Career
Hoeffel played collegiately for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men"s ice hockey which competes in the WCHA after playing high school hockey for the Hill-Murray Pioneers of Minnesota. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft, and made his professional debut for with New Jersey AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils. On July 25, 2014, Hoeffel was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the Springfield Falcons.
In the 2014-2015 season, Hoeffel contributed to the Falcons in a checking line role and recored a professional high 9 goals in 62 games.
In the following 2015-2016 season, Hoeffel was un-signed before belatedly returning to the Falcons, who had changed National Hockey League affiliations, on a professional try-out contract on November 27, 2015. Having featured in only 4 scoreless games with the Falcons, Hoeffel sought a release from his try-out with Springfield and signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with Norwegian club, Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen on December 14, 2015.
