Ray Macias

Ray Macias
Born (1986-09-18) September 18, 1986
Long Beach, CA, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Colorado Avalanche
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Braehead Clan
NHL Draft 124th overall, 2005
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2007–present

Raymond Jonathan Macias (born September 18, 1986 in Long Beach, California) is an American ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent who was last under contract to the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.

Playing career

Macias was drafted 124th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche from the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. After his final year with the Blazers, Macias was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year, entry level contract on April 11, 2007.[1]

Macias made his professional debut in the 2007–08 season, with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. Upon the end of the season he was sent to junior affiliate, the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL, for their playoff run. In the 2008–09 season, Macias started the year with the Chiefs before spending the majority of the season with the Monsters. On March 31, 2009, Macias received his first NHL recall.[2] He made his NHL debut with the Avalanche in a 3-0 defeat to the Phoenix Coyotes on April 1, 2009.[3]

During the 2010–11 season, on January 1, 2011, Macias played in his 160th game for the Monsters which became the most games played by a player in franchise history, a record previously held by Wes O'Neill and later surpassed by Justin Mercier. Macias finished the season with 183 career games for the Monsters before leaving as a free agent from the Avalanche.

Unable to attract an NHL contract, Macias signed a one-year contract with the Reading Royals of the ECHL on September 21, 2011.[4] Despite attending the Los Angeles Kings training camp on a try-out for the 2011–12 season, Macias returned to the Royals to play the majority of the season. He posted 20 points in 38 games while also experiencing two short stints played in the AHL for the Springfield Falcons and the Toronto Marlies.

On June 24, 2012, Macias signed his first European contract, a one-year deal with German second division team, Schwenninger Wild Wings.[5] In the 2012–13 season with the Wild Wings, whilst finishing as finalists, Macias placed second amongst blueliners in scoring with 18 points in 39 games.

On July 31, 2013, Macias remained abroad to sign a one-year contract in the United Kingdom with Braehead Clan of the EIHL.[6] Macias contributed with 2 goals and 5 points in 8 games with the Clan, before opting to be released from his contract in order to return home and spend time away from professional hockey on November 4, 2013.[7]

On June 23, 2014, Macias returned to professional hockey in signing as a free agent to a one-year contract in the Slovak Extraliga with HC ’05 Banská Bystrica.[8] After he was released from his contract without appearing for the club, Macias remained in Europe, agreeing to an initial two week trial with Hungarian club, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár who compete in the EBEL on September 1, 2014.[9] Unable to secure a playing contract in Europe, he signed a contract with the Utah Grizzlies on January 23, 2015.[10]

On August 5, 2015, Macias continued his professional career in the ECHL, signing as a free agent to a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder.[11] After attending the Thunders training camp in preparation for the 2015–16 season, Macias was released from his contract on October 8, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Kamloops Blazers WHL 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 12 17 29 14 5 2 0 2 0
2004–05 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 12 35 47 18 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 12 26 38 34 — — — — —
2006–07 Kamloops Blazers WHL 70 30 40 70 58 — — — — —
2007–08 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 42 4 9 13 18 — — — — —
2007–08 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 5 0 5 5 0 6 1 3 4 2
2008–09 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 8 1 5 6 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 36 3 15 18 20 — — — — —
2008–09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 52 7 10 17 16 — — — — —
2010–11 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 43 3 11 14 28 4 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 38 6 14 20 40 5 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Toronto Marlies AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Schwenninger Wild Wings 2.GBun 39 9 9 18 16 12 0 1 1 12
2013–14 Braehead Clan EIHL 8 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 16 1 1 2 9 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
CHL
All-Rookie Team 2003–04

References

  1. ↑ "Avalanche signs Hensick, Macias". avalanche.nhl.com. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Avalanche recalls Macias". avalanche.nhl.com. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Coyotes' Montoya make 23 saves to earn shutout in first game". cbssports.com. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Royals add defenseman Ray Macias". Reading Royals. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Ray Macias and Andre Mangold go to Schwenninger" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Ray Macias joins the Clan". Braehead Clan. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Smith returns, Macias departs". Braehead Clan. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  8. ↑ 37 Hockey (2014-06-23). "Client Ray Macias has signed in Slovakia". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  9. ↑ "Two players on trial with SAPA AV19" (in Hungarian). Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  10. ↑ "Grizzlies Add More NHL Experience With Ray Macias, Bobkov Returns". Utah Grizzlies. January 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Thunder re-sign Gauthier, add NHL experience to blueline". Wichita Thunder. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

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