10th year defenseman Michal Jordan(47) has played in the KHL since heading there in 2016/2017 and recently signed on for his third season with Amur Khabarovsk.
The one-time Carolina Hurricanes‘ prospect signed his first extension after appearing in his first 5 midseason NHL games, while continuing to pitch in more for affiliate Charlotte Checkers.
Almost ironically he wasn’t recalled at all within the next session but put up a career high 21 assists and 25 points in 70 AHL games to earn another look.
It was within this season that he started to show an ability to play at the highest level and was recalled just over a month in and stayed for another 30+ days before being returned, but then summoned soon after for the rest of the frame.
The restricted free agent signed for a third year on a one-way deal and played 36 games with only four in the minors but also found himself to be a healthy scratch on a number of occasions.
He was not given a qualifying offer to stay and that’s when he found new life in Russia.
The 28-year old had a career year scoring 13 assists with a +7 rating in 2018/2019 and could continue that uptick.
Michal Jordan (29)
Carolina Hurricanes‘ 4th round pick in the 2008 draft (#105 overall), Czech-born defenseman Michal Jordan(29) received his first NHL recall.
He is in the final season of his three-year entry level deal and in 48 AHL games this season with Charlotte Checkers he has connected for a career high 6 goals and 15 points, which also puts him on pace to put up a best in that scoring category as well.
While listed at a moderate 6’1″ 195 lbs. he looks a lot bigger than those numbers. There’s little doubt his game is all about muscle and punishing opponents and he’s relatively effective in that role without getting himself into penalty trouble. He’s also a tidy +11 plus/minus on a team that knows how to win games.
In his debut the 22-year old skated 17 shifts for 12:18 total ice time and had one shot on net in a decisive 3-1 victory. He could stick around or at the very least be given a contract extension at the end of the season to see where it goes after a taste of the show.
He should really play in Chicago though.
