| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| Played For: | Iowa Chops San Antonio Rampage Abbotsford Heat Syracuse Crunch Hamilton Bulldogs Grand Rapids Griffins |
| Birth Date: | October 22, 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Royal Oak, MI, United States |
| Draft: | 19th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2006 |
| Draft Team: | Anaheim Ducks |
| Career Start: | 2009 |
| Career End: | 2013 |
Mark Mitera (born October 22, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Mitera was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He last played for the Reading Royals of the ECHL in 2012–13.
Mitera joined the University of Michigan for the 2005-06 season after playing two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program.[1]
During his final season with Michigan, Mitera tore his ACL and underwent successful surgery.[2] He returned to the Wolverines lineup and finished the season with one goal and two assists in eight games. After four seasons with the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), Mitera signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks on March 30, 2009.[3]
On July 15, 2011, Mitera was traded by the Ducks to the Montreal Canadiens for Mathieu Carle.[4] On January 10, 2013, Mitera signed for the remainder of the 2012–13 season with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 42 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 43 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Iowa Chops | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 36 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2010–11 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 71 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 35 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 185 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 118 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | United States | U17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2005 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | |||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CCHA Second Team | 2007–08 | [6] |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2008 | [7] |