Rob Zepp

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Rob Zepp
Born (1981-09-07) September 7, 1981
Newmarket, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
DEL team
Former teams 		Eisbären Berlin
Lowell Lock Monsters
SaiPa
National team  Germany
NHL Draft 99th overall, 1999,
Atlanta Thrashers
110th overall, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2001–present

Robert Zepp (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian-born German professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Eisbären Berlin of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) professional hockey league.

Playing career

Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Zepp played junior hockey for the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League. During three standout years with the high flying Whalers, Zepp was awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy three years running as a part of the goaltending duo in OHL with best goals against average. In his first season with the Whalers, Zepp was also awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy as the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year who best combines high standards of play and academic excellence and the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year Award.

He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in round 4, 99th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He never signed a contract with the Thrashers and was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in round 4, 110th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played from 2001 until 2005 with the Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League before deciding to play in Europe. He joined SaiPa of the Finnish League where he played two seasons. He joined Eisbären Berlin in 2007.[1]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Ontario Hockey League
Dave Pinkney Trophy 1999, 2000, 2001
Bobby Smith Trophy 1999
CHL Scholastic Player of the Year 1999
Second All-Star Team 2000, 2001

References

  1. ↑ "Zepp remains with Polar Bears" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-04. 

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