Career
He is currently playing with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). Florek was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 5th round (135th overall) of the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Florek played junior hockey for the United States of America Hockey National Team Development Program for both the under-17 and under-18 teams before moving on to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats ice hockey program
While at Northern Michigan, Florek played 157 games scoring 53 goals and 63 assists for 116 points.
Florek was very successful with the Wildcats, and was named an alternate captain of the team for the 2010-2011 season and captain for the 2011-2012 season. During his career at NMU he led (or tied for the lead) in game winning goals for the 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 season and led the team in power play goals with nine during the 2011-2012 season.
Florek was named to the CCHA Second All-Star team and was named a finalist for the CCHA Best Defensive Forward Award for the 2011-2012 season. Following his final season with the Wildcats Florek signed an entry level contract with the Bruins on March 25, 2012, and was assigned to the Providence Bruins of the AHL for the rest of the season.
Florek attended the Boston Bruins training camp for the start of the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season but was assigned to Providence on September 14, 2012.
Florek played 71 games with Providence scoring 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in the regular season and played 12 playoff games scoring one goal and two assists for three points before they were eliminated in the conference finals by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. On September 22, 2013, Florek was again assigned to Providence to begin the 2013-2014, but he did play in four National Hockey League games for Boston during the 2013-2014 regular season. Florek was reassigned to Providence again on January 5, 2014.
Florek scored his first National Hockey League goal on January 9, 2014, against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.
Florek attended the Bruins training camp for the start of the 2014-2015 National Hockey League Season but was assigned to Providence on October 1, 2014. On July 2, 2015, Florek left the Bruins as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.