Sandra Abstreiter

Sandra Abstreiter
Abstreiter with PWHL Ottawa in 2024
Born	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26) Freising, Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
PWHL team Former teams	Montreal Victoire PWHL Ottawa ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg
National team	Germany
Playing career	2011–present

Sandra Abstreiter (born 23 July 1998) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of Germany women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Providence. ^[1]

Playing career

NCAA

After not appearing in a game during her freshman season in 2017–18, Abstreiter made her Friars debut on 6 October 2018, at Schneider Arena versus the Bemidji State Beavers. She needed to make only fourteen saves in a 4–3 final, as the Friars fought back from a 3-0 setback, with Neve Van Pelt scoring the game-winning goal. ^[2]

In Abstreiter's senior season with the Friars, the program qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. Gaining the start in the tournament quarterfinals for the Friars versus the top-ranked, and eventual national champion, Wisconsin Badgers, Abstreiter assembled a valiant effort, recording 41 saves in a 3–0 loss. ^[3]

Professional

She signed with the Connecticut Whale in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) ahead of the 2023–24 season. ^[4] The PHF was bought out and dissolved in late June 2023 and her contract was voided before she was able to play in the league.

Abstreiter was drafted in the twelfth round, 68th overall by Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. ^{[5] [6]} In November 2023, she signed a one-year contract with Ottawa for the 2024 PWHL season. ^[7]

International play

As a junior player with the German national under-18 team, she participated in the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship – Division I tournament, at which she served as backup netminder to Johanna May. Though she played in just one game, she posted an excellent .933 (93.3%) save percentage (SV%) and a solid 1.50 goals against average (GAA).

Abstreiter made her national senior team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, serving as third goaltender to starters Jennifer Harß and Franziska Albl. ^[8] After entering in relief of Albl for the third period of the quarterfinal match versus Canada, she played twenty minutes in net, blocked 23 of 25 shots on goal, and achieved a .920 (92.0%) save percentage. ^[9]

Following Harß's retirement, Abstreiter and Albl were tapped as the starting goaltenders for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. The tournament was a tough showing for the two netminders, who both posted save percentages below .900 (90%) and goals against averages over 3.00. ^[10]

Abstreiter was Germany's starting goalie at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she tallied a superb .9286 (92.86%) save percentage across five games played and recorded her first World Championship shutout, in the preliminary round versus France. Her save percentage ranked third of all starting goalkeepers in the tournament and she was selected by the coaches as one of the three best players for Germany. ^{[11] [12]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2013–14	ESC Planegg	DFEL		4	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.75	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	TSV Erding U19	Germany U19 3		21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	ESC Planegg	DFEL		2	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	ESC Planegg	DFEL		1	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	VfR München-Angerlohe 1981	Germany2		2	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.20	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Providence Friars	WHEA		2	1	0	1	118:30	7	0	3.54	84.1		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Providence Friars	WHEA		21	9	2	9	1174:12	34	2	1.74	92.9		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Providence Friars	WHEA		21	12	8	1	1258:00	43	4	2.05	92.9		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Providence Friars	WHEA		27	12	11	4	1633:02	47	3	1.73	94.5		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Providence Friars	WHEA		33	19	10	4	1948:29	61	6	1.88	92.6		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023–24	ECDC Memmingen	DFEL		7	–	–	–	397:53	6	3	0.90	94.0		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023–24	PWHL Ottawa	PWHL		3	0	0	0	116:42	6	0	3.08	91.3		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Awards and honors

Award or honor	Period
Providence Friars
Hockey East All-Academic Team	2018–19
	2019–20
	2020–21
	2021–22
	2022–23
Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week	Week of 20 January 2020
	Week of 23 November 2020
	Week of 30 November 2020
	Week of 11 October 2021
	Week of 3 January 2022
Hockey East Goaltender of the Month	November/December 2020 [13]
	December 2021
	February 2022
Hockey East All-Star Third Team	2020–21 [14]
Providence Friars Women's Hockey Program Defensive Player of the Year	2020–21
Providence College Athletic Department Female Athlete of the Year Award	2020–21
Hockey East All-Star Second Team	2021–22
National Goalie of the Year Semi-finalist	2022

Sources: ^{[1] [15]}

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 30 Sandra Abstreiter". Providence College Athletics. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
2. "Women's Hockey Storms Back to Sweep BSU". Providence College Athletics (Press release). 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
3. "No. 9 Women's Hockey Downed By No. 2 Wisconsin". Providence College Athletics (Press release). 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
4. Kennedy, Ian (15 June 2023). "Connecticut Whale Land Big Fish Sandra Abstreiter In Net". The Hockey News . Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
5. "Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Sandra Abstreiter im PWHL-Draft gezogen". German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
6. Podnieks, Andrew (19 September 2023). "PWHL draft signals new future". International Ice Hockey Federation . Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
7. Belmosto, Jessica (12 November 2023). "PWHL Signing Round Up: The Canadian Teams". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
8. "Sandra Abstreiter and Genevîeve Lacasse Set To Compete At IIHF World Championship". Providence College Athletics (Press release). 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
9. "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, Quarterfinals, Game 23 – Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 28 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
10. "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation . 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
11. "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation . 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
12. "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation . 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
13. "Sara Hjalmarsson Named Hockey East Player of the Month". Hockey East Association (Press release). 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
14. "Hjalmarsson, DeBlois and Abstreiter Earn Hockey East All-Star Team Honors". Providence College Athletics (Press release). 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
15. "Men's and Women's Hockey Programs Combine For 36 Hockey East All-Academic Team Selections". Providence College Athletics (Press release). 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com