Michael Souza

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Michael Souza
Born (1978-01-28) January 28, 1978 (age 46)
Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for
HC Bolzano
National team  
NHL Draft
 67th overall,
1997
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2000–2011
Coaching career
Current position
Title
Head Coach
TeamNew Hampshire
ConferenceHockey East
Record65–87–21 (.436)
Biographical details
Alma materNew Hampshire
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013Brown (assistant)
2013–2015UConn (assistant)
2015–2018New Hampshire (assistant)
2018–presentNew Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall65–87–21 (.436)

Michael Souza (born January 28, 1978) often referred to as Mike Souza, is a former Italian-American professional ice hockey forward who currently is the head coach of the University of New Hampshire men's ice hockey team.[1]

Playing career

Souza was born in

1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. In the championship game Souza scored a key goal in the third period to force overtime. Maine won in overtime, however.[4] In 2000 Souza was a member of the Hockey East All Star team.[5]

After leaving UNH he played in the

Florence Pride and Reading Royals of the ECHL, and the Portland Pirates, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and Hershey Bears of the AHL.[8][9]

In 2005 Souza began to play in Europe. In the 2005–06 season Souza played for the

Bolzano-Bozen Foxes
in 2010.

International career

By playing in Italy, Souza later gained Italian citizenship and participated at the 2009 and 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italy men's national ice hockey team.[11][10]

Coaching career

Souza retired in 2011 and became an assistant ice hockey coach with Brown University. In 2013, he became an assistant coach with the University of Connecticut, and in 2015 he joined the staff at the University of New Hampshire. On March 14, 2018, Souza officially took over as the head coach of the Wildcats, replacing the retiring Dick Umile.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 U. of New Hampshire HE 39 15 11 26 20 — — — — —
1997–98 U. of New Hampshire HE 38 13 12 25 36 — — — — —
1998–99 U. of New Hampshire HE 41 23 42 65 38 — — — — —
1999–00
 U. of New Hampshire HE 38 15 25 40 58 — — — — —
2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 75 14 17 31 44 3 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 66 20 11 31 58 — — — — —
2002–03 Norfolk Admirals AHL 5 2 2 4 7 — — — — —
2002–03
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
 AHL 59 7 15 22 89 9 0 1 1 12
2003–04
Florence Pride
 ECHL 17 8 13 21 29 — — — — —
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 27 5 5 10 16 — — — — —
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 14 4 1 5 22 — — — — —
2004–05 Reading Royals ECHL 12 6 3 9 20 — — — — —
2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 53 14 8 22 36 — — — — —
2005–06
 Kölner Haie DEL 5 0 1 1 6 9 1 1 2 14
2005–06 EHC Basel
NLA
 3 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2005–06 EHC Olten
NLB
 23 16 18 34 38 — — — — —
2006–07 SG Cortina
Serie A
 31 22 31 53 32 8 5 5 10 12
2007–08 SG Cortina Serie A 31 13 15 28 32 — — — — —
2008–09 SG Cortina Serie A 42 23 20 43 34 — — — — —
2009–10 SG Cortina Serie A 28 6 11 17 12 — — — — —
Serie A totals 132 64 77 141 110 8 5 5 10 12

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1996–97
All-
All-Tournament Team
1999
 [12]
All-Hockey East Second Team 1999–00

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East) (2018–present)
2018–19 New Hampshire 12–15–9 8–10–6 8th
Hockey East Quarterfinals
2019–20 New Hampshire 15–15–4 9–12–3 9th
2020–21 New Hampshire 6–14–3 5–13–3 10th
Hockey East Quarterfinals
2021–22 New Hampshire 14–19–1 8–15–1 9th
Hockey East Opening Round
2022–23 New Hampshire 11–21–3 6–15–3 10th
Hockey East Opening Round
2023–24 New Hampshire 19–14–1 12–11–1 T–5th
New Hampshire: 77–101–21 (.440) 48–76–17 (.401)
Total: 77–101–21 (.440)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Mike Souza Introduced As Men's Hockey Head Coach". University of New Hampshire. 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ McMahon, Mike (13 December 2010). "Thompson follows cousin to UNH, paves his own path". The Eagle-Tribune. North Andover, MA. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  3. ^ Monahan, Bob (21 March 1999). "Wakefield's Souza has made a big impact for UNH hockey". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Maine Skates Past New Hampshire". The Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Associated Press. 4 April 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Hockey East All Stars". HockeyEastOnline.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  6. ^ Fornabaio, Michael (9 November 2002). "Fresh face, legs: Newcomer Mike Souza gets Sound Tigers rolling". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  7. ^ Sassone, Tim (11 September 2001). "Let the competition begin for Hawks". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Sound Tigers Re-Sign Mike Souza". Our Sports Central. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Mike Souza si trasferisce dal Cortina al Bolzano". HockeyTime.net (in Italian). 13 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  11. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1
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  12. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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