Panthers Sign D Mike Kostka
Thursday, 06.30.2011 / 7:00 PM
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Florida Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Executive Vice President & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has agreed to terms with D Mike Kostka on a one-year, two way contract.
Kostka, 25, appeared in 80 games with the Rochester Americans last season, leading the team with 55 points, while ranking first on the club among defensemen with 16 goals and 39 assists. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound blue liner, spent two seasons (2008-10) playing for Florida Panthers Head Coach Kevin Dineen, when they were both with the Portland Pirates.
The Etobicoke, Ontario native played four years of college hockey at the University of Massachusetts (2004-08). During the 2007-08 season, he served as his club’s captain and was named team MVP.
Mike Kostka’s Career Statistics:
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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2004-05 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 32 1 5 6 14
2005-06 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 36 2 6 8 20
2006-07 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 39 3 15 18 20
2007-08 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 36 9 12 21 20
2007-08 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Portland Pirates AHL 80 4 26 30 33 4 1 0 1 6
2009-10 Portland Pirates AHL 76 2 25 27 37 4 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Rochester Americans AHL 80 16 39 55 46 -- -- -- -- --
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Kostka, 25, appeared in 80 games with the Rochester Americans last season, leading the team with 55 points, while ranking first on the club among defensemen with 16 goals and 39 assists. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound blue liner, spent two seasons (2008-10) playing for Florida Panthers Head Coach Kevin Dineen, when they were both with the Portland Pirates.
The Etobicoke, Ontario native played four years of college hockey at the University of Massachusetts (2004-08). During the 2007-08 season, he served as his club’s captain and was named team MVP.
Mike Kostka’s Career Statistics:
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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2004-05 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 32 1 5 6 14
2005-06 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 36 2 6 8 20
2006-07 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 39 3 15 18 20
2007-08 UMass-Amherst H-Eas 36 9 12 21 20
2007-08 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Portland Pirates AHL 80 4 26 30 33 4 1 0 1 6
2009-10 Portland Pirates AHL 76 2 25 27 37 4 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Rochester Americans AHL 80 16 39 55 46 -- -- -- -- --
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The Florida Panthers Offseason is presented by JetBlue. Sunrise Sports & Entertainment is the premier company of its kind in South Florida. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Home to more than 200 events annually and the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, the BankAtlantic Center was a finalist for Arena of the Year in annual awards given by trade publication Pollstar.
