Kyle Sonnenburg

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Kyle Sonnenburg
EHCO-Cup, Geneve-Servette HC vs. Krefeld Pinguine, 24th August 2016 12.JPG
Kyle Sonnenburg in August 2016
Born (1986-05-07) May 7, 1986 (age 38)
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Schwenninger Wild Wings
Krefeld Pinguine
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Kyle Sonnenburg (born May 7, 1986) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey Defenseman. He is currently playing for the Schwenninger Wild Wings of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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Playing career

Sonnenburg played for OHL teams Belleville Bulls [1] and Brampton Battalion [2] before enrolling at the University of Waterloo in 2007. He was named the 2011 Waterloo Male Athlete of the Year [3] and won 2010 and 2011 OUA West Defenceman of the Year honors [4] and was also selected to the CIS All-Canada Second Team [5] during his collegiate career.

In 2011, he represented Team Canada at the World University Games in Erzurum, Turkey, winning bronze. [6]

He first signed with Krefeld Pinguine of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in 2011 and spent six years with the club. He left Krefeld at the conclusion of the 2016–17 campaign and agreed to terms with fellow DEL side Schwenninger Wild Wings. [7]

At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Sonnenburg left the Wild Wings at the completion of his contract. [8] He came back to the team in September 2019. [9]

Personal life

His parents emigrated from Germany to Canada. Kyle received German citizenship in September 2011. [10]

His cousin Riley also played ice hockey at the University of Waterloo. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Belleville Bulls". www.bellevillebulls.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Sonnenburg steps up on blue line". Brampton Battalion . Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. ↑ "University of Waterloo Warriors | #goblackgogold". University of Waterloo. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Ontario University Athletics (OUA)" (PDF). oua.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Ray wins CIS major award; named 2nd team all-Canadian alongside Sonnenburg". University of Waterloo Warriors | #goblackgogold. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Priamo wins Bronze at Winter Universiade". www.guelphstorm.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Eishockey: DEL: Schwenningen holt Verteidiger Sonnenburg aus Krefeld". Die Zeit. 2017-04-10. ISSN   0044-2070 . Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  8. ↑ "First personnel decisions made". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). 2019-03-04. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  9. ↑ SK (2019-09-18). "Schwenningen: Kyle Sonnenburg kehrt zu den Schwenninger Wild Wings zurück". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  10. ↑ "Kyle Sonnenburg erhält deutschen Pass". Krefeld Pinguine. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  11. ↑ "Riley Sonnenburg - 2013-14 Men's Hockey". University of Waterloo. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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