Whatever happened to Mike Novak?
Novak was a defender born on July 16, 1985 in Milton, Ontario. A big man, he stood at 6'3", and weighed 202 pounds.
Novak was a good hockey player as an amateur who was known for his size and physicality on defense. Scouts liked both of those things as his amateur career was beginning to come to an end, but they did not like his speed which was inferior in most ways. He went undrafted out of high school and signed a contract with his hometown Milton Merchants, a juniors team in the OPJHL.
He only played one game with Milton in his first year with the team but was brought back for a second season. In his his second year he tallied four assists in 15 games played. Following this he signed a two year contract with the Wexford Raiders and tallied three points with them in his first season there. In his second season he played in 48 games and tallied 16 points. After four years in juniors he tired of the long bus rides and small venues and accepted an offer to play hockey at Oswego State University for Lakers head coach Ed Gosek.
He played in 16 games for the Lakers in his freshman season, tallying five points in 16 games. The next season he played in 21 games and added three assists to help the Lakers win a national championship. In his junior year he played in 24 games and added one assist. And in his senior campaign he played in 24 games and tallied five points. Following graduation he signed a contract with the independent Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL.
He played in two games with Muskegon in 2009 before being released without tallying a single point and his professional career ended. He now works as a market research analyst in Buffalo, New York and lives with girlfriend, the beautiful Quinn Makin.
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