Jeffrey Szwez (born June 16, 1981) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent.

Jeff Szwez
Born (1981-06-16) June 16, 1981 (age 43)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Augusta Lynx
Binghamton Senators
Dayton Bombers
Pee Dee Pride
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Syracuse Crunch
Espoo Blues
Philadelphia Phantoms
Belfast Giants
Augsburger Panther
Ravensburg Towerstars
EHC Freiburg
ERC Ingolstadt
Krefeld Pinguine
Dresdner Eislöwen
ESV Kaufbeuren
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present

Playing career

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Szwez began his career playing for various minor league teams between 2002 and 2009, mainly in the ECHL. He played for the Augusta Lynx, Dayton Bombers, Florence Pride and the Pee Dee Pride. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Binghamton Senators, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Syracuse Crunch and Philadelphia Phantoms. He also had ten game in the SM-liiga for the Espoo Blues during the 2007-08 SM-liiga season.

In 2009, Szwez signed for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League[1] and had a standout year, scoring 36 goals in 41 games as he helped the Giants win the Playoff Championship. He also made the league's All-Star Second team. He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Augsburger Panther the following season, though the move ultimately did not work out for Szwez as he scored just 4 goals in 67 games over two seasons before moving to the Ravensburg Towerstars of the second-tier 2nd Bundesliga in January 2012 and later in the year, Szwez was playing in the third-tier Oberliga for EHC Freiburg.

On August 22, 2013, Szwez returned to the Belfast Giants for a second spell.[2] He was able to recapture the same form he displayed in his previous spell, notching up 32 goals in 51 games and making the EIHL's All-Star Second Team once more. Szwez's second spell in Belfast would just end just like his first did, after one season and moving to the DEL, this time with ERC Ingolstadt. Szwez managed a relatively decent season with Ingolstadt, scoring 9 goals and 9 assists in 38 games, though he was not tendered a new contract and was released to free agency.[3] On September 7, 2015, Szwez belatedly opted to remain in Germany, signing a contract with the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL[4] where he failed to score a single goal in 20 games and only notched up one assist. Szwez was released by Krefeld and he finished the season with Dresdner Eislöwen of DEL2. On October 13, 2016, Szwez signed for ESV Kaufbeuren of DEL2.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Streetsville Derbys OPJHL 48 47 46 93 52
2001–02 Kitchener Rangers OHL 65 22 35 57 59 4 1 0 1 8
2002–03 Augusta Lynx ECHL 48 10 15 25 30
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 9 1 0 1 5
2003–04 Dayton Bombers ECHL 3 0 0 0 4
2003–04 Florence Pride ECHL 50 23 16 39 71
2004–05 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 41 16 12 28 53
2004–05 Dayton Bombers ECHL 23 12 8 20 20
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 3 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Dayton Bombers ECHL 51 25 22 47 90
2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 21 5 6 11 52
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 47 12 11 23 106
2006–07 Dayton Bombers ECHL 9 3 1 4 26
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 4 6 10 59
2007–08 Espoo Blues SM-l 10 2 3 5 25 5 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 69 12 6 18 84 4 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Belfast Giants EIHL 50 42 25 67 166 4 3 0 3 6
2010–11 Augsburger Panther DEL 43 3 5 8 93
2011–12 Augsburger Panther DEL 24 1 5 24 93
2011–12 Ravensburg Towerstars 2.GBun 17 5 7 12 22 11 5 4 9 28
2012–13 EHC Freiburg GerObl 36 19 24 43 131 7 3 3 6 37
2013–14 Belfast Giants EIHL 58 35 32 67 121 4 1 2 3 2
2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 38 9 9 18 72 16 1 3 4 36
2015–16 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 20 0 1 1 26
2015–16 Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 25 6 10 16 16 14 3 1 4 32
AHL totals 182 34 29 63 306 4 0 1 1 2

Honours and awards

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  • 2007–08 SM-liiga Silver Medal
  • 2009-10 EIHL All-Star Second Team
  • 2009–10 EIHL Playoff Champion
  • 2013–14 EIHL Champion
  • 2013–14 EIHL Erhard Conference Champion
  • 2013–14 EIHL All-Star Second Team

References

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  1. ^ "Jeffrey Szwez becomes the newest Giant". Belfast Giants. October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jeffrey Szwez Returns To The Belfast Giants". Belfast Giants. August 22, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Roster additions and news for ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Penguins strengthen physical element" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "ESVK sign forward Jeff Szwez" (in German). ESV Kaufbeuren. October 13, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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