| Brett Breitkreuz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | April 6, 1989 Springside, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Kölner Haie Augsburger Panther Löwen Frankfurt | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2024 | ||
Brett Breitkreuz (born April 6, 1989) is a Canadian-German former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
As a junior player, he was active in the Western Hockey League and played his first season (2006-07) for the Kelowna Rockets. For the next season he was acquired by the new team in this league the Edmonton Oil Kings. In his second season for the Kings (2008-09), he scored 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), was alternate captain and got with his team the play-offs for the first time in his history.
During the 2009-10 season, in January 2010, Breitkreuz was traded to the Vancouver Giants. [1]
After his junior career, he moved to Germany, where his father came from, and previously played with Kölner Haie for three seasons before signing with the Augsburger Panther on a one-year contract on April 23, 2013. [2] [3]
On May 26, 2015, Breitkreuz moved to the German second tier DEL2, joining his brother Clarke Breitkreuz, in signing a one-year contract with Löwen Frankfurt. [4]
Following three years in his second stint with Frankfurt, Breitkreuz announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, ending his 14-year professional career. [5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 58 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 70 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 72 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 40 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Füchse Duisburg | Germany3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | ||
| 2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 48 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||
| 2016–17 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 50 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 98 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 51 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Foam Lake Flyers | LLHL | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | ||
| 2022–23 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL | 41 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 308 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 411 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
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