Thomas Oppenheimer
| Thomas Oppenheimer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
December 16, 1988 Peißenberg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
ERC Ingolstadt Frankfurt Lions Hamburg Freezers | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Thomas Oppenheimer (born December 16, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is under contract with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]
Playing career
A native of Peißenberg, Oppenheimer made his debut in Germany's top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in the course of the 2006-07 season. In 2010, he left the Frankfurt Lions to join fellow DEL side Hamburg Freezers and developed into an integral part of the side over the years. In 2015-16, which turned out to be the last season of the Hamburg team, he scored 21 goals in 52 regular season contests along with 13 assists, while serving as an assistant captain.
With the announcement of the Hamburg Freezers ceasing operations and folding in May 2016.[2] A couple of days later, Oppenheimer signed a five-year deal with another DEL club, ERC Ingolstadt, on June 1, 2016.[3]
International play
Oppenheimer represented the German men's national team at the 2014[4] and 2015[5] World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | EC Peiting | 3.GBun | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EC Peiting | 3.GBun | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | SC Riessersee | 2.GBun | 25 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 56 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 41 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 49 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 447 | 110 | 91 | 201 | 296 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 57 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | WJC-D1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
References
- ↑ Thomas Oppenheimer's profile and statistics at DEL.org (German)
- ↑ "Former NHLer Schubert's last-ditch effort to save Hamburg Freezers fails, DEL team folds". ddexpress.info | the world's sports. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "ERC sign Oppenheimer for 5 years". ERC Ingolstadt (in German). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ↑ "Germany - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Teams - 2015 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2015.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
