Stefan Meyer (ice hockey)

Stefan Meyer
Born	(1985-07-20) July 20, 1985 (age 39) Fox Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Florida Panthers Calgary Flames Färjestad BK Schwenninger Wild Wings Sheffield Steelers Braehead Clan
NHL draft	55th overall, 2003 Florida Panthers
Playing career	2005–2016

Stefan Meyer (born July 20, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames.

Playing career

Meyer grew up in the small village of Fox Valley, Saskatchewan. He played his early years of minor hockey in the neighbouring community of Richmound, Saskatchewan. He was a noticeable talent throughout his minor hockey career in Richmound, where he played alongside future Medicine Hat Tigers teammate goaltender Matt Keetley.

Later, Meyer attended school in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, where he played for the Notre Dame Hounds at the Bantam AAA and Midget AAA levels. While attending school at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, Meyer was roommates with current NHL Defenceman Braydon Coburn. The pair were drafted 1st and 2nd overall in the 2000 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, with Braydon Coburn going first to the Portland Winter Hawks and Meyer second to the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Meyer starred for the Tigers during his WHL career and was a key contributor on their 2003-04 WHL championship team that eventually went on to lose in the Memorial Cup final to the host Kelowna Rockets squad.

Meyer was drafted 55th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers, and played his first NHL game in 2007. Meyer was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Steven Reinprecht on June 19, 2009. ^[1]

Meyer signed a two-year contract with the Calgary Flames on July 20, 2010. ^[2]

After playing only 6 games with the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate Abbotsford Heat during the 2011-12 season, Meyer was transferred to Farjestad BK Karlstad in the Swedish Elite League in December 2011. ^[3] During the 2011-12 season, Meyer played 25 regular season games with Farjestad recording a goal and 6 assists. In the SEL playoffs, Meyer recorded 2 goals in 9 playoff games. ^[4]

After Meyer's transfer to Farjestad, he continued playing in Europe. For the 2012-13 season, Meyer joined the Schwenninger Wild Wings of 2nd Bundesliga, the Tier 2 league in Germany. The following season, he moved to the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom, joining the Sheffield Steelers and winning the league championship. In August 2014, Meyer announced that he would play the 2014-15 season for the Braehead Clan, the team the Steelers had beaten in the playoff quarterfinals the previous season. ^[5]

Meyer has since started a family and retired from professional hockey, and is now a power skating instructor in Medicine Hat, Alberta. ^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		4	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		67	18	22	40	48		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		70	36	16	52	90		11	3	3	6	14
2003–04	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		72	34	41	75	69		19	7	10	17	27
2004–05	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		69	34	43	77	104		13	2	4	6	8
2005–06	Rochester Americans	AHL		68	12	16	28	139		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL		63	13	9	22	90		6	0	2	2	8
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		70	21	19	40	77		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rochester Americans	AHL		65	18	22	40	57		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		67	10	8	18	86		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Calgary Flames	NHL		16	0	2	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		42	12	5	17	50		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Färjestad BK	SEL		25	1	6	7	40		9	2	0	2	2
2012–13	Schwenninger Wild Wings	GER.2		39	12	10	22	14		9	1	1	2	12
2013–14	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		57	28	26	54	29		4	0	4	4	0
2014–15	Braehead Clan	EIHL		59	36	38	74	20		2	0	0	0	2
2015–16	Braehead Clan	EIHL		49	20	32	52	39		2	0	1	1	2
AHL totals				381	86	79	165	499		6	0	2	2	8
NHL totals				20	0	2	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
EIHL totals				144	74	86	160	84		8	0	5	5	4

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Canada Western	U17		5	4	5	9	4
2002	Canada	U18		5	1	3	4	4
Junior totals				10	5	8	13	8

References

1. "Coyotes deal Reinprecht to Florida". cbc.ca. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
2. "Flames sign Stefan Meyer". Calgary Flames. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
3. "Stefan Meyer assigned to Farjestad BK". Calgary Flames. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
4. "Eliteprospects.com - Stefan Meyer" . Retrieved 2012-06-11.
5. "News: Less is Meyer for Clan's Latest Addition". braeheadclan.com. August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
6. "Coaches with Platinum Star". platinumstar.ca. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

External links

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