Jordan Szwarz

Jordan Szwarz (born May 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Szwarz was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He later joined the Boston Bruins organization, before joining the Ottawa Senators as a free agent in July 2019.

Jordan Szwarz
Szwarz at the 2019 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1991-05-14) May 14, 1991
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Arizona Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 97th overall, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Szwarz played for the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League from 2007 to 2011 and became the team's third all-time leading scorer with 204 career OHL points. In the 2010–11 season with the Spirit, Szwarz was recognised as the team's Most Valuable Player and was awarded the Heart and Soul Award.[1]

Szwarz made his professional debut with the San Antonio Rampage in the 2009–10 season.

On October 29, 2013, Szwarz made his NHL debut playing eight minutes and 16 seconds for the Phoenix Coyotes in a 3–1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.[2] His first NHL goal was scored in his next NHL game, on October 31 against Carter Hutton of the Nashville Predators.

After a career-best year in the AHL with the Providence Bruins in scoring 54 points in 65 games in the 2016–17 season, Szwarz signed as a free agent with Providence's NHL affiliate the Boston Bruins on a one-year, two-way deal on July 1, 2017.[3]

During the 2017–18 season, having played his first games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins since 2015, Szwarz was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension on March 31, 2018.[4]

After three seasons within the Bruins organization, Szwarz left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2019.[5] Acquired to add depth to the Senators organization, Szwarz was assigned and selected as team captain with AHL affiliate the Binghamton Senators for the 2019–20 season. With the Division leading Binghamton, Szwarz collected 18 goals and 36 points through 48 regular season games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was scoreless in three games with the Ottawa Senators on a recall basis.

As an impending free agent, Szwarz opted to embark on a career abroad by agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novogord of the KHL, on July 22, 2020.[6]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 12 21 33 56 4 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Saginaw Spirit OHL 67 17 34 51 76 8 1 5 6 10
2009–10 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 26 28 54 82 6 1 2 3 0
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 27 39 66 90 12 4 9 13 8
2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 58 7 13 20 28 — — — — —
2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 60 11 22 33 31 — — — — —
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 27 8 6 14 55 — — — — —
2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 26 3 0 3 19 — — — — —
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 45 9 13 22 65 5 1 2 3 8
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 9 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 12 11 23 31 — — — — —
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 65 22 32 54 76 17 6 5 11 18
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 52 21 27 48 37 4 1 2 3 12
2017–18 Boston Bruins NHL 12 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 68 23 23 46 56 4 2 2 4 12
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 46 18 18 36 40 — — — — —
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 50 4 3 7 25 — — — — —

References
  1. "Spirit host rookie camp and have 2010-11 awards ceremony". Saginaw Spirit. May 1, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  2. "Szwarz makes NHL debut with Coyotes". Brampton Guardian. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. "Bruins sign depth players Kenny Agostino, Paul Postma to one-year, one-way deals". CSNNE. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. "Bruins sign Jordan Szwarz to contract extension". Boston Bruins. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. "Senators sign Jordan Szwarz to one-year, two-way contract". Ottawa Senators. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  6. "Jordan Szwarz is in Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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