| Michael Schutte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Schutte with the SERC Wild Wings in 2008 | |||
| Born | July 28, 1979 Burlington, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2013 | ||
Michael Schutte (born July 28, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
After three seasons with the University of Maine, where he made the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Team, Schutte signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on May 23, 2002. [1] He spent the next five seasons bouncing around various American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL teams; namely, the Springfield Falcons, Lowell Lock Monsters, Houston Aeros, Dayton Bombers, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Trenton Titans, Providence Bruins, Norfolk Admirals and Toronto Marlies. He then spent three seasons with teams in Germany's DEL2, and then, after one season off, finished his career with one season each with the Odessa Jackalopes, HC Alleghe and, finally, the Coventry Blaze.
Schutte and his wife have two children - a daughter born in 2008, and a son born in 2012. [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Bramalea Blues | OPJHL | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Bramalea Blues | OPJHL | 34 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 48 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | University of Maine | NCAA | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of Maine | NCAA | 38 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Maine | NCAA | 39 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 33 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 69 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | Germany2 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Heilbronner Falken | Germany2 | 46 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | SERC Wild Wings | Germany2 | 45 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | EC Salzburg II | Austria2 | 26 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Odessa Jackalopes | CHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wipptal Broncos | Italy2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 37 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 50 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 191 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2002 | [3] |
| EIHL First All-Star team | 2012–13 | [4] |
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