Evan Kaufmann

Evan Kaufmann
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
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams 		Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
DEG Metro Stars
National team  Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Evan Kaufmann (born October 31, 1984) is a German-American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of 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 sign a two-year contract with fellow DEL club, Nürnberg Ice Tigers.[7]

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
DEL totals 220 64 94 158 130 38 10 10 20 26

International

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Germany WC 7 0 1 1 4
Senior int'l totals 7 0 1 1 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Hockey Review: 2010–11; European Hockey League". Jewish Sports Review 8 (87): 8–9. September–October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Profile: Evan Kaufmann". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ Longman, Jere (February 19, 2012). "A Jewish Hockey Player at History’s Indelible Crossroad". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Augustovitz, Roman (March 6, 2008). "Gophers teammates reach fork in the road". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Roach and Kaufmann extend with Metro Stars" (in German). DEG Metro Stars. March 14, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ 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". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kaufmann agrees to contract with Ice Tigers" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

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