Stefan Ustorf

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Stefan Ustorf
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Born (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974 (age 49)
Kaufbeuren, West Germany
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for ESV Kaufbeuren
Washington Capitals
Berlin Capitals
Adler Mannheim
Krefeld Pinguine
Eisbären Berlin
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
NHL Draft 53rd overall, 1992
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1991–2012

Stefan Ustorf (born January 3, 1974) is a German ice hockey executive and a former professional ice hockey player who spent some time with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League and played predominantly in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). [1] He competed in four Olympic Games.

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In March 2016, Ustorf was inducted into the German ice hockey Hall of Fame. [2]

Playing career

Ustorf came through the youth ranks of ESV Kaufbeuren and made his debut in the German top-tier during the 1991–92 season.

He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals following his selection in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He made a total of 59 NHL appearances. [3] After a few years in the minors, with stints in the AHL and IHL, he returned to play hockey in Germany.

Ustorf played for DEL teams Adler Mannheim, Krefeld Pinguine and then spent eight years with Eisbären Berlin, winning six German championships.

During the 2011–12 season, his 21st professional season and second year as captain of Eisbären Berlin, he suffered a season ending concussion after 23 games. Whilst still suffering from post-concussion symptoms 14 months later, and other non-related injuries, Ustorf announced his retirement at the tail end of the 2012–13 season on March 7, 2013. [4] On December 28, 2016, he had his jersey number 14 retired by the Eisbären side. [5]

National team

Ustorf played 128 games for the German national team, competed in four Olympic Games (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006), six World Championships and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. [6]

Managing career

On May 10, 2014, Ustorf was named director of sport at Eisbären Berlin [7] and moved to the role of head of player development in May 2017. [8] He parted ways with the Eisbären organization in December 2019. Prior to that, the club had told him his contract would not be renewed at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. [9] In March 2021, he was named sporting director of the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 ESV Kaufbeuren FRG U2081011218—————
1990–91ESV KaufbeurenDEU U203733346778—————
1991–92 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 412222446—————
1992–93 ESV Kaufbeuren1.GBun3714183232310110
1993–94 ESV Kaufbeuren1.GBun381020302130004
1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 632138595171677
1995–96 Portland PiratesAHL81456—————
1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 48710171450000
1996–97 Washington CapitalsNHL60002—————
1996–97 Portland PiratesAHL367172427—————
1997–98 Berlin Capitals DEL 451723405441124
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 4011172840—————
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL143710111147112
1999–2000 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL79203454531114510
2000–01 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL711938574350664
2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL58153146441222410
2002–03 Adler MannheimDEL401314277041122
2003–04 Adler MannheimDEL15191012—————
2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL21191020—————
2004–05 Eisbären Berlin DEL511620366312210120
2005–06 Eisbären BerlinDEL491324373811211136
2006–07 Eisbären BerlinDEL419192834—————
2007–08 Eisbären BerlinDEL55203353671443714
2008–09 Eisbären BerlinDEL41729364692572
2009–10 Eisbären BerlinDEL531329428052244
2010–11 Eisbären BerlinDEL501323364712513184
2011–12 Eisbären BerlinDEL2338116—————
NHL totals54710171650000
DEL totals5421412714125818321486946

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1990 West Germany EJC 62356
1991 Germany WJC B 755102
1991 GermanyEJC53474
1992 GermanyWJC50224
1992 GermanyEJC64484
1992 Germany WC 61120
1993 GermanyWC411226
1994 GermanyWJC73142
1994 Germany OG 81232
1996 Germany WCH 40222
1998 GermanyOG40000
2002 GermanyOG72132
2002 GermanyWC72356
2004 GermanyWC61120
2004 GermanyWCH40000
2006 GermanyOG50110
2006 Germany WC D1 51560
2008 GermanyWC61234
Junior totals3617193622
Senior totals6610192942

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References

  1. ↑ "Ustorf extends with Bears for three years" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  2. ↑ Berlin, Eisbären. "Eisbären Berlin :: Stefan Ustorf in Hall of Fame aufgenommen". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Stefan Ustorf". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Stefan Ustorf retires" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2013-03-07. Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Das war wohl nix!: Ustorf-Gala wird zum Trauerspiel". Berliner-Kurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  6. ↑ Diepold, Christian. "Interview mit Stefan Ustorf (Eisbären Berlin)". www.eishockey-online.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Stefan Ustorf wird Sportlicher Leiter". Eisbären Berlin. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  8. ↑ Berlin, Eisbären. "Stéphane Richer wird Sportdirektor | Eisbären Berlin". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. ↑ ""Sehr, sehr enttäuscht": Ustorf nicht mehr bei den Eisbären". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  10. ↑ "Stefan Ustorf wird neuer Sportdirektor". Nürnberg Ice Tigers (in German). 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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