Maksymilian Szuber (born 25 August 2002) is a Polish-born German professional ice hockey defenceman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 163rd overall, by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Szuber was selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the sixth round, 163rd overall, of the 2022 NHL entry draft. Following three seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with EHC München, culminating with a league championship in the 2022–23 season, he was signed by the Coyotes to a three-year, entry-level contract on 1 May 2023.
During the 2023–24 season, Szuber was recalled from assignment with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) by the Coyotes and made his NHL debut on 9 April 2024, against the Seattle Kraken.
On 29 June 2026, Szuber was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Joshua Roy. Entering the offseason as a restricted free agent, he was immediately tendered a qualifying offer by the Canadiens. Thereafter, Szuber agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the team on 3 August.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2020–21 RB Hockey Juniors AlpsHL 29 3 8 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 2020–21 EHC München DEL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 EHC München DEL 35 1 6 7 6 10 0 0 0 0 2022–23 EHC München DEL 46 3 7 10 8 15 0 2 2 8 2023–24 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 70 7 21 28 48 2 0 1 1 0 2023–24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 65 7 25 32 47 3 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 65 11 16 27 67 — — — — —DEL totals 83 4 13 17 14 25 0 2 2 8NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Germany U18-D1 11th 5 0 5 5 0 2021 Germany WJC 6th 2 0 0 0 0 2022 Germany WJC 6th 5 0 1 1 0 2023 Germany WC 10 1 0 1 31 2024 Germany WC 6th 6 1 1 2 4 2025 Germany WC 9th 6 0 0 0 0Junior totals 12 0 6 6 0Senior totals 22 2 1 3 35
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