Gabe Guentzel

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Gabe Guentzel
Born (1988-05-02) May 2, 1988 (age 33)
Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		Free agent
Syracuse Crunch
Norfolk Admirals
Ritten/Renon
Asplöven HC
Augsburger Panther
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Gabriel John "Gabe" Guentzel (born May 2, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player. He holds dual citizenship in the United States and Germany. [1] Guentzel is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played under contract with German DEL outfit Augsburger Panther.

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Playing career

A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) defenseman, Guentzel graduated from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minnesota in 2006. He played in the North American Hockey League and the United States Hockey League before embarking on a four-year NCAA career at Colorado College. [2] As a freshman (2008–09), he saw the ice in 36 games, scoring three goals while assisting on 13 others (16 points) and was presented with the Bob Johnson Award as the Tigers' freshman of the Year. [3] Statistically, his best college season was his junior year, when he recorded 28 points (six goals, 22 assists). [4] As a senior, Guentzel was named to the All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association Second Team. [5]

Upon graduation, he signed with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, with his debut coming on March 21, 2012. [6] He split the following season, 2012–13, between the Norfolk Admirals (AHL) and the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL). [7]

Guentzel landed his first overseas job in 2013, signing with Rittner Buam of the Italian elite league Serie A, helping the team win the Italian championship in the 2013–14 season. [8] He then signed with Swedish second-division side Asplöven HC for the 2014–15 campaign [9] and moved to Germany during the season, signing with the Fischtown Pinguins, a Bremerhaven-based member of the second-tier DEL2, in January 2015. [10] He then re-signed with the Pinguins for the 2015–16 season and in March 2016 received DEL2 Defenseman of the Year honors. [11]

Guentzel left Bremerhaven at the conclusion of the 2015–16 season and inked a deal with the Augsburger Panther organization of the German top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in May 2016. [12]

Personal life

Guentzel comes from an ice hockey family: [13] His dad Mike is coaching at the University of Minnesota. [14] His older brother Ryan played collegiately and professionally. [15] His younger brother Jake was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2013. He signed out of college with them in 2016, and has won the Stanley Cup in 2017, and was an All-Star in 2020. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel – 2011–2012 Men's Ice Hockey" . Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Colorado College Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). cctigers.com. Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2010–11 Colorado College Hockey" (PDF). cctigers.com. Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2015–16 WCHA MEN'S MEDIA GUIDE & RECORD BOOK" (PDF). wcha.com. WCHA. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel – 2011–12 Syracuse Crunch" . Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Official Home of the Norfolk Admirals". www.norfolkadmirals.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel verlässt den Meister". www.sportnews.bz. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Asplöven värvar amerikansk back". Hockeysverige. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fischtown Pinguins : Ersatz für Ryan Martinelli". www.fischtown-pinguins.de. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Justin Kelly ist Spieler des Jahres in der DEL2". Hockeyweb. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel wird ein Panther - News - Augsburger Panther". www.aev-panther.de. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ "All In The Family". Minnesota Hockey Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ "GOPHERSPORTS.COM Mike Guentzel Bio :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Ice Hockey". www.gophersports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Guentzel | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Penguins Sign Forward Jake Guentzel to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". penguins.nhl.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
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