 70 78 12 5 8 13 12
2014–15 Norfolk Admirals AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Leksands IF Allsv 9 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 54 23 30 53 50 16 5 9 14 14
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
ECHL totals 306 106 130 236 275 56 19 34 53 57

References

  1. ↑ "Cyclones agree to terms with Embach, Gallagher". ECHL. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Monsters win three straight at home". Lake Erie Monsters. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  3. ↑ "Komets re-sign forwards Schrock and Embach". Fort Wayne Komets. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Leksands sign three" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Komets re-sign playmaker Embach". Fort Wayne Komets. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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