Daniel Kreutzer (born October 23, 1979) is a German retired professional ice hockey forward who spent most of his career with Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1][2][3]
| Daniel Kreutzer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 23, 1979 Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Düsseldorfer EG Revierlöwen Oberhausen Kassel Huskies | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2017 | ||
Career
editHaving come through the youth ranks of Düsseldorfer EG, Kreutzer made his debut in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in the 1996-97 season. After spending time with Revier Löwen Oberhausen and the Kassel Huskies between 1997 and 2002, he returned to Düsseldorf and became a pillar of the DEG side. Kreutzer reached the finals with the Düsseldorf team in 2006 and 2009, but would never win the German championship. A long-time DEG team captain, he appeared in a total of 1060 DEL contests, scoring 270 goals, while assisting on 529 more. He announced his retirement on August 17, 2017.[4] Internationally, Kreutzer won 201 caps for the German men's national team, participating in the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games and several world championships.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEU U18 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEU U20 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | EV Duisburg | DEU.2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 60 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 60 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 50 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 51 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 85 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 | ||
| 2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 44 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 34 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 49 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 113 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 54 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2011–12 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 51 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 42 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 51 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 937 | 247 | 471 | 718 | 1360 | 123 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 188 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1997 | Germany | WJC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Germany | EJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1998 | Germany | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1999 | Germany | WJC B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Germany | WC B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2000 | Germany | OGQ | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Germany | WC B | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2001 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Germany | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Germany | OG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2003 | Germany | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Germany | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Germany | WCH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Germany | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Germany | OG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Germany | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Germany | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | |||
| Senior totals | 96 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 99 | |||
References
edit- ^ Daniel Kreutzer's profile and statistics at DEL.org (in German)
- ^ "Spieler-Infos" [Player Info] (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Daniel Kreutzer bleibt bis 2013!" [Daniel Kreutzer remains until 2013!] (in German). DEG Metro Stars. 2009-12-02. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Eishockey: Düsseldorfer Daniel Kreutzer beendet Eishockey-Karriere". Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Kreutzer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database