Samson Mahbod
| Samson Mahbod | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
February 3, 1989 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HK Dukla Trenčín Elmira Jackals South Carolina Stingrays Cincinnati Cyclones Utah Grizzlies Arizona Sundogs Alaska Aces GKS Katowice KH Sanok Espoo Blues KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Vítkovice Krefeld Pinguine HC Litvínov | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Samson Mahbod (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey winger of Iranian descent. He is currently plays for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga.
Playing career[]
Junior[]
Mahbod was drafted in the 2005 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Gatineau Olympiques, in the 5th round (75th overall). He also played for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Drummondville Voltigeurs, and the Prince Edward Island Rocket.
Professional[]
He was not drafted into the NHL, so he made his jump to professional hockey by joining the Elmira Jackals in the 2010–11 ECHL season. That season, he also played for the South Carolina Stingrays, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Utah Grizzlies. The following season, he played for the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League, before moving back to the ECHL in 2012 with the Alaska Aces. After a short stay in Alaska, he decided to try his luck abroad and joined GKS Katowice for one game.
In 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok. In addition to winning the playoff championship with the team, he led the league in assists (54) and points (81) and was named the Polish League's Best Player.[1]
In August 2014, he joined Russian club, Toros Neftekamsk of the VHL, where he won the VHL Championship.
In August 2015, he underwent a successful trial with the Espoo Blues of Liiga, and signed a one-year contract.[2][3] Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he moved on to the KHL, signing with Medvescak Zagreb in July 2016.[4]
During the 2018–19 season, Mahbod played in 8 games with HC Vítkovice Ridera before leaving the Czech Extraliga in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with German outfit, Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL on November 30, 2018.[5] Mahbob contributed with 6 assists in 16 games with the Pinguine before leaving at the conclusion of the year.[6]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 66 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 64 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | Prince Edward Island Rocket | QMJHL | 52 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 43 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | GKS Katowice | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | KH Sanok | Poland | 39 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 37 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 95 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 57 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | EBEL | 37 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| HC Litvínov | ELH | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020–21 | HC Litvínov | ELH | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[]
- ^ "PHL MVP for 2013". Eliteprospects.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Mahbod signs with Blues" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Mahbod agrees to contract in Finland with Blues" (in Polish). hokej.net. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Mahbod joins the Bears". medvescak.com. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Penguins sign forward Samson Mahbod" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Krefeld Pinguine: first departures are confirmed" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1989 births
- Acadie–Bathurst Titan players
- Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
- Arizona Sundogs players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian people of Iranian descent
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Drummondville Voltigeurs players
- Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
- Espoo Blues players
- Gatineau Olympiques players
- HC Vítkovice players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- KH Sanok players
- Krefeld Pinguine players
- Living people
- P.E.I. Rocket players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players
- HK Dukla Trenčín players
- HC Litvínov players