Marc Michaelis

Marc Michaelis (born 31 July 1995) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Marc Michaelis
Michaelis with Germany during the 2024 IIHF World Championship
Born	(1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 29) Mannheim, Germany
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Adler Mannheim Vancouver Canucks SCL Tigers EV Zug
National team	Germany
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2018–present

Playing career

Undrafted, Michaelis originally played in his native Germany within the Adler Mannheim junior program, before moving to North America to continue his development in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and United States Hockey League (USHL).

Michaelis continued to commit to a collegiate career with Minnesota State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). In four seasons with the Mavericks, two as team Captain between the 2018–19 season and 2019–20 season, Michaelis accumulated 162 points in 148 games. In his senior year, Michaelis led the team in scoring with 44 points in 31 games played and was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Year.

As an undrafted free agent and looking to embark on his professional career, Michaelis opted to sign a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks on March 20, 2020.^[1] In the pandemic delayed and shortened 2020–21 season, Michaelis made his Canucks debut on March 4, 2021, replacing an injured Elias Pettersson in a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[2] He appeared in 15 games for the regular season going scoreless.

As an impending restricted free agent, Michaelis was not tendered a qualifying by the Canucks and was released as a free agent. On August 18, 2021, he agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the Toronto Marlies, the primary affiliate to the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[3]

On June 28, 2022, Michaelis opted to pause his North American career in agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with Swiss club, SCL Tigers of the NL.^[4]

International play

Michaelis represented Germany at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Jungadler Mannheim	DNL		34	2	11	13	8		6	0	1	1	2
2012–13	Jungadler Mannheim	DNL		34	27	34	61	12		7	2	14	16	2
2013–14	Jungadler Mannheim	DNL		36	28	37	65	22		7	3	4	7	2
2014–15	Minnesota Magicians	NAHL		27	9	21	30	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL		32	15	8	23	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL		59	10	41	51	18		4	1	1	2	0
2016–17	Minnesota State U.	WCHA		39	14	22	36	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Minnesota State U.	WCHA		36	18	22	40	20		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Minnesota State U.	WCHA		42	19	23	42	25		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Minnesota State U.	WCHA		31	20	24	44	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		15	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Toronto Marlies	AHL		22	5	8	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	SCL Tigers	NL		45	15	24	39	22		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	EV Zug	NL		50	13	24	37	14		11	2	4	6	0
2024–25	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	12	19	31	14		10	3	4	7	7
NHL totals				15	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
NL totals				95	28	48	76	36		11	2	4	6	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Germany	U18	8th		5	0	0	0	0
2015	Germany	WJC	10th		6	0	2	2	0
2018	Germany	WC	11th		7	1	2	3	2
2019	Germany	WC	6th		6	2	0	2	0
2022	Germany	WC	7th		8	2	5	7	0
2024	Germany	WC	6th		8	3	5	8	4
Junior totals					11	0	2	2	0
Senior totals					29	8	12	20	6

Awards and honors

Award	Year	Ref
WCHA All-Rookie Team	2016–17	[6]
All-WCHA First Team	2016–17	[7]
All-WCHA First Team	2017–18	[7]
All-WCHA First Team	2018–19	[7]
All-WCHA First Team	2019–20	[7]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2019–20	[8]