Andrew Kozek (born May 26, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Kozek was drafted 53rd overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]
| Andrew Kozek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kozek with EHC Black Wings Linz in 2016 | |||
| Born |
May 26, 1986 Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Wolves Hershey Bears Nikko Ice Bucks Dornbirner EC EHC Black Wings Linz Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Sport Mora IK EC KAC | ||
| NHL draft |
53rd overall, 2005 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2021 | ||
Playing career
editKozek played collegiately at the University of North Dakota from 2005 to 2009. He helped UND capture the WCHA championship in 2006, followed by a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four, where the Fighting Sioux were defeated by Boston College. In 2007, UND again made it to the NCAA Frozen Four and again fells short in the semifinal against Boston College. Kozek reached a third NCAA Frozen Four with North Dakota in 2008, but for the third consecutive year the Fighting Hawks did not get passed BC in the semis.[3] Kozek was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team his junior year.[4]
After his NCAA career, Kozek played for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League, seeing action in five games of the 2008-09 season. He then signed a deal with the Atlanta Thrashers[5] and was assigned to their affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, where he made 126 AHL appearances.[6] On March 7, 2011, Kozek was sent by the Thrashers on loan to the Hershey Bears, affiliate of the Washington Capitals, in exchange for Capitals prospect Josh Godfrey.[7]
In the following season, Kozek embarked on his career abroad, first agreeing to a one-year stint in the Asia League Ice Hockey with the Nikko Ice Bucks. He then moved to the more competitive Austrian top-flight EBEL with Dornbirner EC for the 2012-13 campaign. He led the league in goalscoring that season, chipping in with 38 goals (plus 20 assists) in 54 games. After one year at Dornbirn, Kozek moved to EBEL rivals EHC Linz prior to the 2013-14 season.[8] He led the Austrian top-flight in goals scored in 2012-13 and 2015-16.
In April 2016, Kozek penned a deal with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[9]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Sicamous Eagles | KIJHL | 46 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 58 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 67 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 60 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 81 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 49 | ||
| 2005–06 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 46 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 69 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 57 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | Nikko Ice Bucks | ALH | 36 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 54 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 54 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 54 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 52 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 37 | ||
| 2016–17 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sport | Liiga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Mora IK | SHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EC KAC | EBEL | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | EC KAC | EBEL | 42 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | EC KAC | EBEL | 47 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Black Wings 1992 | ICEHL | 38 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ravensburg Towerstars | GER.2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 145 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| AUT totals | 351 | 185 | 102 | 287 | 270 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 84 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2005 Draft Choices Round 2". Atlanta Thrashers. June 26, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hajdu, Jayson (September 6, 2009). "Andrew Kozek signs with NHL's Atlanta Thrashers". undsports.com. Grand Forks, N.D: North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "North Dakota men's hockey timeline". undsports.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Conference Awards for North Dakota Men's Hockey". undsports.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Kozek signs with NHL's Atlanta Thrashers". undsports.com. June 9, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Hershey Bears add forward depth with acquisition of Andrew Kozek". Patriot News. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Sensational transfer for Black Wings" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Ice Tigers holen Torjäger Andrew Kozek | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database