Mark Kaufmann

Mark Kaufmann is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Yale.
==Career==
Kaufmann was born in Japan was there until age 6 when his family moved back to British Columbia. After working his way through the junior programs, Kaufmann began attending Yale University in the fall of 1989. In his first two seasons with the team, Kaufmann played well but the Bulldogs weren't very good, finishing both years with losing records. Yale and Kaufmann began to see a change in 1991 when his point production nearly doubled and the team posted its first winning season in 5 years. The Bulldogs held firm in Kaufmann's final season but he increased his scoring to more than two points per game and was named an All-American. Kaufmann also set a program record for the most points in a season that stands as of 2021.
After graduating, Kaufmann began his professional career with Asiago but then joined Team Canada for parts of three years. At the tail end of the 1996 season, he signed on with the Portland Pirates and helped the team reach the Calder Cup finals that year. Despite producing in postseason, Kaufmann returned to Europe after the season and played for three teams over the course of the next three years.
In 1999 the Nikkō Ice Bucks were reestablished after a financial crisis and Kaufmann got a chance to return to his first home. He played parts of four years with the club, leading the Bucks in scoring three times, and retired in 2003.
While he had been pursuing his hockey career, Kaufmann had been working part-time as a software designer. As his playing career was coming to a close, he transitioned into linguistic training and worked with the Linguistic Institute until co-founding his own company, LingQ in 2007. He continued to work as the CEO of LingQ while also serving as President of KP Logix, a software company located in the Vancouver area.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1988–89 	Richmond Sockeyes 	BCHL 	 	60 	42 	46 	88 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Yale 	ECAC Hockey 	 	29 	9 	16 	25 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Yale 	ECAC Hockey 	 	28 	10 	17 	27 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Yale 	ECAC Hockey 	 	27 	25 	20 	45 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Yale 	ECAC Hockey 	 	31 	25 	38 	63 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Canada 	International 	 	7 	5 	3 	8 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	HC Asiago 	Serie A 	 	20 	13 	18 	31 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Canada 	International 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Canada 	International 	 	53 	30 	38 	68 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Canada 	International 	 	53 	16 	33 	49 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 	 	3 	2 	1 	3 	0 	 	24 	4 	15 	19 	6
1996–97 	EC KAC 	Austria 	 	55 	28 	34 	62 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Grasshopper Club Zürich 	NLB 	 	38 	31 	46 	77 	24 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	2
1998–99 	Grasshopper Club Zürich 	NLB 	 	40 	26 	29 	55 	36 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	4
1998–99 	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Nikkō Ice Bucks 	JIHL 	 	15 	7 	7 	14 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Canada 	International 	 	2 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Nikkō Ice Bucks 	JIHL 	 	40 	25 	30 	55 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Nikkō Ice Bucks 	JIHL 	 	38 	28 	36 	64 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Nikkō Ice Bucks 	JIHL 	 	22 	15 	17 	32 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	 	115 	69 	91 	160 	76 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
International totals	International totals 	International totals	 	121 	52 	78 	130 	55 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NLB totals 	NLB totals 	NLB totals 	 	78 	57 	75 	132 	60 	 	8 	3 	3 	6 	6
JIHL totals 	JIHL totals 	JIHL totals 	 	115 	75 	90 	165 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team 	1989–90	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	1991–92	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	1992–93	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1992–93	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Asiago Hockey 1935 players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:EC KAC players
Category:Grasshopper Club Zürich players
Category:SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
Category:Nikkō Ice Bucks players