Samson Mahbod
| Samson Mahbod | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
February 3, 1989 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Medveščak Zagreb Elmira Jackals South Carolina Stingrays Cincinnati Cyclones Utah Grizzlies Arizona Sundogs Alaska Aces GKS Katowice KH Sanok Espoo Blues | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Samson Mahbod (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey winger of Iranian descent. He is currently playing with HC Vítkovice Ridera of the Czech extraliga.
Playing career
Junior
Mahbod was drafted in the 2005 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Gatineau Olympiques, in the 5th round (75th overall). He also played for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Drummondville Voltigeurs, and the Prince Edward Island Rocket.
Professional
He was not drafted into the NHL, so he made his jump to professional hockey by joining the Elmira Jackals in the 2010–11 ECHL season. That season, he also played for the South Carolina Stingrays, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Utah Grizzlies. The following season, he played for the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League, before moving back to the ECHL in 2012 with the Alaska Aces. After a short stay in Alaska, he decided to try his luck abroad and joined GKS Katowice for one game.
In 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok. In addition to winning the playoff championship with the team, he led the league in assists (54) and points (81) and was named the Polish League's Best Player.[1]
In August 2014, he joined Russian club, Toros Neftekamsk of the VHL, where he won the VHL Championship.
In August 2015, he underwent a successful trial with the Espoo Blues of Liiga, and signed a one-year contract.[2][3] Upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, he moved on to the KHL, signing with Medvescak Zagreb in July 2016.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 66 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 64 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | Prince Edward Island Rocket | QMJHL | 52 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 43 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | GKS Katowice | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | KH Sanok | Poland | 39 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Toros Neftekamsk | VHL | 37 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 95 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 57 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 51 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "PHL MVP for 2013". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ "Canadian Mahbod signs with Blues" (in Finnish). Espoo Blues. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ "Mahbod agrees to contract in Finland with Blues" (in Polish). hokej.net. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ↑ "Mahbod joins the Bears". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
