Adam Payerl (born March 4, 1991) is a
Canadian professional
ice hockey forward. He is currently under contract with
EC Red Bull Salzburg
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History
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of the
ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He has previously played with the
Pittsburgh Penguins in the
National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Payerl played four seasons (
2007
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–
2011
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) of major junior hockey in the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 60 goals and 83 assists for 143 points, while earning 303 penalty minutes, in 306 OHL games played.
On March 1, 2012, the
Pittsburgh Penguins of the
National Hockey League (NHL) signed Payerl as an undrafted free agent to a three-year
entry-level contract,
and he made his professional debut with their AHL affiliate, the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
On April 6, 2014, Payerl made his NHL debut with the Penguins playing against the
Colorado Avalanche.
Following the completion of his entry-level contract with the Penguins, and having suffered from injury in his final year with AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, Payerl was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency. He went un-signed over the summer before belatedly signing a contract in the ECHL with the
Cincinnati Cyclones
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on September 11, 2015. Prior to the beginning of the
2015–16 season with the Cyclones, Payerl was signed to a try-out contract to attend the Milwaukee Admirals training camp on September 29, 2015. He featured in 8 games with the Admirals, impressing with 4 points to be released from his try-out and signed to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season on November 11, 2015. Upon completing the season with the Admirals and posting a career high 29 points, Payerl was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with parent affiliate, the Nashville Predators on April 21, 2016.
On September 24, 2017, Payerl as a free agent was announced to have signed a one-year AHL deal with the
Providence Bruins
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. In his lone season with Providence in
2017–18, Payerl was limited to 44 games through injury, posting 9 goals and 17 points.
In the following off-season, Payerl agreed to his first contract abroad in signing a one-year deal with German outfit,
Augsburger Panther of the DEL, on May 17, 2018.
In his fifth season with the Augsburger Panther in
2022–23
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, Payerl contributed with 9 goals and 17 points through 45 regular season games, however was unable to help prevent the Panthers finish in a relegation position. Payerl left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 16, 2023.
On June 30, 2023, Payerl left Germany and signed a contract with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the neighbouring ICEHL.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Augsburger Panther players
Barrie Colts players
Belleville Bulls players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Milwaukee Admirals players
Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Providence Bruins players
EC Red Bull Salzburg players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Wheeling Nailers players
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany