Casey Borer

Casey Borer
Born	(1985-07-28) July 28, 1985 (age 38) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Carolina Hurricanes HC Pardubice Eisbären Berlin Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nippon Paper Cranes
NHL Draft	69th overall, 2004 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2007–2019

Casey Patrick Borer (born July 28, 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Playing career

Borer grew up in Brooklyn Park. As a junior, he was selected to play in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor before recruited to play collegiate hockey with St. Cloud State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. He was drafted in the 3rd round, 69th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Borer was recalled to the Hurricanes to play his first career game on January 2, 2008 against the Atlanta Thrashers. At the time, the Hurricanes were playing a home-and-home series against the Thrashers, and Borer scored his first NHL goal a game later, on January 4 against Kari Lehtonen of the Thrashers.

Borer played a total of 11 NHL games for the Hurricanes that season, scoring three points (1 goal, 2 assists), recording four penalty minutes and averaging 15:17 of ice time per game. Recalled to Carolina on February 14 for the second time this year, the Minnesota native played in three games for the Hurricanes during his most recent call-up, averaging almost 29 shifts and 17:58 of ice time per game. With the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL), Borer ranked third amongst defensemen with 19 points (6 goals, 13 assists) and led the team with a +19 plus/minus rating.

On, February 21, 2008, Borer was returned to the Albany River Rats. He was on loan for the injured Bret Hedican who was cleared for play earlier in the week.

Borer sustained a season-ending injury of his own in the March 28, 2008 match with Syracuse Crunch after colliding with Crunch center Trevor Frischmon. He recalled the incident, "It was the start of the period, and they didn't let the ice freeze," Borer said. "I was carrying the puck up and it got stuck in the water, and I kind of twisted back for it with my torso, and my knees didn't come with me. The guy was already lining up to hit me, and I was in a vulnerable position. My knee must have been exposed, and we just got twisted up weird." The injury led to surgery on his right knee April 7, 2008 in Raleigh, NC by team doctors of the Carolina Hurricanes.

In late February 2009, he again suffered a season-ending injury when his C5 cervical vertebra was broken in a team bus accident in Albany. ^[1]

Prior to the 2010–11 season he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes organization, ^[2] but was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. ^[3] Playing in 67 games, he scored 2 goals and 14 points for the Checkers. On August 18, 2011, he signed with the HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga for his first contract with a European club. ^[4]

On July 7, 2013, Borer left the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers and signed a one-year contract to remain in Germany with Eisbären Berlin. ^[5] After two seasons with Berlin, Borer returned to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers as a free agent on April 15, 2015. ^[6] In August 2016, Borer joined the Japanese Nippon Paper Cranes of the Asia League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Shattuck–Saint Mary's	HSMN		62	8	17	25	80		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	US NTDP Juniors	NAHL		10	1	2	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	US NTDP U18	USDP		46	2	2	4	36		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		32	0	9	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		35	0	11	11	40		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		42	3	8	11	24		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	St. Cloud State University	WCHA		40	2	9	11	30		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Albany River Rats	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Albany River Rats	AHL		61	6	13	19	58		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		11	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Albany River Rats	AHL		51	4	6	10	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		3	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Albany River Rats	AHL		30	1	8	9	13		6	0	1	1	0
2009–10	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		67	2	12	14	26		15	1	2	3	12
2011–12	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		52	0	10	10	30		19	1	3	4	10
2012–13	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		49	11	18	29	61		3	0	2	2	0
2013–14	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		50	5	9	14	22		3	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		46	5	9	14	22		3	1	0	1	0
2015–16	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		43	1	15	16	26		6	0	2	2	4
2016–17	Nippon Paper Cranes	ALH		48	6	27	33	18		2	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Tölzer Löwen	DEL2		15	4	8	12	6		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Tölzer Löwen	DEL2		51	6	19	25	22		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				210	13	39	52	123		21	1	3	4	12
NHL totals				16	1	2	3	9		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				188	22	51	73	131		15	1	4	5	4

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	United States	WJC18	4th		6	0	0	0	2
2005	United States	WJC	4th		6	0	0	0	6
Junior totals					12	0	0	0	8

Awards and achievements

Served as team captain for two consecutive seasons for St. Cloud State, which finished the season ranked No. 7 in the country his senior year.

Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's prep school and Huron High School, winning the Midget AAA national title while at Shattuck-St. Mary's … Was part of the U.S. National Team Development Program before attending St. Cloud State, and has twice represented the United States in international competition: at the 2003 Under-18 World Junior Championships and the 2005 World Junior Championships … Was twice chosen as a WCHA All-Academic selection

Personal

Born to John and Raven Borer, Casey has three siblings - two brothers, Brady and Riley, and a sister, Mollie. Casey grew up on West River Road next to Titus Mcmanigle. He attended St. Alphonsus middle school in Brooklyn Center, MN.

References

1. Andrew Vitalis (2009-03-01). "A homegrown pro: Minneapolis' Casey Borer". LetsPlayHockey.com. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
2. Terrell Williams (2010-07-07). "Canes Agree to Terms with Blanchard, Borer". Carolina Hurricanes . Retrieved 2011-08-18.
3. Ken Preston (2010-09-25). "Hurricanes Trim Training Camp to 31". Carolina Hurricanes . Retrieved 2011-08-18.
4. "Pardubice našly náhradu za Josefa Melichara, přichází Casey Borer!" (in Czech). HC Pardubice. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
5. "Berlin commit to Casey Borer" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2013-07-07. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
6. "Casey Borer come back to Nuremberg" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2015-04-15. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-15.

External links

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