# Austin Ortega

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**Austin Ortega** (born April 12, 1994) is an American professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) right-winger currently playing for [Adler Mannheim](/source/Adler_Mannheim) in the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL). Born and raised in [Escondido, California](/source/Escondido,_California), Ortega began playing ice hockey at the age of five. He played four seasons of collegiate ice hockey for the [Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey](/source/Omaha_Mavericks_men's_ice_hockey) team, setting an NCAA record for most game-winning goals. After spending his senior year as captain of the Mavericks, Ortega signed his first professional contract with the [San Diego Gulls](/source/San_Diego_Gulls) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League).

## Early life

Ortega was born on April 12, 1994, to parents Frank and Tessie Ortega in [Escondido, California](/source/Escondido,_California)[1] and is of Mexican and Filipino descent. Ortega first became interested in ice hockey after watching a game at the Escondido Ice-Plex at the age of five. From there, he convinced his parents to allow him to play the sport.[2]

## Playing career

### Collegiate

Ortega played for the [Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey](/source/Omaha_Mavericks_men's_ice_hockey) team from 2013 to 2017. In his freshman season, he scored the fastest goal to open a game in school history in a 6-0 win over Colorado College on February 28, 2014. Ortega concluded the season with a Bauer NCHC Rookie of the Week honor and was named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team.[1] The following year, Ortega set an NCAA record for most game-winning goals, surpassing [Doug Weight](/source/Doug_Weight)'s previous record of seven.[3]

### Professional

After spending his senior year as captain of the Mavericks, Ortega signed his first professional contract with the [San Diego Gulls](/source/San_Diego_Gulls) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League).[4] He played two seasons with the Gulls before being assigned to the [Utah Grizzlies](/source/Utah_Grizzlies) in the [ECHL](/source/ECHL).[5] Within Ortega's first two months in the league, he was named the ECHL Player of the Month.[6] Ortega eventually left North America and signed a contract with the [Växjö Lakers](/source/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6_Lakers) of the [Swedish Hockey League](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League) (SHL).[7]

In February 2019, Ortega signed a contract with the [Eisbären Berlin](/source/Eisb%C3%A4ren_Berlin) of the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL) in Berlin, Germany for the remainder of the season.[8] In his first weekend with the team, he recorded two goals and three assists.[9] During an October 2019 pre-season game against the [Chicago Blackhawks](/source/Chicago_Blackhawks), play-by-play commentator [Pat Foley](/source/Pat_Foley) said, "Ortega, who sounds like he ought to be a shortstop.” Although Ortega refused to speak to him after the game, he accepted Foley's apology.[10] At the end of the 2019–20 season, the DEL agreed on a league-wide salary waiver for the following season as part of the licensing process. As a result, Ortega agreed to waive his contract and left the team.[11]

His contract was terminated by TPS in October because "expectations were not met." At the time of his termination, Ortega had accumulated six points in 16 games.[12]

## References

1. ["Austin Ortega"](https://omavs.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/austin-ortega/3906). *omavs.ca*. Omaha. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. Evans, Jim Tal (March 31, 2016). ["Ortega has become one of college hockey's best"](https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/ortega-has-become-one-of-college-hockeys-best/). [Daily Times-Advocate](/source/Daily_Times-Advocate). Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. Helland, Kelsey (March 11, 2015). ["FORMER FORCE PLAYER ORTEGA SETS NCAA RECORD"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210415020659/https://www.fargoforce.com/news_article/show/489499-former-force-player-ortega-sets-ncaa-record). *fargoforce.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fargoforce.com/news_article/show/489499-former-force-player-ortega-sets-ncaa-record) on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["ORTEGA SIGNS WITH SAN DIEGO"](https://omavs.com/news/2017/3/20/211528910). *omavs.com*. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["ECHL TRANSACTIONS - JAN. 7"](https://www.echl.com/en/news/2018/1/echl-transactions-jan-7-2018). *echl.com*. ECHL. January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["Austin Ortega Named ECHL Player of Month"](https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/austin-ortega-named-echl-player-of-month/n-5300226). *oursportscentral.com*. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["Växjö Lakers signar amerikansk högerskytt"](https://www.vaxjolakers.se/artikel/vtmaajiqz-4af7d/vaxjo-lakers-signar-amerikansk-hogerskytt) (in Swedish). *vaxjolakers.se*. 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["Eisbären Berlin verpflichten Stürmer Austin Ortega"](https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2019/02/eishockey-eisbaeren-berlin-verpflichten-stuermer-austin-ortega.html) (in German). *rbb24.de*. February 6, 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190727112344/https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2019/02/eishockey-eisbaeren-berlin-verpflichten-stuermer-austin-ortega.html) July 27, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["Ortega bringt Eisbären in Schwung"](https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2019/02/eishockey-eisbaeren-berlin-neuzugang-austin-ortega-ueberzeugt.html) (in German). *rbb24.de*. February 18, 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190725222822/https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2019/02/eishockey-eisbaeren-berlin-neuzugang-austin-ortega-ueberzeugt.html) July 25, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. Greenfield, Jimmy (October 1, 2019). ["Pat Foley apologizes for making a racially insensitive comment during the Blackhawks preseason game in Berlin"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-pat-foley-racist-comment-20191001-nkrbv6y2jbdbnhs7xotizctzvi-story.html). [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune). Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. ["Eisbären einigen sich auf Gehaltsverzicht - Ortega geht"](https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2020/07/eishockey-eisbaeren-gehaltsverzicht-austin-ortega-verlaesst-verein.html) (in German). *rbb24.de*. July 9, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

1. Ahola, Harri (October 12, 2020). ["TPS:n ulkomaalaiskaarti pienenee taas yhdellä – nyt lähtövuorossa on Austin Ortega"](https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/5184345) (in Finnish). [Turun Sanomat](/source/Turun_Sanomat). Retrieved April 14, 2021.

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