Michael Garteig (born November 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional

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who is currently playing for

ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. History ...

in the

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(DEL). Garteig has previously played for

Utica Comets The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York, with home games at the Adirondack Bank Center. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated wit ...

and

Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies is owned by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

of the

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Playing career

Garteig played for the

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and the

Penticton Vees The Penticton Vees are a junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The junior Vees were founded in 1961, sharing the name of the senior hockey team, the Penticton V ...

in the

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for four seasons. He won the BCHL Top Goaltender Awards in 2011 and 2012, and was a member of the

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-winning Penticton Vees team. Garteig then played collegiate hockey for the

Quinnipiac Bobcats The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the 21 sports teams representing Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut in intercollegiate athletics. The Bobcats compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, joining on ...

. He burst onto the scene after his freshman year. It culminated in leading the Bobcats to the ECAC championship and the NCAA finals during his fourth season, in which Quinnipiac was defeated by the University of North Dakota. He turned in his finest collegiate season that year, posting a 32–4–7 record, .924 save percentage and 1.91 goals against average. During his four seasons with Quinnipiac, he amassed a record of 78–25–16 with a 1.98 goals against average and a .917 save percentage. After his fourth year at Quinnipiac University, Garteig signed a one-year entry level contract with the

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, and was earmarked for the Canucks'

affiliate, the

, for the 2016–17 season. After participating as a prospect at the Vancouver Canucks' 2016 Development camp, Garteig joined Utica on September 29, 2016. but was reassigned to the Alaska Aces of the

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. On November 17, 2016, he was called up by the Canucks from the Aces, but on November 19, 2016, Canucks Media announced that he would return to the Aces. As a free agent from the Canucks, Garteig opted to remain within the organization by signing a one-year AHL contract to continue with the Utica Comets on August 24, 2017. Following his third North American professional season, primarily playing in the ECHL and claiming the

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with the

Newfoundland Growlers The Newfoundland Growlers are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The team began play in the 2018–19 ECHL season and have home games at Mary Brown's Centre. They are membe ...

, Garteig embarked on a European career by signing with top flight

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club,

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...

of the

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on June 19, 2019. In the following 2019–20 season, as Tappara's starting goaltender, Garteig collected 15 wins through 39 regular season games. Helping the club finish the regular season in third place in the standings the playoffs were then cancelled due to the

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. Leaving Tappara at the conclusion of his contract, Garteig remained in Europe to sign a one-year contract for the

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season with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL, on September 8, 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garteig, Michael 1991 births Living people Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders ERC Ingolstadt players Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Newfoundland Growlers players Penticton Vees players Powell River Kings players Quesnel Millionaires players Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players Tappara players Toronto Marlies players Utica Comets players