Evan Kaufmann
| Evan Kaufmann | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 31, 1984 Plymouth, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
DEG Metro Stars Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2015 | ||
Evan Kaufmann (born October 31, 1984) is a German-American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Kaufmann, who is Jewish,[1] was born in Plymouth, Minnesota and graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School at Plymouth in 2004.[2] His great-grandparents were murdered during the Holocaust.[3] At the University of Minnesota, Kaufmann played on the Golden Gophers hockey team and studied accounting at the Carlson School of Management. Kaufmann was a Western Collegiate Hockey Association scholar-athlete pick all four years at Minnesota.[4]
Kaufmann moved to Germany in 2008 and received German citizenship in order to play for the national team, DEG Metro Stars of Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[5] He is among the top scorers in the league. Kaufmann admits that his teammates are very curious about him being Jewish and often ask him questions. Kaufmann told the UK's Daily Mail: "I didn't have to think hard about it. It is a great honour but it will also be a very emotional moment for me when I hear the national anthem played."[6]
On February 16, 2012, Kaufmann agreed to leave DEG at season's end and signed with fellow DEL club, Nürnberg Ice Tigers,[7] where he played through the 2014-15 season. In July 2015, he announced his retirement from ice hockey.[8] He played a total of 315 games in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and won 17 caps for the German Men's National Team, including seven outings at the 2012 World Championships.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | River City Lancers | USHL | 60 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 29 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 32 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 45 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 44 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 56 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 48 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 47 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| DEL totals | 315 | 92 | 134 | 226 | 172 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 36 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Germany | WC | 12th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Professional Hockey Review: 2010–11; European Hockey League". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 8–9. September–October 2011.
- ↑ "Hockey Profile: Evan Kaufmann". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ↑ Longman, Jere (February 19, 2012). "A Jewish Hockey Player at History's Indelible Crossroad". The New York Times.
- ↑ Augustovitz, Roman (March 6, 2008). "Gophers teammates reach fork in the road". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Roach and Kaufmann extend with Metro Stars" (in German). DEG Metro Stars. March 14, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ↑ Allan Hall (February 8, 2012). yd "Ice hockey star set to become one of handful of post-war Jews to represent Germany at international level" Check
|url=value (help). Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved January 14, 2013. - ↑ "Kaufmann agrees to contract with Ice Tigers" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ Sport1.de. "Evan Kaufmann von den Nürnberg Ice Tigers beendet seine Karriere". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
External links
- Evan Kaufmann's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Evan Kaufmann's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database