Mike Vollmin

Mike Völlmin
Born (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams
Genève-Servette HC
SC Langenthal
Playing career 2016present

Michael C. "Mike" Vollmin (born May 13, 1993 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American-Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He made his pro debut with SC Langenthal of the Swiss League (SL).

Career

A defenseman, Vollmin has dual citizenship in the United States and Switzerland, parts of his family come from Switzerland. He played ice hockey at New Hampton School in New Hampshire and for the Northern Cyclones of the Alberta Junior Hockey League before enrolling at Babson College in 2012.[1] In his four year at Babson, Vollmin received New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) first team honors in 2015 and 2016[2] as well as ECAC East all-conference first team honors and ACHA/CCM All-America East second team recognition in 2015. He also made the 2015 New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star team.[3]

He inked his first pro contract with SC Langenthal of the Swiss second division National League B (NLB) in March 2016.[4] In February 2018, Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss top-flight NL announced to have signed Vollmin starting with the 2018-19 season.[5]

References

  1. "Northern Junior Cyclones powered by GOALLINE.ca". site61.goalline.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  2. "Player and Goaltender of the Year Murray Among Three Honored By NEHC - Babson". babsonathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. "Mike Vollmin - Babson". www.babsonathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  4. leroyryser.ch. "SC Langenthal signs Swiss-American defenseman Mike Vollmin". www.swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  5. Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Mike Völlmin signe au GSHC - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-08.
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