Tobias Abstreiter

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Tobias Abstreiter
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Tobias Abstreiter (2018)
Born (1970-07-06) July 6, 1970 (age 53)
Landshut, West Germany
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for EV Landshut
EC Hedos München
Kölner Haie
Maddogs München
Kassel Huskies
Straubing Tigers
National teamFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Playing career 19872008

Tobias Abstreiter (born July 6, 1970) is a German former ice hockey centre. During his playing career he was described as a two-way player and a faceoff specialist. [1]

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Professional career

He started his career in 1987-88 with EV Landshut, playing there for six seasons until moving to EC Hedos München in 1993-94 and, in mid-season, to the Kölner Haie in 1994-95, playing on two consecutive championship teams. In 1997, he moved to TSV Erding for one season before transferring to the Kassel Huskies where he would go on to captain the team. In 2006-07, he left the Huskies to sign a two-year contract with the Straubing Tigers, where his younger brother, Peter, also played.

International career

Abstreiter has represented Germany on thirteen different occasions, both as a junior and as a professional. He has totalled five goals and seven assists in 26 games as a junior and four goals and 17 assists in 48 games as a professional. He last played professionally for Germany at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where he went scoreless in four games.
Abstreiter played for Germany in a total of six World Championships. Furthermore, he participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing eighth in the tournament. Abstreiter was also the head coach of team Germany at the 2021 World Juniors. He led Germany to the quarter-finals for the first time in history.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 EV Landshut 1.GBun 140000
1987–88 EV Landshut1.GBun180000
1988–89 EV Landshut1.GBun19336630000
1989–90 EV Landshut1.GBun366111716
1990–91 EV Landshut1.GBun421120313052242
1991–92 EV Landshut1.GBun43917267495386
1992–93 EV Landshut1.GBun449263537602210
1993–94 Hedos München 1.GBun425121751101450
1994–95 Mad Dogs München DEL 275162118
1994–95 Kölner Haie DEL15437418291122
1995–96 Kölner HaieDEL461515305614381112
1996–97 Kölner HaieDEL491012223640004
1997–98TSV Erding DEU.2 5627386581
1998–99 Kassel Huskies DEL437121990
1999–2000 Kassel HuskiesDEL54729364281236
2000–01 Kassel HuskiesDEL531021318782464
2001–02 Kassel HuskiesDEL5815264148724622
2002–03 Kassel HuskiesDEL48517226420004
2003–04 Kassel HuskiesDEL506222848
2004–05 Kassel HuskiesDEL476131954
2005–06 Kassel HuskiesDEL479172660
2006–07 Straubing Tigers DEL1233633
2007–08 Straubing TigersDEL547132058
1.GBun totals2584389132214338111918
DEL totals6031092193286986110273778

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1987 West Germany EJC 70112
1988 West Germany WJC 70224
1988 West GermanyEJC524614
1989 West GermanyWJC71129
1994 Germany WC 40002
2000 Germany OGQ 32240
2000 Germany WC B 716710
2001 GermanyWC70226
2002 GermanyOG70220
2002 GermanyWC30222
2003 GermanyWC71122
2004 GermanyWC60226
2004 Germany WCH 40002
Junior totals26571237
Senior totals484172130

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References

  1. "CBC.ca 2004 World Cup of Hockey: Team Germany". Archived from the original on March 15, 2007.