Helmut de Raaf

Helmut de Raaf (born November 5, 1961) is a German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is a member of the German ice hockey Hall of Fame.[1]

Helmut de Raaf
Born (1961-11-05) November 5, 1961
Neuss, West Germany
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Düsseldorfer EG
Kölner EC
Adler Mannheim
National team  West Germany and
 Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1981–2001

Playing career

He made his debut in German top-flight Eishockey-Bundesliga for Düsseldorfer EG during the 1981-82 season. In 1983, de Raaf signed with local rivals Kölner EC and moved back to Düsseldorf in 1988. At the end of his playing career, he played for Adler Mannheim. De Raaf has won eleven German national championships as a player (84, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 00, 01)[2] and was named German ice hockey player of the year in the 92-93 season.[3]

International

De Raaf competed for West Germany in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and for Germany in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. He also competed in five ice Hockey World Championships for West Germany/Germany between 1985 and 1993.[4] He won a total of 114 caps for the German national team.[5]

Coaching career

A longtime head coach of Adler Mannheim's under 18 squad, he led the team to several German championship titles. He was named an assistant coach of the Germany national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[6] From 2013 to 2015, de Raaf served as assistant coach of EHC München in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), followed by a single season as head coach of fellow DEL team Schwenninger Wild Wings.[7]

In March 2016, he accepted the position as director of an ice hockey academy in Liefering.[8]

References
  1. "Die Mitglieder - Eishockeymuseum". www.eishockeymuseum.de. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. Diepold, Christian. "Helmut de Raaf". www.eishockey-online.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. "RODI-DB - Die deutsche Eishockey-Datenbank". www.rodi-db.de. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 549. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  5. "Eishockey: Torwartlegende de Raaf wird Co-Trainer in München". Die Zeit. ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF".
  7. Sport1.de. "Helmut de Raaf hört als Trainer bei den Schwenninger Wild Wings auf". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. "Helmut de Raaf neuer Director of Development Academy". ehcrb. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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