National team Croatia Role Ice hockey player Education Miami University NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.88 m Position Winger | Playing career Weight 91 kg Shoots Right-handed Name Mike Glumac Career start 2004 | |
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Born April 5, 1980 (age 44)
Niagara Falls, ON, CAN ( 1980-04-05 ) KHL team
Former teams KHL Medvescak
St. Louis Blues
Adler Mannheim | ||
DORIS VREČKO I MIKE GLUMAC
Michael Glumac (born April 5, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing as Captain for Croatian hockey club KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is of Croatian descent.
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Playing career
Prior to turning pro, Glumac played hockey at the Miami University in Ohio from 1998–2002. During the 2002–03 season, he was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team as a member of the Pee Dee Pride Mike Glumac also won the Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award.
Glumac was undrafted, and signed his first professional contract with the St. Louis Blues on June 29, 2004. After spending a good portion of three seasons with St. Louis' two AHL affiliates Worcester IceCats and Peoria Rivermen. He finally got his big chance on January 3, 2006 against the Calgary Flames. There, he recorded his first NHL point - an assist.
Glumac signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 16, 2008 and was sent to affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs in the AHL. In July 2010 it was announced that Glumac had joined the Kassel Huskies of the German Deutsche Eishockey-Liga on a try-out. However, due to Kassel unexpectedly folding he was released and signed to another try-out with the Straubing Tigers. Unsuccessful with the Tigers, Glumac moved on to his third DEL club, Alder Mannheim, and on October 12, 2010, secured a one-year contract.
After leading Mannheim with 17 goals in the 2010–11 season, Glumac was re-signed to a one-year deal on May 11, 2011.
On May 24, 2013, after three seasons with Mannheim, Glumac joined newly promoted Croatian club, KHL Medveščak of the KHL on an initial one-year contract.