Mark Van Guilder

Mark David Van Guilder (born January 17, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for EHC Visp of the Swiss League. He has previously played with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL).
==Playing career==
Played two years of junior ice hockey with the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 2002–2004. Became the ninth Tri-City player to make it all the way to the National Hockey League (NHL) after making his NHL debut in 2013.
Played NCAA Division I ice hockey at the University of Notre Dame, appearing in 163 consecutive games during his four-year college career from 2004–2008. Having never missed a game, Van Guilder is considered the school's all time "Iron-Man." Served as team captain during the 2007–2008 season, during which the Fighting Irish advanced to the Frozen Four and appeared in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship game against Boston College. Van Guilder was one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in 2008.
Played parts of two seasons for the Cincinnati Cyclones in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) from 2008–10 before moving up to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, during the 2009–10 season. Appeared in 383 regular season games for the Milwaukee Admirals between 2008–2015, becoming the most tenured player in the AHL era of the Milwaukee Admirals after appearing in his 367th game on March 11, 2015. Served as assistant captain during the 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons.
After five seasons within the affiliates of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), Van Guilder signed his first NHL contract as an Undrafted Free Agent to a two-year, two-way contract with Nashville on May 20, 2013. During the 2013–14 season, Van Guilder was rewarded with his long-awaited NHL debut with the Predators, playing in a solitary game in a 4–3 shootout victory against the Washington Capitals on March 30, 2014.
After finishing the 2014–15 season with the Milwaukee Admirals, Van Guilder finally left the Predators organization as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with Italian club, Ritten/Renon of the Serie A league on July 30, 2015. Van Guilder was named assistant captain of Ritten Sport and lead the team to both regular season and postseason championships during the 2015–16 season.
Signed a one-year deal with the Stavanger Oilers in Norway's top-tier GET-ligaen on June 13, 2016. The Stavanger Oilers won both the regular and postseason GET-ligaen championships during 2016–17 season. Van Guilder lead the GET-ligaen in points and was named to the league's All-Star Team.
Signed a one-year deal with EHC Visp in the Swiss League on April 12, 2017.
==Personal==
2002 graduate of Roseville Area High School, where he lettered in football, lacrosse, and ice hockey. Selected all-Conference and all-State in football as a senior. Helped lead Roseville to a pair of Minnesota lacrosse state championships, earning all-State honors as a junior and senior in lacrosse. Selected Pioneer Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2002.
Graduated from the University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters with a degree in sociology in 2008.
Van Guilder is Catholic and speaks openly about his faith."Admirals’ Mark Van Guilder lives his faith on and off the rink" Posted 8:15 pm, November 7, 2013, by Courtney King on Fox6now
Selected as the Milwaukee Admirals' Man of the Year and as a finalist for the AHL Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for four consecutive years from 2011–2014. During his seasons with the Milwaukee Admirals, Van Guilder visited schools throughout South Eastern Wisconsin to share how he lives his life as a Catholic professional athlete.
Married to Brinya Bjork. Brother-in-law Anders Bjork signed an entry level contract with the Boston Bruins on May 30, 2017.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2002–03 	Tri-City Storm 	USHL 		59 	11 	8 	19 	23 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Tri-City Storm 	USHL 		60 	17 	22 	39 	23 		11 	3 	2 	5 	18
2004–05 	Notre Dame 	CCHA 		38 	3 	5 	8 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Notre Dame 	CCHA 		36 	8 	18 	26 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Notre Dame 	CCHA 		42 	18 	16 	34 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Notre Dame 	CCHA 		47 	13 	17 	30 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL 		65 	26 	44 	70 	18 		15 	3 	4 	7 	8
2008–09 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		28 	0 	7 	7 	8 		7 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL 		15 	6 	5 	11 	21 		14 	5 	10 	15 	2
2010–11 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		62 	10 	7 	17 	10 		13 	3 	3 	6 	2
2011–12 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		70 	12 	15 	27 	14 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2012–13 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		73 	14 	18 	32 	9 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		69 	14 	15 	29 	28 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2013–14 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		76 	11 	15 	26 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	RittenSport 	Serie A 		42 	18 	39 	57 	32 		14 	12 	11 	23 	10
2016–17 	Stavanger Oilers 	GET-ligaen		45 	24 	41 	65 	32 		14 	10 	18 	28 	10
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		386 	61 	78 	139 	95 		30 	4 	3 	7 	6
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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