Denny Urban

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Denny Urban
Denny Urban Royals.jpg
Born (1988-06-28) June 28, 1988 (age 33)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams
Straubing Tigers
Worcester Sharks
San Antonio Rampage
Springfield Falcons
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011present

Dennis "Denny" Urban (born June 28, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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Playing career

During the 2012–13 season while in his third season with the Reading Royals in the ECHL. [1] Urban made his AHL debut with the Worcester Sharks. On February 1, 2013, he was signed for the remainder of the campaign with Worcester and contributed with 17 points in 36 games from the Blueline.

On July 16, 2013, Urban was signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Rampage to a one-year contract. [2] In the 2013–14 season, Urban appeared in 30 games with the Rampage for just 8 assists before he was traded to fellow AHL club, the Springfield Falcons, in exchange for Tim Miller on February 20, 2014. [3]

On July 14, 2015, Urban left the North American minor leagues to sign his first contract abroad with German club, Straubing Tigers of the DEL. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Mahoning Valley Phantoms NAHL 5713173088
2006–07 Omaha Lancers USHL 21461022
2006–07 Ohio Junior Blue Jackets USHL214482640002
2007–08 Robert Morris University CHA 306152137
2008–09 Robert Morris UniversityCHA364232734
2009–10 Robert Morris UniversityCHA3510142428
2010–11 Robert Morris UniversityCHA358324038
2010–11 Reading Royals ECHL 14369460002
2011–12 Reading RoyalsECHL681039522551122
2012–13 Reading RoyalsECHL3113132610
2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 364131710
2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL3008810
2013–14 Springfield Falcons AHL1329110
2014–15 Springfield FalconsAHL31291112
2014–15 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL9044440330
AHL totals1108394732

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CHA Rookie Team 2007–08
All-CHA First Team 2008–09
All-CHA First Team 2009–10
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2010–11 [5]

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References

  1. "Royals game summary". ECHL. 2012-10-02. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  2. "Rampage sign trio of players". San Antonio Rampage. 2013-07-16. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  3. "Miller traded to San Antonio". Springfield Falcons. 2014-02-20. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. "Straubing Tigers undertake Denny Urban" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  5. Chris Lerch (2011-03-17). "Zanette gets Atlantic player of the year award". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dan Ringwald
Atlantic Hockey Best Defenseman
2010-11
Succeeded by