Max Görtz
| Max Görtz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Görtz playing for the Schwenninger Wild Wings in 2023 | |||
| Born |
January 28, 1993 Höör, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Schwenninger Wild Wings Färjestad BK Frölunda HC Milwaukee Admirals San Diego Gulls Malmö Redhawks Grizzlys Wolfsburg KalPa | ||
| NHL draft |
172nd overall, 2012 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Max Görtz (born January 28, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Görtz was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 6th round (172nd overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Görtz originally played as a youth within the Malmö Redhawks organization at the J20 SuperElit level. He later made his professional debut appearing in the Swedish Hockey League with Färjestad BK and Frölunda HC. On June 2, 2014, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with Nashville.[1]
After a successful rookie season in North America scoring 47 points in 72 games with the Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, Görtz was unable to consolidate his performance in repeating his offensive contribution the following 2016–17 season. After 30 games, having registered just 1 goal and 4 points, Görtz was traded by the Predators to the Anaheim Ducks, in exchange for Andrew O'Brien on January 19, 2017.[2]
Having failed to make his debut at the NHL level throughout the duration of his rookie contract, as an impending restricted free agent, Görtz opted to return to his original club in Sweden, the Malmö Redhawks of the SHL, in signing a two-year contract on May 26, 2017.[3]
At the completion of his contract with the Redhawks, Görtz left Sweden to sign a one-year contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on 7 August 2020.[4]
Having completed a second season in the DEL with Schwenninger Wild Wings, Görtz left Germany and was signed as a free agent to a two-year contact with Finnish club, KalPa of the Liiga, on 11 June 2022.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Färjestads BK | J20 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Färjestads BK | J20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Färjestads BK | J20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Färjestads BK | SHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 53 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 72 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 28 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 38 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 43 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 37 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 38 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 50 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | KalPa | Liiga | 47 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 42 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 279 | 61 | 54 | 115 | 30 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Predators sign 2012 Draft pick Max Gortz". Nashville Predators. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "Ducks Acquire Gortz from Nashville". Anaheim Ducks. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Max Gortz returns to Malmö Redhawks" (in Swedish). Malmö Redhawks. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Contract fixed: Max Gortz becomes a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Max Gortz comes to KalPa" (in Finnish). KalPa. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database