| Mark Van Guilder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Van Guilder in 2014 | |||
| Born | (1984-01-17)January 17, 1984 (age 41) Roseville, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2021 | ||
Mark David Van Guilder (born January 17, 1984) is an American formerice hockey player. He played one game in theNational Hockey League with theNashville Predators during the2013–14 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2008 to 2021, was mainly spent in the minor leagues, as well as six seasons in Europe.
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Played two years of junior ice hockey with theTri-City Storm of theUnited States Hockey League (USHL) from 2002 to 2004. Became the ninth Tri-City player to make it all the way to theNational Hockey League (NHL) after making his NHL debut in 2013.[1]
PlayedNCAA Division I ice hockey at theUniversity of Notre Dame, appearing in 163 consecutive games during his four-year college career from 2004 to 2008. Having never missed a game, Van Guilder is considered the school's all time "Iron-Man."[2] Served as team captain during the 2007–2008 season, during which the Fighting Irish advanced to theFrozen Four and appeared in the 2008NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship game againstBoston College. Van Guilder was one of 10 finalists for theLowe's Senior CLASS Award in 2008.[2]
Played parts of two seasons for theCincinnati Cyclones in theEast Coast Hockey League (ECHL) from 2008 to 2010 before moving up to theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theMilwaukee Admirals, during the 2009–10 season.[2] Appeared in 383 regular season games for theMilwaukee Admirals between 2008 and 2015,[3] becoming the most tenured player in the AHL era of theMilwaukee Admirals after appearing in his 367th game on March 11, 2015.[4] Served as assistant captain during the 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons.[3]
After five seasons within the affiliates of theNashville Predators of theNational Hockey League (NHL), Van Guilder signed his first NHL contract as anUndrafted Free Agent to a two-year,two-way contract with Nashville on May 20, 2013.[5] During the2013–14 season, Van Guilder was rewarded with his long-awaited NHL debut with the Predators, playing in a solitary game in a 4–3 shootout victory against theWashington Capitals on March 30, 2014.[6]
After finishing the 2014–15 season with theMilwaukee Admirals, Van Guilder finally left the Predators organization as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with Italian club,Ritten/Renon of theSerie A league on July 30, 2015.[7] Van Guilder was named assistant captain ofRitten Sport and lead the team to both regular season and postseason championships during the 2015–16 season.[3]
Signed a one-year deal with theStavanger Oilers in Norway's top-tierGET-ligaen on June 13, 2016.[3] TheStavanger Oilers won both the regular and postseasonGET-ligaen championships during 2016–17 season. Van Guilder lead theGET-ligaen in points and was named to the league's All-Star Team.[3]
Signed a one-year deal withEHC Visp in theSwiss League on April 12, 2017.[3]
Van Guilder is a 2002 graduate ofRoseville Area High School, where he lettered in football, lacrosse, and ice hockey. He was selected all-Conference and all-State in football as a senior. He helped lead Roseville to a pair of Minnesota lacrosse state championships, earning all-State honors as a junior and senior in lacrosse. He was selected Pioneer Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2002.[8]
Graduated from theUniversity of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters with a degree insociology in 2008.[2]
Van Guilder isRoman Catholic and speaks openly about his faith.[9]
Selected as the Milwaukee Admirals' Man of the Year and as a finalist for theAHLYanick Dupre Memorial Award for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014.[10] During his seasons with theMilwaukee Admirals, Van Guilder visited schools throughout South Eastern Wisconsin to share how he lives his life as a Catholic professional athlete.[10]
Married to Brinya Bjork.[11] Brother-in-lawAnders Bjork[11] signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins on May 30, 2017.[12]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Roseville Area High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 59 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 60 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 36 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 42 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 47 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 65 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 62 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 73 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 69 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 76 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | RittenSport | ITA | 42 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Stavanger Oilers | NOR | 45 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Visp | SUI-2 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Visp | SUI-2 | 44 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC Visp | SUI-2 | 41 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | EHC Visp | SUI-2 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 386 | 61 | 78 | 139 | 95 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||