Michael Houser

Michael Houser (born September 13, 1992) is an American ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Rochester Americans organization of the American Hockey League (AHL).
==Playing career==
Houser played three seasons (2009 – 2012) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights. He was recognized for his outstanding play during the 2011–12 OHL season when he was selected as the OHL Goaltender of the Year and named to the OHL First All-Star Team. Houser was also awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL's Most Outstanding Player.
Houser attended the Florida Panthers’ 2012 development camp, and on July 9, 2012 the Panthers signed him to a three-year entry-level contract.
As a free agent at the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Panthers, Houser was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Ontario Reign, affiliate to the Los Angeles Kings on September 14, 2015.
As a free agent from the Reign, Houser attended the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp on a professional try-out. On October 14, 2016, Houser signed a one-year AHL contract with the Blue Jackets affiliate and defending champions, the Cleveland Monsters. Houser appeared in a single game with the Monsters during the 2016–17 season, playing primarily with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, registering 22 wins in 41 games.
In the following off-season, Houser agreed as a free agent to a one-year, one-way AHL contract with the Tucson Roadrunners on July 28, 2017.
As a free agent, Houser continued his journeyman career in joining his fifth AHL organization, the Rochester Americans on a one-year contract on September 11, 2018. He continued to play the duration of the 2018–19 season in the ECHL, returning for his fourth season with the Cincinnati Cyclones. As the starting goaltender for the Cyclones, Houser recorded his best professional season, collecting 29 wins in 41 games to be named to the ECHL First All-Star team and the ECHL's Goaltender of the Year.
On August 29, 2019, Houser as a free agent was re-signed by the Americans to a one-year AHL contract.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	OT 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
2008–09 	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL 		32 	5 	18 	0 	1523 	102 	0 	4.02 	.902 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	London Knights 	OHL 		25 	17 	4 	1 	1450 	75 	0 	3.10 	.900 		3 	0 	0 	53 	7 	0 	7.92 	.821
2010–11 	London Knights 	OHL 		54 	30 	19 	5 	3088 	171 	1 	3.32 	.904 		6 	2 	4 	332 	15 	0 	2.71 	.940
2011–12 	London Knights 	OHL 		62 	46 	15 	1 	3698 	152 	6 	2.47 	.925 		19 	16 	3 	1173 	44 	1 	2.25 	.928
2012–13 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		29 	17 	10 	2 	1694 	72 	2 	2.55 	.917 		17 	9 	8 	1154 	43 	1 	2.24 	.915
2013–14 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		28 	12 	13 	1 	1473 	75 	1 	3.05 	.903 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		12 	5 	6 	1 	724 	27 	1 	2.24 	.924 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		37 	19 	9 	4 	2081 	98 	2 	2.83 	.900 		1 	0 	1 	64 	4 	0 	3.75 	.897
2015–16 	Manchester Monarchs 	ECHL 		16 	10 	4 	2 	963 	43 	0 	2.68 	.912 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Ontario Reign 	AHL 		6 	1 	4 	0 	321 	13 	0 	2.43 	.903 		1 	0 	0 	20 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000
2016–17 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		41 	22 	14 	3 	2300 	99 	2 	2.58 	.919 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Cleveland Monsters 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	20 	1 	0 	3.00 	.750 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Fort Wayne Komets 	ECHL 		45 	28 	11 	4 	2552 	116 	2 	2.73 	.909 		17 	10 	7 	1081 	44 	0 	2.44 	.914
2017–18 	Tucson Roadrunners 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	9 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		41 	29 	7 	5 	2394 	85 	2 	2.13 	.922 		11 	5 	6 	649 	26 	1 	2.40 	.923
2019–20 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		26 	16 	5 	5 	1556 	59 	2 	2.27 	.902 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		73 	32 	26 	4 	3,904 	187 	3 	2.87 	.901 		2 	0 	0 	84 	4 	0 	2.86 	.911
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
OHL 	OHL 	OHL
All-Rookie Team 	2009–10	
CHL All-Rookie Team 	2009–10	
First Team All-Star 	2011–12	
Goaltender of the Year 	2011–12	
Red Tilson Trophy - Most Outstanding Player	2011–12	
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 	2012 	
ECHL 	ECHL 	ECHL
First All-Star Team 	2018–19	
Goaltender of the Year 	2018–19	
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Category:Cleveland Monsters players
Category:Des Moines Buccaneers players
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ohio
Category:London Knights players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Tucson Roadrunners players