| Tobias Abstreiter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tobias Abstreiter (2018) | |||
| Born | July 6, 1970 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 team |  Germany | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2008 | ||
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]
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.
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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 36 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 42 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 43 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 44 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | Hedos München | 1.GBun | 42 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Mad Dogs München | DEL | 27 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 46 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 49 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | TSV Erding | DEU.2 | 56 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 54 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 53 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 58 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 48 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 50 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 47 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 54 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1.GBun totals | 258 | 43 | 89 | 132 | 214 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| DEL totals | 603 | 109 | 219 | 328 | 698 | 61 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 78 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | West Germany | EJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1988 | West Germany | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1988 | West Germany | EJC | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 1989 | West Germany | WJC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1994 | Germany | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Germany | WC B | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2001 | Germany | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Germany | OG | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Germany | WC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Germany | WCH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 37 | |||
| Senior totals | 48 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 30 | |||
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