Brett Breitkreuz

Brett Breitkreuz
Brett Breitkreuz
Born	April 6, 1989; Springside, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
DEL team; Former teams	Löwen Frankfurt; Kölner Haie; Augsburger Panther
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present

Brett Breitkreuz (born April 6, 1989) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Löwen Frankfurt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

As a junior player, he was active in the Western Hockey League and played his first season (2006-07) for the Kelowna Rockets. For the next season he was acquired by the new team in this league the Edmonton Oil Kings. In his second season for the Kings (2008-09), he scored 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), was alternate captain and got with his team the play-offs for the first time in his history.

During the 2009-10 season, in January 2010, Breitkreuz was traded to the Vancouver Giants.[1]

After his junior career, he moved to Germany, where his father came from, and previously played with Kölner Haie for three seasons before signing with the Augsburger Panther on a one-year contract on April 23, 2013.[2][3]

On May 26, 2015, Breitkreuz moved to the German second tier DEL2, joining his brother Clarke Breitkreuz, in signing a one-year contract with Löwen Frankfurt.[4]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	58	8	6	14	67	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	70	15	19	34	105	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	72	19	36	55	86	5	0	1	1	9
2009–10	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	40	10	9	19	105	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Vancouver Giants	WHL	26	7	9	16	49	15	3	1	4	23
2010–11	Kölner Haie	DEL	47	3	1	4	76	5	0	0	0	4
2011–12	Kölner Haie	DEL	38	3	5	8	77	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Kölner Haie	DEL	35	3	0	3	45	1	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Füchse Duisburg	Germany3	12	0	7	7	34	7	1	5	6	29
2013–14	Augsburger Panther	DEL	52	6	6	12	76	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Augsburger Panther	DEL	51	4	4	8	86	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	48	15	23	38	139	4	0	0	0	39
2016–17	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	50	17	16	33	98	14	13	9	23	8
2017–18	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	51	22	18	40	94	6	2	5	7	2
2018–19	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	42	16	17	33	38	15	7	4	11	22
2019–20	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL2	51	19	18	37	70	2	1	2	3	0
2020–21	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL2	46	24	21	45	56	10	2	4	6	4
2021–22	Foam Lake Flyers	LLHL	9	7	8	15	21	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	22	7	11	18	4	12	7	9	16	11
2022–23	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL	41	13	11	24	28	2	0	0	0	0
DEL totals			264	32	27	59	388	8	0	0	0	4

References

"Oil Kings make Giant deal with Vancouver". OurSports Central. 2010-01-10. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
"Kölner Haie 2011-12 Roster". Kölner Haie. 2012-02-03. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
"Brett Breitkreuz signs with the Augsburger Panther" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2013-04-23. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
"Brothers united: Brett Breitkreuz now a Lion" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-26.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "Oil Kings make Giant deal with Vancouver". OurSports Central. 2010-01-10. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

[2] "Kölner Haie 2011-12 Roster". Kölner Haie. 2012-02-03. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-03.

[3] "Brett Breitkreuz signs with the Augsburger Panther" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2013-04-23. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-04-23.

[4] "Brothers united: Brett Breitkreuz now a Lion" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-26.