Felix Schütz

Felix Schütz
Born November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03) (age 24)
Erding, FRG
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Cologne Sharks
ERC Ingolstadt
Portland Pirates
National team  Germany
NHL Draft 117th overall, 2006
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2007–present

Felix Schütz (born November 3, 1987) is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Cologne Sharks of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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Playing career

Schütz was drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Schütz was drafted from the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after making the move to North America from playing in Germany with the Landshut Cannibals.[1]

Upon completing his second season in the QMJHL between the Sea Dogs and Val-d'Or Foreurs in 2006–07, Schütz returned to Germany to play professionally in the DEL with ERC Ingolstadt. Schütz posted an impressive 12 goals and 25 points as a rookie in the 2007–08 to earn a three-year entry level contract with the Sabres on May 7, 2008.[2]

Schütz spent the next two seasons in the American Hockey League with Sabres affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Despite the possibility of remaining with Pirates for a third consecutive season, Schütz opted to play in Germany and returned to Ingolstadt on a two-year contract on October 20, 2010.[3]

Schütz scored the overtime winning goal for the host country, Germany, against the U.S. in the opening-round of the 2010 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun 24 1 2 3 8 5 0 0 0 2
2005–06 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 65 21 31 52 61 — — — — —
2006–07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 18 4 7 11 16 — — — — —
2006–07 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 27 15 18 33 28 20 5 10 15 22
2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 46 12 13 25 76 3 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 78 15 27 42 61 5 1 1 2 2
2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 67 13 14 27 61 3 0 0 0 10
2010–11 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 35 5 7 12 32 3 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 145 28 41 69 122 8 1 1 2 12

International

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Germany U17 5 0 1 1 0
2005 Germany WJC18 6 2 1 3 2
2005 Germany WJC 6 0 0 0 0
2006 Germany WJC-D1 5 1 3 4 8
2006 Germany WC-D1 5 2 5 7 2
2007 Germany WJC 6 5 3 8 8
2010 Germany WC 9 2 2 4 4
Junior int'l totals 28 8 8 16 18
Senior int'l totals 14 4 7 11 6

References

  1. ^ "Felix Schutz profile". Hockeysfuture.com. 2010-01-02. http://hockeysfuture.com/prospect/felix_schutz. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  2. ^ "Sabres sign Felix Schutz". Buffalo Sabres. 2008-05-07. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=438009. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  3. ^ "German National Schutz strengthens Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2010-10-20. http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1518. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 

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