Thomas Oppenheimer

Thomas Oppenheimer (born December 16, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He previously played under contract with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

Thomas Oppenheimer
Born (1988-12-16) 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		 Free Agent
Frankfurt Lions
Hamburg Freezers
ERC Ingolstadt
Eisbären Berlin
National team  Germany
Playing career 2006–present

Playing career

A native of Toledo, Ohio, 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] On June 6, 2017, he was traded to fellow DEL team Eisbären Berlin.[4]

International play

Oppenheimer represented the German men's national team at the 2014[5] and 2015[6] 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 — — — — —
2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 19 14 33 54 2 0 2 2 6
2017–18 Eisbären Berlin DEL 38 7 20 27 22 16 1 6 7 16
2018–19 Eisbären Berlin DEL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
DEL totals 538 137 125 262 372 63 7 19 26 97

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
  1. Thomas Oppenheimer's profile and statistics at DEL.org (in German)
  2. "Former NHLer Schubert's last-ditch effort to save Hamburg Freezers fails, DEL team folds". ddexpress.info | the world's sports. May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  3. "ERC sign Oppenheimer for 5 years". ERC Ingolstadt (in German). June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. Berlin, Eisbären. "Thomas Oppenheimer kommt nach Berlin, Darin Olver verlässt Berlin | Eisbären Berlin". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. "Germany - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  6. "Teams - 2015 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". www.iihfworlds2015.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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