| Kevin Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1986, Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| EBEL team F. teams |
EC VSV Wheeling Nailers Hannover Indians Hamburg Freezers Dornbirner EC Iserlohn Roosters |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
Kevin Schmidt (born February 14, 1986) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is under contract with EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2, following a stint with EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Playing career[]
A native of Markham, Ontario, Schmidt graduated from St. Michael’s College School in 2005. He enrolled at Bowling Green State University and played in 147 games for the Falcons during his four-year college career, serving as alternate captain his senior season.[1]
He spent his first season of professional hockey in the East Coast Hockey League, recording 30 points (seven goals, 23 assists) in 50 contests for the Wheeling Nailers in 2009-10.[2]
Schmidt moved to the Hannover Indians of the second German division for the 2010-11 season[3] and took the next step forward in his career,[4] being picked up by the Hamburg Freezers, a member of Germany’s top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), prior to the 2011-12 campaign. In Hamburg, Schmidt evolved into a solid DEL player and was given contract extension until 2017, in December 2013.[5] However, the Freezers folded in May 2016[6] and Schmidt had to look for other opportunities after five years with the team.
On June 29, 2016, he signed with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League.[7] He opted to return to Germany for the 2017–18 season, joining the Iserlohn Roosters.[8]
Personal life[]
Schmidt was granted German citizenship in August 2010.[9] His father Horst was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and moved to Canada with his parents as a child.[10]
References[]
- ↑ Kevin Schmidt - 2008-09 Ice Hockey.
- ↑ ECHL ◊ mobile | HOME.[dead link]
- ↑ Interview mit Kevin Schmidt » ECHte Hannoveraner.
- ↑ Kevin Schmidt's profile and statistics at DEL.org (In German)
- ↑ Hamburg Freezers binden Kevin Schmidt bis 2017 - 12 - DEL.org.
- ↑ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. Bid to save Hamburg Freezers DEL ice hockey team comes up short | Sports | DW.COM | 25.05.2016.
- ↑ marksoft. Dornbirn präsentiert seinen Grundkader - hockeyfans.at.
- ↑ gmbh, aliaz werbeagentur. Iserlohn Roosters.
- ↑ GmbH, Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. Hannover Indians: Kevin Schmidt ist Deutscher / Dennis Szygulla wechselt nach Adendorf | del-2.org.
- ↑ Vertrag verlängert: Kevin Schmidt bleibt bei den Freezers | MOPO.de (de-DE).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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