Brooks Macek

Brooks Macek (born May 15, 1992 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey center. He is currently under contract with EHC München of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

In 2010, Macek was picked by the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL draft (6th round, 171st overall).[1]

Career

Macek played for the Notre Dame Hounds at the Bantam AAA and Midget AAA level before entering the WHL in 2008. Macek would play a total of 319 WHL games until 2013, first representing the Tri-City Americans, followed by a stint with the Calgary Hitmen.[2]

Following an outstanding 2012-13 season with the Calgary Hitmen, in which he served as an assistant captain and scored 32 goals in 70 games to go along with 48 assists in WHL play,[3] Macek decided to accept an offer from Germany: In June 2013, he inked a two-year deal with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[4] In 2015, he had his contract renewed for the 2015-16 campaign. After three years with the Roosters and 154 DEL appearances with the team (51 goals, 61 assists) plus 22 playoff contests (nine games, seven assists), Macek decided to move on. In May 2016, he signed with fellow DEL side EHC München.[5]

National team

A Canadian of German descent, Macek has dual citizenship in Canada and Germany (his father comes from Geldern, Germany[6]) In November 2015, he landed a spot on the roster of Germany's national team for the Deutschland-Cup[7] and made his debut for Team Germany against Switzerland during the tournament.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 NHL Draft: Detroit Red Wings' 2010 draft has been a successful effort - Hockey's Future". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ "WHL Network". whl.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Calgary Hitmen". www.hitmenhockey.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ "MACEK GERMANY BOUND". www.hitmenhockey.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Erste Personalentscheidungen beim EHC Red Bull München". ehcrb. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. ↑ Topp, Michael. "Roosters-Stürmer Macek hat Play-offs und die WM im Visier". IKZ-Online.de. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Brooks Macek debütiert in der Nationalmannschaft". Hockeyweb. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Der Nationalspieler, der Deutsch noch lernen muss". ovb-online.de. OVB Online. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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