Mitch Versteeg

Mitch Versteeg (born November 3, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing in Slovakia with Nitra.

Mitch Versteeg
Picture of Versteeg Mitch (Hockeyades) number 44 at the Match between the Langnau and Nitra Tigers on August 11, 2017 at Sentier .
Born (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Tipsport Liga team
Former teams		 Nitra
Germany
Heilbronner Falken
AHL
Worcester Sharks
ECHL
Kalamazoo Wings
Trenton Titans
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Versteeg played major junior hockey with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League, scoring 12 goals and 29 assists for 41 points, and earning 297 penalty minutes, in 148 games played.

Versteeg began his professional career with the 2009–10 season, playing the majority of the season in the ECHL with the Kalamazoo Wings, but also playing three games in the American Hockey League with the Worcester Sharks. He was a member of 2010–11 Kalamazoo Wings Eastern Conference Championship team.[1]

On July 25, 2013, the Heilbronner Falken of Germany's of the 2nd Bundesliga signed Versteeg for the 2013–14 season.[2]

In August 2014, Versteeg signed a contract with the Nikkō Ice Bucks of the ALH.

Family

He is the younger brother of two time Stanley Cup champion Kris Versteeg.[3]

References
  1. News Release: K-Wings Trade For Versteeg Archived November 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Falken verpflichten nächsten Defensiv-Spezialisten - heilbronner-falken.de
  3. Eliteprospects.com - Kris Versteeg


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