Jeff Ulmer

Jeffrey Ulmer (born April 27, 1977) is a professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career
During the 2000–01 NHL season he played 21 games for the New York Rangers, scoring 3 goals. Ulmer moved to Europe in 2003, spliting 2003-04 with the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom and Lukko of the SM-liiga in Finland. He returned to North America in 2004, spending the season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League before returning to Europe, moving to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with Hamburg Freezers. After one season with Hamburg, he moved the Frankfurt Lions for a two year spell. In 2008, he signed with HC Dinamo Minsk of the new Kontinental Hockey League and was later on 14 October 2008 loaned out for two months to HC Fribourg-Gottéron. On November 24, 2008, he signed with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien. On May 11, 2009, Ulmer rejoined the Frankfurt Lions. At the end of the 2009-10 season however, the Lions ceased operations due to increased financial difficulties. Ulmer signed with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL.

On December 6, Ulmer signed on with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien. On July 26, 2011, Ulmer announced he had returned to the German DEL with the DEG Metro Stars on a one-year contract.