Michael Glumac (born April 5, 1980) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played as Captain for Croatian hockey club KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is of Croatian descent.
| Mike Glumac | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Glumac with the Peoria Rivermen in 2006 | |||
| Born |
April 5, 1980 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Medveščak Zagreb St. Louis Blues Adler Mannheim | ||
| National team |
 Croatia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Collegiate career
editGlumac played junior hockey for the St. Michael's Buzzers and Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League before signing to play US college hockey for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Glumac became a fixture for Miami his 4-year collegiate career, voted as team MVP in his senior, 2001–02 season, leading the team in goals (16) scored.[1]
Playing career
editGlumac was undrafted out of college, and began his professional career during the 2002–03 season, named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team as a member of the Pee Dee Pride, also winning the ECHL Plus Performer of the Year at +37. He advanced to the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Worcester IceCats the following year, and signed with the parent team, the St. Louis Blues, on June 29, 2004.[2]
After spending the bulk of the next three seasons with the AHL affiliates of the Blues, Worcester and Peoria Rivermen, Glumac made his NHL debut on January 3, 2006 against the Calgary Flames, recording an assist.[3] Glumac would see limited time with St. Louis over the next three seasons, posting 7 goals with the Blues while spending the majority of each season with Peoria.[3]
Glumac signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 16, 2008 and was sent to affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs in the AHL, spending two season with Hamilton.
Glumac had joined the Kassel Huskies of the German Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (DEL) on a try-out in 2010.[4] However, due to Kassel unexpectedly folding, he was released and signed to another try-out with the Straubing Tigers. Unsuccessful with the Tigers, Glumac moved on to his third DEL club, Adler Mannheim, and on October 12, 2010, secured a one-year contract.[5] After leading Mannheim with 17 goals in the 2010–11 season, Glumac was re-signed and would spend three seasons in total with the German club.[6]
On May 24, 2013, Glumac joined newly promoted Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League on an initial one-year contract, but would spend four seasons in Zagreb. Glumac retired after the 2016–17 season.[7][8]
Personal life
editWith a degree in finance from Miami University, Glumac now works for an equipment service firm in Charlotte, North Carolina where he lives with his family.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 50 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OPJHL | 36 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 36 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 37 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Miami RedHawks | CCHA | 36 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Pee Dee Pride | ECHL | 69 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 80 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 45 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 49 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 33 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 72 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 75 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 66 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 70 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 40 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 41 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 52 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 58 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 60 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 16th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 26th | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2021-2022 Miami Hockey Record Book" (PDF).
- ^ "Mike Glumac at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mike Glumac Stats". hockey-reference.com.
- ^ "Ex NHL player Glumac commits to the Huskies" (in German). hna.de. July 16, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Adler sign Mike Glumac for season" (in German). Adler Mannheim. October 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Adler extend Mike Glumac" (in German). Adler Mannheim. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian former NHL player signs for Bears" (in Croatian). 24sata.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Mike Glumac (b.1980) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database