Shot Right Height 1.91 m NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 97 kg | Playing career Education Merrimack College Name Karl Infanger Positions Defenseman | |
Born May 17, 1975 (age 49)
Lowell, MA, USA ( 1975-05-17 ) Played for Wheeling Nailers, Mississippi Sea Wolves, Johnstown Chiefs |
Karl Infanger (born May 17, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played parts of three seasons in the ECHL with the Wheeling Nailers, Mississippi Sea Wolves, and Johnstown Chiefs from 1997–98 to 2000–01.
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Infanger was the head coach of the Natick High School hockey program for five years from 2009-2013 with a record of 53-50-9 and a trip to the sectional final in the 2011-2012 season.
Playing career
Infanger grew up in Billerica, Massachusetts where he played four years of hockey with Billerica Memorial High School. As a Division 1 high school player in the Merrimack Valley Conference, he was honored as Defenseman of the Year and was selected to The Boston Globe's All-Scholastic Hockey Team. Following high school, Infanger attended Merrimack College where he played four years of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college with the Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey team. Infanger made his professional debut with the Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League in 1997. He compiled 60 points and 173 career penalty minutes in 137 ECHL games played. He also played in 33 playoffs ECHL games where he scored a total of 12 points with another 22 minutes in penalties.