Konrad Abeltshauser (born 2 September 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Abeltshauser was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round (163rd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Konrad Abeltshauser
Abeltshauser in 2022
Born (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32)
Bad Tölz, Germany
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team EHC München
National team  Germany
NHL draft 163rd overall, 2010
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

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Abeltshauser played four seasons (20092013) with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he registered 28 goals, 122 assists, and 127 penalty minutes, in 219 games played.

On 13 April 2012, the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Abeltshauser to an entry-level contract,[1] but he did not make his professional debut until the 2013–14 season when he played 57 games for San Jose's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.

On 29 June 2015, Abeltshauser was traded by the Sharks to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional draft pick.[2] He was assigned by the Blues to begin the 2015–16 season with AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. After providing just five assists in 20 games with the Wolves, on 16 January 2016, Abeltshauser was placed on unconditional waivers by the Blues in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his NHL contract.[3] Upon clearing, he returned to his native Germany, signing a contract with EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on 20 January 2016.[4] He received DEL Regular Season Defenceman of the Year honors in the 2016–17 campaign.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Tölzer Löwen DNL 36 1 10 11 32 8 0 6 6 2
2008–09 Tölzer Löwen DNL 36 16 28 44 24 4 1 0 1 2
2009–10 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 48 5 20 25 28
2010–11 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 58 8 19 27 47 4 3 0 3 0
2011–12 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 57 8 36 44 30 15 5 11 16 16
2012–13 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 56 7 47 54 22 17 7 13 20 12
2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 57 6 15 21 18
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 50 3 16 19 19
2014–15 Allen Americans ECHL 6 5 2 7 4 25 5 11 16 12
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 20 0 5 5 14
2015–16 EHC München DEL 11 3 3 6 6 10 1 0 1 4
2016–17 EHC München DEL 52 10 21 31 28 14 3 4 7 27
2017–18 EHC München DEL 48 3 15 18 10 17 3 5 8 16
2018–19 EHC München DEL 52 6 17 23 18 5 0 1 1 0
2019–20 EHC München DEL 48 7 22 29 40
2020–21 EHC München DEL 18 1 6 7 10 2 0 0 0 0
2021–22 EHC München DEL 50 3 22 25 14 8 1 4 5 2
2022–23 EHC München DEL 44 4 14 18 20 18 2 2 4 26
2023–24 EHC München DEL 51 4 15 19 31 9 2 5 7 8
AHL totals 127 9 36 45 51
DEL totals 374 41 135 176 177 83 12 21 33 83

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Germany U17 6th 5 1 3 4 2
2009 Germany U18 10th 6 0 0 0 2
2010 Germany WJC D1 11th 5 0 4 4 6
2010 Germany U18 D1 11th 5 2 9 11 4
2011 Germany WJC 10th 6 0 0 0 2
2012 Germany WJC D1A 11th 5 1 6 7 4
2017 Germany WC 8th 8 0 0 0 0
2022 Germany OG 10th 4 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 32 4 22 26 20
Senior totals 12 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours

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Award Year Ref
QMJHL
Second Team All-Star 2012–13
Humanitarian of the Year 2012–13 [6]
President's Cup champion 2012–13
Memorial Cup Champion 2013
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2013 [7]
AHL
Worcester Sharks Man of the Year 2013–14 [8]
DEL
Defenseman of the Year 2016–17 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser - San Jose Sharks - News". sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Blues acquire Abeltshauser from Sharks". St. Louis Blues. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ Bob McKenzie (16 January 2016). "STL Blues place Abeltshauser on unconditional waivers". Twitter. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Konrad Abeltshauser transfers to Munchen" (in German). EHC Red Bull München. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Patrick Reimers 3. Streich". www.telekomeishockey.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Golden Puck Awards Handed Out". insidehockey.com. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Memorial Cup All-Star Teams". Memorial Cup. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Sharks nominate Abeltshauser as Man of the Year". sharksahl.com. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ "DEL announces award winners" (in German). telekomeishockey.de. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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