Jeff Likens
| Jeff Likens | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1985 Barrington, IL, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| DEL team Former teams |
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Manchester Monarchs Augsburger Panther Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers ERC Ingolstadt |
| National team |  United States |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Jeff Likens (born August 28, 1985 in Barrington, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
After spending two years playing for the US National Development Team Program, Likens spent four years playing for the University of Wisconsin–Madison before turning pro in 2007 with the American Hockey League's Manchester Monarchs. He also had a spell in the ECHL with the Reading Royals. In 2008, Likens moved to Germany and signed for Augsburger Panther. After two seasons, Liken left the Panthers and signed a one-year contract on April 12, 2010, for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers.[1]
On April 8, 2011, Likens left the Ice Tigers after one season and joined ERC Ingolstadt on a one-year deal.[2] After completing the 2012–13 season, his second with Ingolstadt, Likens was out of contract and signed a one-year deal with fellow DEL club, EHC Wolfsburg on April 17, 2013.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 39 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 39 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 43 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 56 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 56 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 52 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 93 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| DEL totals | 264 | 32 | 95 | 127 | 363 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 54 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for United States
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2004 Helsinki | |
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
References
- ↑ "Ancicka, Frosch and Likens sign with Ice Tigers" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "Likens a Panther" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ↑ "Jeff Likens changes to the Grizzly Adams" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-17.