Michael Garteig (born November 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Garteig has previously played for Utica Comets and Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Michael Garteig
Garteig with ERC Ingolstadt in 2022
Born (1991-11-05) November 5, 1991 (age 32)
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
DEL team
Former teams
ERC Ingolstadt
Utica Comets
Toronto Marlies
Tappara
HIFK
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

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Garteig played for the Powell River Kings and the Penticton Vees in the British Columbia Hockey League for four seasons. He won the BCHL Top Goaltender Awards in 2011 and 2012, and was a member of the 2012 Royal Bank Cup-winning Penticton Vees team.

Garteig then played collegiate hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats. He burst onto the scene after his freshman year. It culminated in leading the Bobcats to the ECAC championship and the NCAA finals during his fourth season, in which Quinnipiac was defeated by the University of North Dakota. He turned in his finest collegiate season that year, posting a 32–4–7 record, .924 save percentage and 1.91 goals against average. During his four seasons with Quinnipiac, he amassed a record of 78–25–16 with a 1.98 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.[1]

After his fourth year at Quinnipiac University, Garteig signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks,[2][3][4] and was earmarked for the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Utica Comets, for the 2016–17 season.[5] After participating as a prospect at the Vancouver Canucks' 2016 Development camp,[6] Garteig joined Utica on September 29, 2016.[7] but was reassigned to the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. On November 17, 2016, he was called up by the Canucks from the Aces,[8] but on November 19, 2016, Canucks Media announced that he would return to the Aces.[9][10]

As a free agent from the Canucks, Garteig opted to remain within the organization by signing a one-year AHL contract to continue with the Utica Comets on August 24, 2017.[11]

Following his third North American professional season, primarily playing in the ECHL and claiming the Kelly Cup with the Newfoundland Growlers, Garteig embarked on a European career by signing with top flight Finnish club, Tappara of the Liiga on June 19, 2019.[12] In the following 2019–20 season, as Tappara's starting goaltender, Garteig collected 15 wins through 39 regular season games. Helping the club finish the regular season in third place in the standings the playoffs were then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leaving Tappara at the conclusion of his contract, Garteig remained in Europe to sign a one-year contract for the 2020–21 season with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL, on September 8, 2020.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2009–10 Powell River Kings BCHL 26 15 11 0 1564 76 1 2.92 .893
2010–11 Powell River Kings BCHL 48 36 8 3 2805 79 7 1.69 .934
2011–12 Penticton Vees BCHL 45 41 4 0 2578 83 5 1.93 .927
2012–13 Quinnipiac University ECAC 5 0 1 0 118 4 0 2.03 .895
2013–14 Quinnipiac University ECAC 40 24 10 6 2409 78 6 1.94 .910
2014–15 Quinnipiac University ECAC 36 22 10 3 2153 73 5 2.03 .917
2015–16 Quinnipiac University ECAC 43 32 4 7 2581 82 8 1.91 .924
2016–17 Alaska Aces ECHL 22 11 6 3 1176 61 1 3.11 .906
2016–17 Utica Comets AHL 8 0 4 2 419 21 0 3.01 .897
2017–18 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 24 12 10 2 1403 89 0 3.81 .887
2018–19 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 43 23 14 6 2534 115 3 2.72 .909 23 16 7 1423 52 3 2.19 .928
2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL 2 1 1 0 119 5 0 2.52 .917
2019–20 Tappara Liiga 34 15 9 9 1968 66 3 2.01 .929
2020–21 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 29 16 12 0 1726 75 1 2.61 .902 5 3 2 299 18 0 3.01 .917
2021–22 HIFK Liiga 36 10 15 9 2070 75 1 2.17 .903
2022–23 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 42 25 15 0 2377 88 2 2.22 .914 5 3 1 318 14 0 2.64 .892
2023–24 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 24 25 0 2899 107 5 2.21 .914 7 2 4 361 24 0 3.98 .879
Liiga totals 70 25 24 18 4038 141 4 2.10 .917

Awards and honours

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Award Year
BCHL
Coastal First All-Star Team 2011
Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy 2011
Top Goaltender 2011, 2012
Interior First All-Star Team 2012
College
ECAC Third All-Star Team 2015, 2016
ECAC All-Tournament Team 2016
ECHL
Kelly Cup (Newfoundland Growlers) 2019 [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Garteig player profile". Quinnipiac Bobcats. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Canucks sign goaltender Michael Garteig". Canucks Media. April 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ QU Sports Information (April 29, 2016). "Michael Garteig signs with NHL's Vancouver Canucks". Quinnipiac Bobcats Media. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Chip Malafronte (April 29, 2016). "Quinnipiac's Garteig leaves lasting legacy for Bobcats". New Heaven Register. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Comets Player Tracker". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Canucks 2016 Development Camp" (PDF). Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Canucks assign Garteig to Comets". Vancouver Canucks. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Canucks recall goaltender Michael Garteig from ECHL Alaska Aces". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Canucks reassigned @michaelgarteig to @AlaskaAces". November 19, 2016.
  10. ^ Canucks Media Relations (November 19, 2016). "Garteig re-assigned to Aces".
  11. ^ "Comets sign Goaltender Michael Garteig". Utica Comets. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tappara sign Canadian Michael Garteig" (in Finnish). Tappara. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  13. ^ "ERC signs goaltender Garteig" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Kelly Cup win is like 'a dream' for Newfoundland Growlers". cbc.ca. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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