Kai Hospelt

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Kai Hospelt
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Born (1985-08-23) August 23, 1985 (age 39)
Cologne, West Germany
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
DEL2 team
Former teams		 Ravensburg Towerstars
Kölner Haie
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
Adler Mannheim
Krefeld Pinguine
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
NHL draft 216th overall, 2003
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2002–2021

Kai Hospelt (born August 23, 1985) is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ravensburg Towerstars of the DEL2. He was an Olympian at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]

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Playing career

Kai Hospelt's career started in 2002 in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for his hometown Kölner Haie. After his first year in the DEL he was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Hospelt never made it to the Sharks squad, but played for five more seasons in Cologne. After six total seasons with the Sharks, he moved onto the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg where he spent five seasons and his last two as Captain of the Grizzly Adams until the conclusion of the 2012–13 season.

On April 12, 2013, at the conclusion of his contract with Wolfsburg, Hospelt was signed to a three-year contract with Adler Mannheim. [2] Following the 2015–16 campaign, he returned to his hometown team Kölner Haie. [3]

Hospelt played a further three seasons with Kölner Haie before leaving the club as a free agent following the 2018–19 season. He agreed to a one-year contract with his fourth DEL club, Krefeld Pinguine, on April 17, 2019. [4]

International play

Hospelt has represented Germany's national team on numerous occasions. Twice (in 2002 and 2003) he played for Team Germany in the IIHF World U18 Championships. Three times (in 2003, 2004, and 2005) he represented them in the World Junior Championships. Six times (in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) he suited up for the national team in the World Championships. The largest honour came in 2010, when he suited up in the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 and score one assist in four games as Germany fell in the qualification round. Having won 115 caps for the German men's national team, he announced his retirement from international ice hockey in July 2017. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Kölner Haie DNL 3825184316—————
2001–02Kölner HaieDNL4051551061056284
2002–03Kölner HaieDNL293942812032572
2002–03 Kölner Haie DEL 21022060110
2003–04 Kölner HaieDEL472241860002
2004–05 Kölner HaieDEL231126—————
2005–06 Kölner HaieDEL4755101291120
2006–07 Kölner HaieDEL5069152090004
2007–08 Kölner HaieDEL172464140112
2008–09 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL5211162742101234
2009–10 Grizzly Adams WolfsburgDEL532021411474484
2010–11 Grizzly Adams WolfsburgDEL521316293094372
2011–12 Grizzly Adams WolfsburgDEL522525503541230
2012–13 Grizzly Adams WolfsburgDEL5121214214122138
2013–14 Adler Mannheim DEL308917853030
2014–15 Adler MannheimDEL521120311015591410
2015–16 Adler MannheimDEL501014241430440
2016–17 Kölner HaieDEL511116271071120
2017–18 Kölner HaieDEL5271522460220
2018–19 Kölner HaieDEL484101420110000
2019–20 Krefeld Pinguine DEL34371010—————
2020–21 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 421012228704414
DEL totals78216021337327113322315336

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2002 Germany WJC18 80002
2003 Germany WJC 60110
2003 GermanyWJC18 D1573104
2004 GermanyWJC D152242
2005 GermanyWJC60006
2009 Germany WC 60112
2010 Germany OG 40112
2010 GermanyWC90222
2011 GermanyWC71234
2012 GermanyWC71344
2013 GermanyOGQ30000
2014 GermanyWC72352
2015 GermanyWC70114
Junior totals30961514
Senior totals504131720

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References

  1. ↑ "Kai Hospelt". vancouver2010.com. February 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Eagles commit to Buchwieser, Hospelt and Fischer" (in German). Adler Mannheim. April 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Drei Stürmer für die Haie | Kölner Haie". www.haie.de. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kai Hospelt becomes a Pinguine" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ Germany, kicker online, Nürnberg. "Hospelt tritt aus Nationalmannschaft zurück". kicker online (in German). Retrieved July 13, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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