Jeff Szwez

Jeff Szwez
Jeff Szwez
Born	(1981-06-16) June 16, 1981 (age 44) Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Left
team Former teams	Free Agent Augusta Lynx Binghamton Senators Dayton Bombers Pee Dee Pride Bridgeport Sound Tigers Syracuse Crunch Espoo Blues Philadelphia Phantoms Belfast Giants Augsburger Panther Ravensburg Towerstars EHC Freiburg ERC Ingolstadt Krefeld Pinguine Dresdner Eislöwen ESV Kaufbeuren
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2002–present

Jeffrey Szwez (born June 16, 1981) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent.

Playing career

Szwez began his career playing for various minor league teams between 2002 and 2009, mainly in the ECHL. He played for the Augusta Lynx, Dayton Bombers, Florence Pride and the Pee Dee Pride. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Binghamton Senators, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Syracuse Crunch and Philadelphia Phantoms. He also had ten game in the SM-liiga for the Espoo Blues during the 2007-08 SM-liiga season.

In 2009, Szwez signed for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League ^[1] and had a standout year, scoring 36 goals in 41 games as he helped the Giants win the Playoff Championship. He also made the league's All-Star Second team. He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Augsburger Panther the following season, though the move ultimately did not work out for Szwez as he scored just 4 goals in 67 games over two seasons before moving to the Ravensburg Towerstars of the second-tier 2nd Bundesliga in January 2012 and later in the year, Szwez was playing in the third-tier Oberliga for EHC Freiburg.

On August 22, 2013, Szwez returned to the Belfast Giants for a second spell. ^[2] He was able to recapture the same form he displayed in his previous spell, notching up 32 goals in 51 games and making the EIHL's All-Star Second Team once more. Szwez's second spell in Belfast would just end just like his first did, after one season and moving to the DEL, this time with ERC Ingolstadt. Szwez managed a relatively decent season with Ingolstadt, scoring 9 goals and 9 assists in 38 games, though he was not tendered a new contract and was released to free agency. ^[3] On September 7, 2015, Szwez belatedly opted to remain in Germany, signing a contract with the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL ^[4] where he failed to score a single goal in 20 games and only notched up one assist. Szwez was released by Krefeld and he finished the season with Dresdner Eislöwen of DEL2. On October 13, 2016, Szwez signed for ESV Kaufbeuren of DEL2. ^[5]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Streetsville Derbys	OPJHL		48	47	46	93	52		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		65	22	35	57	59		4	1	0	1	8
2002–03	Augusta Lynx	ECHL		48	10	15	25	30		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL		9	1	0	1	5		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Florence Pride	ECHL		50	23	16	39	71		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Pee Dee Pride	ECHL		41	16	12	28	53		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		23	12	8	20	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		51	25	22	47	90		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		21	5	6	11	52		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		47	12	11	23	106		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		9	3	1	4	26		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		33	4	6	10	59		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Espoo Blues	SM-l		10	2	3	5	25		5	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		69	12	6	18	84		4	0	1	1	2
2009–10	Belfast Giants	EIHL		50	42	25	67	166		4	3	0	3	6
2010–11	Augsburger Panther	DEL		43	3	5	8	93		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Augsburger Panther	DEL		24	1	5	24	93		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ravensburg Towerstars	2.GBun		17	5	7	12	22		11	5	4	9	28
2012–13	EHC Freiburg	GerObl		36	19	24	43	131		7	3	3	6	37
2013–14	Belfast Giants	EIHL		58	35	32	67	121		4	1	2	3	2
2014–15	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		38	9	9	18	72		16	1	3	4	36
2015–16	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		20	0	1	1	26		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		25	6	10	16	16		14	3	1	4	32
AHL totals				182	34	29	63	306		4	0	1	1	2

Honours and awards

• 2007–08 SM-liiga Silver Medal
• 2009-10 EIHL All-Star Second Team
• 2009–10 EIHL Playoff Champion
• 2013–14 EIHL Champion
• 2013–14 EIHL Erhard Conference Champion
• 2013–14 EIHL All-Star Second Team

References

1. "Jeffrey Szwez becomes the newest Giant". Belfast Giants. October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
2. "Jeffrey Szwez Returns To The Belfast Giants". Belfast Giants. August 22, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
3. "Roster additions and news for ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
4. "Penguins strengthen physical element" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
5. "ESVK sign forward Jeff Szwez" (in German). ESV Kaufbeuren. October 13, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database