Samson Mahbod

Samson Mahbod (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey winger of Iranian descent. He is currently a free agent.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Mahbod was drafted in the 2005 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Gatineau Olympiques, in the 5th round (75th overall). He also played for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Drummondville Voltigeurs, and the Prince Edward Island Rocket.
===Professional===
He was not drafted into the NHL, so he made his jump to professional hockey by joining the Elmira Jackals in the 2010–11 ECHL season. That season, he also played for the South Carolina Stingrays, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Utah Grizzlies. The following season, he played for the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League, before moving back to the ECHL in 2012 with the Alaska Aces. After a short stay in Alaska, he decided to try his luck abroad and joined GKS Katowice for one game.
In 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok. In addition to winning the playoff championship with the team, he led the league in assists (54) and points (81) and was named the Polish League's Best Player.
In August 2014, he joined Russian club, Toros Neftekamsk of the VHL, where he won the VHL Championship.
In August 2015, he underwent a successful trial with the Espoo Blues of Liiga, and signed a one-year contract. Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he moved on to the KHL, signing with Medvescak Zagreb in July 2016.
During the 2018–19 season, Mahbod played in 8 games with HC Vítkovice Ridera before leaving the Czech Extraliga in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with German outfit, Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL on November 30, 2018. Mahbob contributed with 6 assists in 16 games with the Pinguine before leaving at the conclusion of the year.
==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
2005–06 	Gatineau Olympiques 	QMJHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Acadie-Bathurst Titan 	QMJHL 		9 	1 	1 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	QMJHL 		32 	6 	17 	23 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	QMJHL 		66 	30 	49 	79 	64 		19 	5 	8 	13 	20
2009–10 	Prince Edward Island Rocket	QMJHL 		52 	20 	44 	64 	53 		5 	0 	5 	5 	10
2010–11 	Elmira Jackals 	ECHL 		9 	2 	4 	6 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		16 	3 	7 	10 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		22 	5 	5 	10 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Utah Grizzlies 	ECHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		6 	1 	0 	1 	0
2011–12 	Arizona Sundogs 	CHL 		43 	7 	15 	22 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	GKS Katowice 	Poland 		1 	1 	2 	3 	0 		7 	5 	2 	7 	18
2013–14 	KH Sanok 	Poland 		39 	27 	54 	81 	42 		14 	9 	14 	23 	8
2014–15 	Toros Neftekamsk 	VHL 		37 	8 	17 	25 	95 		20 	7 	6 	13 	10
2015–16 	Espoo Blues 	Liiga 		57 	8 	14 	22 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb 	KHL 		30 	2 	6 	8 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb 	EBEL 		37 	15 	22 	37 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	HC Vítkovice 	ELH 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4 		4 	0 	0 	0 	8
2018–19 	HC Vítkovice 	ELH 		8 	1 	0 	1 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Krefeld Pinguine 	DEL 		16 	0 	6 	6 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	HC Litvínov 	ELH 		29 	9 	13 	22 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	HC Litvínov 	ELH 		9 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	HK Dukla Trenčín 	Slovak 		20 	8 	11 	19 	22 		4 	0 	2 	2 	20
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		30 	2 	6 	8 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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