| Florian Schnitzer | |||
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| Born | January 28, 1981 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | SC Riessersee Straubing Tigers Krefeld Pinguine Hamburg Freezers Augsburger Panther Bietigheim Steelers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2013 | ||
Florian Schnitzer (born January 28, 1981) is a former German professional ice hockey player. He last played for Bietigheim Steelers in the 2nd Bundesliga. [1]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Riessersee | Germany2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Riessersee | Germany2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Riessersee | Germany2 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Riessersee | Germany2 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Riessersee | Germany2 | 52 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Straubing Tigers | Germany2 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 42 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 50 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Bietigheim Steelers | Germany2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| DEL totals | 362 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 281 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
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