Rob Kwiet
| Rob Kwiet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 2, 1988 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Providence Bruins Bridgeport Sound Tigers ESV Kaufbeuren Greenville Swamp Rabbits San Francisco Bulls Reading Royals | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2016 | ||
Rob Kwiet (born August 2, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
[edit]Undrafted, Kwiet played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors and the Windsor Spitfires.
On July 13, 2009, Kwiet signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] On February 22, 2011, Kwiet signed a professional try out contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL).[2]
On August 9, 2012, Kwiet was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Stockton Thunder.[3] During the 2012–13 season, he was moved to the Greenville Road Warriors after one game before settling with the San Francisco Bulls on November 19, 2012.
On July 30, 2013, Kwiet signed a one-year contract as a free agent with his fifth ECHL club, the Fort Wayne Komets.[4] In the 2013–14 season, on December 12, 2013, he was traded by the Komets to the Gwinnett Gladiators in exchange for Mike Embach.[5] Kwiet then contributed with 23 points in 33 games before he was again traded to the Florida Everblades to finish the season.
Kweit signed abroad on July 19, 2014, as a free agent in agreeing to a one-year contract with the second division German club, ESV Kaufbeuren of the DEL2.[6]
After a season in Germany, Kwiet returned to North America agreeing to a second stint with the Greenville Road Warriors (later renamed the Swamp Rabbits) of the ECHL on August 14, 2015.[7]
In 2018, Kwiet competed in the National Ball Hockey Championships Division B with Windsor's Rosati Construction team.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Wellington Dukes | OPJHL | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 63 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 57 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 37 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Muskegon Fury | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 66 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 56 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 48 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2012–13 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 50 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 33 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEL2 | 52 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 50 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Boston Bruins sign Rob Kwiet". windsorspitfires.com. July 13, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Rob Kwiet Signs PTO with Sound Tigers". soundtigers.com. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kwiet, Thunder agree to terms". Stockton Thunder. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "Seasoned D-man Kwiet added to Komets blueline". Fort Wayne Komets. 2013-07-30. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Glads make five player trade". Gwinnett Gladiators. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ "Rob Kwiet an offensive d-man to ESVK" (in German). ESV Kaufbeuren. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "Kwiet returns to Road Warriors". Greenville Road Warriors. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- ^ Parker, Jim (July 17, 2018). "City set to host national ball hockey club championships". Windsor Star. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Florida Everblades players
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Greenville Road Warriors players
- Greenville Swamp Rabbits players
- Gwinnett Gladiators players
- ESV Kaufbeuren players
- Mississauga St. Michael's Majors players
- Muskegon Fury players
- Providence Bruins players
- Reading Royals players
- San Francisco Bulls players
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Stockton Thunder players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Toronto St. Michael's Majors players
- Windsor Spitfires players