Michael "Mike" Hoeffel (born April 9, 1989) is an

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professional ice hockey winger, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Krefeld Pinguine then of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Hoeffel played collegiately for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey, which competes in the WCHA after playing high school hockey for the Hill-Murray Pioneers of Minnesota. He was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the

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, and made his professional debut with New Jersey AHL affiliate, the

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. On July 25, 2014, Hoeffel was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the

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. In the 2014–15 season, Hoeffel contributed to the Falcons in a checking line role and recorded a professional high 9 goals in 62 games. In the following 2015–16 season, Hoeffel was un-signed before belatedly returning to the Falcons, who had changed NHL affiliations, on a professional try-out contract on November 27, 2015. Having featured in only four scoreless games with the Falcons, Hoeffel sought a release from his try-out with Springfield and signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with Norwegian club

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of the GET-ligaen, on December 14, 2015. In possessing a German passport through his heritage, Hoeffel first played in Germany with Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the DEL2, before joining and playing the next three seasons in the DEL with the Fischtown Pinguins. At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Hoeffel left Fischtown to sign a one-year contract with fellow DEL outfit, the Iserlohn Roosters, on March 29, 2019.

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* 1989 births Living people Albany Devils players American men's ice hockey forwards ETC Crimmitschau players Fischtown Pinguins players Iserlohn Roosters players Krefeld Pinguine players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players New Jersey Devils draft picks Springfield Falcons players Stavanger Oilers players Ice hockey players from Minnesota USA Hockey National Team Development Program players {{US-icehockey-winger-stub