Michael Swift (born March 26, 1987) is a Canadian-born South KoreanCanadians naturalized to join S. Korean ice hockey team. The Hankyoreh, January 22, 2013. former professional ice hockey player. He was a member of Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics team.
Professional career On April 19, 2008, he was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils. During the 2010–11 season, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks along with Patrick Davis in exchange for Steven Zalewski and Jay Leach. He finished the season with the Sharks AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.
High1 On August 4, 2011, Swift unconventionally signed in the Asian League with High1. During the 2011–12 season, he was named as the League's MVP after scoring 90 points in just 36 games.
As of 2015–16 season, he was the team's all-time scoring leader, with most goals scored, most assists and points accumulated.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Peterborough Bees OPJHL 3 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Peterborough Bees OPJHL 45 25 19 44 103 — — — — — 2003–04 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 9 2 2 4 6 — — — — — 2004–05 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 67 15 17 32 46 5 0 0 0 4 2005–06 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 65 22 32 54 46 — — — — — 2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 67 34 59 93 76 5 0 1 1 6 2006–07 Laredo Bucks CHL — — — — — 12 1 3 4 8 2007–08 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 38 62 100 130 10 9 9 18 22 2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 52 12 15 27 50 — — — — — 2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 76 24 31 55 71 4 0 1 1 4 2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 48 16 12 28 48 — — — — — 2010–11 Worcester Sharks AHL 18 1 6 7 28 — — — — — 2011–12 High1 ALH 36 44 46 90 84 — — — — — 2012–13 High1 ALH 40 39 58 97 119 — — — — — 2013–14 High1 ALH 41 37 30 67 110 3 0 2 2 6 2014–15 High1 ALH 48 34 46 80 114 6 2 3 5 8 2015–16 High1 ALH 48 31 39 70 119 — — — — — 2016–17 High1 ALH 46 23 34 57 116 — — — — — 2017–18 High1 ALH 27 14 28 42 71 — — — — — 2018–19 Daemyung Killer Whales ALH 34 9 23 32 54 3 2 0 2 29 AHL totals 194 53 64 117 197 4 0 1 1 4 ALH totals 320 231 304 535 787 12 4 5 9 43
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2014 South Korea WC D1A 5 1 2 3 29 2015 South Korea WC D1B 5 5 4 9 14 2016 South Korea WC D1A 5 5 0 5 12 2017 South Korea AWG 3 2 1 3 0 2017 South Korea WC D1A 5 1 3 4 6 2018 South Korea OG 4 0 1 1 2 2018 South Korea WC 7 1 0 1 10 Senior totals 34 15 11 26 73
Records High1 Team all-time leader for Most Goals Team all-time leader for Most Assists Team all-time leader for Most Points First player in team history to score 100 Goals First player in team history to record 100 Assists and 100 Goals First player in team history to record 200 Points First player in team history to record 200 Assists and 150 Goals First player in team history to record 300 Points First player in team history to record 400 Points
Asia League Ice Hockey Fastest player in Asia league history to reach 100 Goals scored(90 games) Highest points per game ratio during career, with 2.34(as of 13/14)
Awards and honours Award Year Ontario Hockey League Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy 2008
Asia League Ice Hockey 2011–2012 ALH season: Asia League Best Plus/Minus (+52) Asia League Most Assists (46) Asia League Most Goals (44) Asia League Most Points (90) Asia League Regular Season MVP 2012–2013 ALH season: Asia League Most Assists (58) Asia League Most Goals (39) Asia League Most Points (97) 2013–2014 ALH season: Asia League Most Goals (37) Asia League Most Points (67) 2014–2015 ALH season: Asia League Most Points (80) 2015–2016 ALH season: Asia League Most Points (70)
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