Andy Sertich

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Andy Sertich
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Born (1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 40)
Coleraine, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Utah Grizzlies
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
KHL Medveščak
Graz 99ers
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Dornbirner EC
Stavanger Oilers
Nottingham Panthers
National teamFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
NHL Draft 136th overall, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2006–2017

Andy Sertich (born May 6, 1983) is a former American-Croatian professional ice hockey player [1] whose final team before retirement in 2017 was the Nottingham Panthers of the British EIHL.

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Playing career

As an amateur he played hockey for one of the strongest American collegiate teams the University of Minnesota. Through four years of playing with the Gophers his teammates were today's stars such as Thomas Vanek, Paul Martin and Phil Kessel. In the four years of playing in the WCHA Sertich played 171 games with 27 goals and 39 assists. Sertich was selected in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft 136th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, though he never played for them. In the 2008–09 season he played for the ECHL League team Utah Grizzlies, where in over 62 games he scored 12 goals and had 24 assists, which saw him as the best defender on his team by points. Along with Utah, he played 6 games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, the second strongest league in the North American continent.

On May 28, 2009, with eligibility to play for the Croatian national team, Sertich left America signing a one-year contract with Croat team KHL Medveščak for the 2009–10 season. [2] In 54 games Sertich scored 8 goals for 34 points to lead all Medveščak Zagreb defensemen in points and was re-signed to a one-year extension on April 1, 2010. [3]

After splitting the 2013–14 season with the Graz 99ers and Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Sertich joined as a free agent, his fourth EBEL club, Dornbirner EC on June 16, 2014. [4]

After six seasons in the EBEL, Sertich left as a free agent for a new European opportunity in agreeing to a one-year contract with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen on July 23, 2015. [5]

In 2013, Sertich played for the Croatian national team at the IIHF World Championship Division II. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Greenway High School HSMN 3135458014—————
2001–02Greenway High SchoolHSMN2624487235—————
2001–02 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 13246020002
2002–03 University of Minnesota WCHA 44581312—————
2003–04 University of MinnesotaWCHA438142214—————
2004–05 University of MinnesotaWCHA4369158—————
2005–06 University of MinnesotaWCHA41881622—————
2006–07 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 727404741—————
2007–08 Utah GrizzliesECHL29314178—————
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 283694—————
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL60000—————
2008–09 Utah GrizzliesECHL621224363450114
2009–10 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 54826348111452
2009–10 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO —————10000
2010–11 KHL Medveščak ZagrebEBEL541021312252132
2010–11 KHL Medveščak Zagreb IICRO—————11120
2011–12 KHL Medveščak ZagrebEBEL491122331090004
2011–12 KHL Medveščak Zagreb IICRO—————21120
2012–13 KHL Medveščak ZagrebEBEL541231432563252
2013–14 Graz 99ers EBEL172354—————
2013–14 SAPA Fehérvár AV19 EBEL3582028640222
2014–15 Dornbirner EC EBEL544222620—————
2015–16 Stavanger Oilers NOR 45529344171452
2016–17 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 51520251820000
ECHL totals16022781008350114
AHL totals343369—————
EBEL totals317551452009535691512

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Croatia WC D2A 575120
2013 Croatia OGQ 20000
2013 CroatiaWC D2A51562
2015 Croatia WC D1B 51452
2017 CroatiaWC D1B52130
Senior totals221115264

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References

  1. ↑ "KHL Medveščak to return to Austrian Hockey League" (in Croatian). net.hr. 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. ↑ "KHL Medveščak strengthens defense with Andy Sertich". index.hr (in Croatian). 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Sertich, Sandrock and Guidarelli sign extensions with Zagreb" (in Croatian). hrhokej.net. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  4. ↑ Dornbirner EC (2014-06-16). "Sertich and Murphy the new additions to Dornbirn" (in German). Facebook . Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Oilers sign two new defenseman" (in Norwegian). aftenbladet.no. 2015-07-23. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Team Roster - Croatia" (PDF). IIHF . 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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