Brooks Macek

Brooks Macek (born May 15, 1992) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Macek was picked by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round, 171st overall.[1]

Brooks Macek
Born (1992-05-15) May 15, 1992
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Iserlohn Roosters
EHC München
Chicago Wolves
National team  Germany
NHL Draft 171st overall, 2010
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Macek played for the Notre Dame Hounds at the Bantam AAA and Midget AAA level before entering the WHL in 2008. Macek would play a total of 319 WHL games until 2013, first representing the Tri-City Americans, followed by a stint with the Calgary Hitmen.[2]

Following an outstanding 2012–13 season with the Calgary Hitmen, in which he served as an assistant captain and scored 32 goals in 70 games to go along with 48 assists in WHL play,[3] Macek decided to accept an offer from Germany: In June 2013, he inked a two-year deal with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[4] In 2015, he had his contract renewed for the 2015–16 campaign. After three years with the Roosters and 154 DEL appearances with the team (51 goals, 61 assists) plus 22 playoff contests (nine goals, seven assists), Macek decided to move on. In May 2016, he signed with fellow DEL side EHC München.[5] He scored 23 goals and assisted on 22 more en route to winning the 2017 German championship with München. In 2018, he won a second straight German championship. He tallied 34 goals and 25 assists in 67 games during the 2017-18 campaign.

On June 12, 2018, Macek signed a one-year deal (worth an NHL average annual value of $650,000 and an American Hockey League base salary of $175,000) with the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL.[6] In his first professional season in North America, Macek was assigned by the Golden Knights to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the duration of the 2018-19 season. He showed his offensive instincts, earning a top-line role in finishing third in scoring with 26 goals and 34 assists for 60 points in 64 games. He posted 5 goals in 17 playoff games as the Wolves reached the Calder Cup finals.

On June 21, 2019, Macek left the Vegas Golden Knights as an impending restricted free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL.[7]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang

A Canadian of German descent, Macek has dual citizenship in Canada and Germany (his father comes from Geldern, Germany[8]) In November 2015, he landed a spot on the roster of Germany's national team for the Deutschland-Cup[9] and made his debut for Team Germany against Switzerland during the tournament.[10]

In 2016, he played his first World Championship with the German national team.[11] At the 2018 Winter Olympics, he helped Germany win silver, which was the country's greatest ever international achievement.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Notre Dame Hounds AAA SMHL 44 32 30 62 37 10 10 6 16 10
2008–09 Tri-City Americans WHL 60 8 16 24 24 11 3 0 3 0
2009–10 Tri-City Americans WHL 72 21 52 73 26 21 6 11 17 17
2010–11 Tri-City Americans WHL 38 8 16 24 26 — — — — —
2010–11 Calgary Hitmen WHL 25 5 12 17 10 — — — — —
2011–12 Calgary Hitmen WHL 54 14 24 38 19 5 1 2 3 0
2012–13 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 32 48 80 30 17 6 8 14 8
2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 50 13 21 34 6 9 5 1 6 2
2014–15 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 17 22 39 4 7 1 3 4 0
2015–16 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 21 18 39 28 6 3 3 6 4
2016–17 EHC München DEL 51 17 10 27 14 14 6 11 17 2
2017–18 EHC München DEL 50 26 18 44 10 17 8 7 15 4
2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 64 26 34 60 12 17 5 1 6 8
2019–20 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 61 24 22 46 22 5 0 1 1 0
DEL totals 255 94 89 183 62 53 23 25 48 12
KHL totals 61 24 22 46 22 5 0 1 1 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada Western U17 4th 6 3 2 5 2
2016 Germany OGQ Q 31230
2016 Germany WC 7th 8 3 1 4 2
2017 Germany WC 8th 8 2 0 2 0
2018 Germany OG 7 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 6 3 2 5 2
Senior totals 26 8 5 13 4

References
  1. "2010 NHL Draft: Detroit Red Wings' 2010 draft has been a successful effort – Hockey's Future". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. "WHL Network". whl.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. "Calgary Hitmen". www.hitmenhockey.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. "MACEK GERMANY BOUND". www.hitmenhockey.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. "Erste Personalentscheidungen beim EHC Red Bull München". ehcrb. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  6. "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Brooks Macek". NHL.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  7. "Fifth foreigner signs, Welcome Brooks Macek" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. Topp, Michael. "Roosters-Stürmer Macek hat Play-offs und die WM im Visier". IKZ-Online.de. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  9. "Brooks Macek debütiert in der Nationalmannschaft". Hockeyweb. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  10. "Der Nationalspieler, der Deutsch noch lernen muss". ovb-online.de. OVB Online. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  11. "Teams – 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2016.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  12. "Former Tri-City American Brooks Macek wins Olympic silver medal". tri-cityherald. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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