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Kevin Schmidt (ice hockey)

Kevin Schmidt
Born (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
EBEL team
Former teams		 EC VSV
Wheeling Nailers
Hannover Indians
Hamburg Freezers
Dornbirner EC
Iserlohn Roosters
Current {{{league_coach}}} coach Iowa Heartlanders
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2024
Coaching career 2024–present

Kevin Schmidt (born February 14, 1986) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is under contract with EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Early life

A native of Markham, Ontario, Schmidt graduated from St. Michael’s College School in 2005. He enrolled at Bowling Green State University and played in 147 games for the Falcons during his four-year college career, serving as alternate captain his senior season.[1]

Career

Schmidt spent his first season of professional hockey in the ECHL, recording 30 points (seven goals, 23 assists) in 50 contests for the Wheeling Nailers in 2009-10.[2]

Schmidt moved to the Hannover Indians of the second German division for the 2010–2011 season[3] and was selected by the Hamburg Freezers, a member of Germany’s topflight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), prior to the 2011–2012 campaign.[4] In Hamburg, Schmidt evolved into a solid DEL player and was given contract extension until 2017, in December 2013.[5] However, the Freezers folded in May 2016[6] and Schmidt had to look for other opportunities after five years with the team.

On June 29, 2016, he signed with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League.[7] He opted to return to Germany for the 2017–18 season, joining the Iserlohn Roosters.[8]

Personal life

Schmidt was granted German citizenship in August 2010.[9] His father Horst was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and moved to Canada with his parents as a child.[10]

Coaching Career

On June 18th, 2024, The Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL announced that Schmidt would take on an assistant coaching role.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Schmidt - 2008-09 Ice Hockey". Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "ECHL ◊ mobile | HOME". echl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Interview mit Kevin Schmidt » ECHte Hannoveraner". cms.echte-hannoveraner.de. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Kevin Schmidt's profile and statistics at DEL.org (in German)
  5. ^ "Hamburg Freezers binden Kevin Schmidt bis 2017 - 12 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  6. ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Bid to save Hamburg Freezers DEL ice hockey team comes up short | Sports | DW.COM | 25.05.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  7. ^ marksoft. "Dornbirn präsentiert seinen Grundkader - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  8. ^ gmbh, aliaz werbeagentur. "Iserlohn Roosters". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  9. ^ GmbH, Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. "Hannover Indians: Kevin Schmidt ist Deutscher / Dennis Szygulla wechselt nach Adendorf | del-2.org". del-2.org. Retrieved February 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Vertrag verlängert: Kevin Schmidt bleibt bei den Freezers | MOPO.de". MOPO.de (in German). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Iowa Heartlanders | Kevin Schmidt named Heartlanders assistant coach". Iowa Heartlanders. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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