Garrett Festerling

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Garrett Festerling
2022-12-02 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Straubing Tigers (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-070.jpg
Born (1986-03-03) March 3, 1986 (age 38)
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams		Free Agent
Hannover Scorpions
Hamburg Freezers
Adler Mannheim
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Straubing Tigers
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Garrett Festerling (born March 3, 1986) is a professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is a dual citizen of Canada and Germany. [1]

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Playing career

Festerling played for the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL before making the move to the WHL. He first represented the Portland Winter Hawks and then joined the Regina Pats.

In 2007, Festerling headed over the pond to play professionally in Germany and spent the 2007-08 season with EV Füssen, a team from the third division in Germany. Festerling excelled as the league's leading scorer, recording 50 goals and 70 assists in 45 games, while being named Oberliga Player of the Year by eishockeynews.de. [2]

His outstanding performances with the Füssen team drew the attention of teams from the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Festerling eventually signed with the Hannover Scorpions in 2008, joining the DEL side on a three-year contract. [3] In his second year in Hannover, Festerling saw action in 18 contests en route to winning the German championship with the Scorpions. [4]

He left the team after the championship season to pursue more playing time and joined the Hamburg Freezers for the 2010–11 campaign. [5] Festerling developed into a key member of the Freezers’ squad and was joined by his twin brother Brett who signed with the Freezers in April 2014. Garrett inked a four-year contract extension with the Freezers in June 2014. [6] The Freezers folded in May 2016, which made Festerling a free agent. [7] Only a couple of days later, he was picked up by another DEL team, Adler Mannheim. [8] He signed a three-year deal with the Adler organization.

During the final season of his contract with Adler in 2018–19, Festerling signed in advance for the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a two-year contract with rival club Grizzlys Wolfsburg on January 19, 2019. [9] He proceeded to contribute offensively with Adler, enjoying his most productive season with the club with 33 points in 52 games and helping claim the DEL championship in the playoffs.

On May 5, 2022, Festerling was signed to a one-year contact in joining his fifth DEL club, Straubing Tigers, for the 2022–23 season. [10]

International play

In December 2011, Festerling made his debut on the German Men's National Team in an exhibition game against Russia. [11]

Personal life

His twin brother Brett Festerling previously played in the Winnipeg Jets organization of the National Hockey League.

Festerling's grandfather emigrated from Hamburg, Germany, to Canada after World War II. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Vernon Vipers BCHL 43751210—————
2003–04 Portland Winterhawks WHL 37412163750110
2004–05 Portland WinterhawksWHL721420344571124
2005–06 Regina Pats WHL722236585163476
2006–07 Regina PatsWHL672251734610571216
2006–07 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL —————10000
2007–08 EV Füssen 3.GBun 4550701204611581316
2008–09 Hannover Scorpions DEL 431451480224
2009–10 Hannover ScorpionsDEL182352111010
2010–11 Hamburg Freezers DEL504151918—————
2011–12 Hamburg FreezersDEL5211223340500014
2012–13 Hamburg FreezersDEL521422362462130
2013–14 Hamburg FreezersDEL5282937141243710
2014–15 Hamburg FreezersDEL401418324571236
2015–16 Hamburg FreezersDEL307162333—————
2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL371116272971122
2017–18 Adler MannheimDEL451019294102462
2018–19 Adler MannheimDEL5216173324142688
2019–20 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL5213223514—————
2020–21 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL32811191493250
2021–22 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL51414186803312
2022–23 Straubing Tigers DEL30641031—————
DEL totals6361292323613129716244058

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2013 Germany OGQ NQ30110
Senior totals30110

Awards and honours

AwardYear
DEL
Champion (Hannover Scorpions) 2010
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2019 [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Festerling signs with German team". The Telegram. 2012-07-23. Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-11-22. His twin brother Garrett has played in Germany the last five years, the past two with the Hanover Scorpions of the DEL as a dual Canadian-German citizen. The Festerlings' paternal grandfather is a native of Germany.
  2. ↑ Tag, Medienhaus Der Neue. "Garrett Festerling Spieler des Jahres". onetz.de. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Garrett Festerling kommt nach Hannover". Hockeyweb. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. ↑ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Hannover Scorpions: Kaum neue Gesichter beim Meister - Hannover Scorpions beim Fototermin in Langenhagen". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  5. ↑ "Festerling signs with the Freezers" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Freezers verlängern mit Stürmer Garrett Festerling bis 2018 - 07 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Former NHLer Schubert's last-ditch effort to save Hamburg Freezers fails, DEL team folds". ddexpress.info | the world's sports. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  8. ↑ "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  9. ↑ "Grizzlys sign Garrett Festerling". Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  10. ↑ "Straubing Tigers bring in Garrett Festerling" (in German). Straubing Tigers. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ ONLINE, RP. "Eishockey-Länderspiel: DEB-Auswahl überrascht gegen Russland". RP ONLINE. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
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  13. ↑ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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