Rob Kwiet
| Rob Kwiet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 2, 1988 Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Greenville Swamp Rabbits Providence Bruins Bridgeport Sound Tigers ESV Kaufbeuren | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Rob Kwiet (born August 2, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. He has previously played in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
Playing career
Undrafted, Kwiet played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors and the Windsor Spitfires.
On August 9, 2012, Kwiet was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Stockton Thunder.[1] During the 2012–13 season, he was moved to the Greenville Road Warriors after one game before settling with the San Francisco Bulls on November 19, 2012.
On July 30, 2013, Kwiet signed a one-year contract as a free agent with his fifth ECHL club, the Fort Wayne Komets.[2] In the 2013–14 season, on December 12, 2013, he was traded by the Komets to the Gwinnett Gladiators in exchange for Mike Embach.[3] Kwiet then contributed with 23 points in 33 games before he was again traded to the Florida Everblades to finish the season.
Kweit signed abroad on July 19, 2014, as a free agent in agreeing to a one-year contract with second division German club, ESV Kaufbeuren of the DEL2.[4]
After a season in Germany, Kwiet returned to North America agreeing to a second stint with the Greenville Road Warriors (later renamed the Swamp Rabbits) of the ECHL on August 14, 2015.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Wellington Dukes | OPJHL | 47 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 63 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 57 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 37 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 27 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Muskegon Fury | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 66 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 56 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 48 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2012–13 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 50 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 33 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEL2 | 52 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 50 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Kwiet, Thunder agree to terms". Stockton Thunder. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ↑ "Seasoned D-man Kwiet added to Komets blueline". Fort Wayne Komets. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ "Glads make five player trade". Gwinnett Gladiators. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ "Rob Kwiet an offensive d-man to ESVK" (in German). ESV Kaufbeuren. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ "Kwiet returns to Road Warriors". Greenville Road Warriors. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-08-14.