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Felix Schütz
German ice hockey player
Felix Schütz (born 3 November 1987) is a German former professional ice hockey player who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Felix Schütz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1987-11-03) 3 November 1987 (age 36) Erding, West Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
ERC Ingolstadt Portland Pirates Kölner Haie Admiral Vladivostok EHC München Avangard Omsk Dinamo Riga Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Rögle BK IK Oskarshamn Straubing Tigers Adler Mannheim | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL draft |
117th overall, 2006 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2021 | ||
Schütz was drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Schütz was drafted from the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after making the move to North America from playing in Germany with the Landshut Cannibals.[1]
Upon completing his second season in the QMJHL between the Sea Dogs and Val-d'Or Foreurs in 2006–07, Schütz returned to Germany to play professionally in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with ERC Ingolstadt. Schütz posted an impressive 12 goals and 25 points as a rookie in the 2007–08 to earn a three-year entry level contract with the Sabres on 7 May 2008.[2]
Schütz spent the next two seasons in the American Hockey League with Sabres affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Despite the possibility of remaining with Pirates for a third consecutive season, Schütz opted to play in Germany and returned to Ingolstadt on a two-year contract on 20 October 2010.[3]
Schütz scored the overtime winning goal for the host country, Germany, against the U.S. in the opening-round of the 2010 IIHF World Championship.
During the 2011-12 season, he transferred to fellow DEL team Kölner Haie, where he played until the end of the 2012-13 campaign, followed by stints in the KHL (Admiral Vladivostok, Avangard Omsk, Dinamo Riga, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod), at EHC München and in the Swedish Hockey League at Rögle BK.
In July 2017, he signed as a free agent in a return to former German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL.[4]
Following a brief stint in the SHL with IK Oskarshamn, Schütz returned to the DEL during the 2019–20 season with the Straubing Tigers. In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Schütz linked up with original club, EV Landshut, before agreeing to a one-year contract with his fifth top flight club, Adler Mannheim, on 15 December 2020.[5]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2018 Pyeongchang | |
He was named to the Germany men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[6]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 29 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Landshut Cannibals | DNL | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Landshut Cannibals | GER.2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 65 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Val–d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 27 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 46 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 78 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 67 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 37 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 54 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Red Bull München | DEL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rögle BK | SHL | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rögle BK | SHL | 50 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 27 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EV Landshut | GER.2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DEL totals | 337 | 97 | 120 | 217 | 292 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 30 | ||||
| AHL totals | 145 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 122 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| KHL totals | 104 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 89 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Germany | U17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Germany | WJC18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Germany | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Germany | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Germany | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Germany | WJC | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Germany | WC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Germany | WC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Germany | WC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Germany | WC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Germany | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Germany | OG | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 65 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 34 | |||
- "Felix Schutz profile". Hockeysfuture.com. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- "Sabres sign Felix Schutz". Buffalo Sabres. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- "German National Schutz strengthens Ingolstadt". ERC Ingolstadt (in German). 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- "Nationalspieler Felix Schütz zurück bei den Haien | Kölner Haie". www.haie.de (in German). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- "Eagles guide Felix Schutz to Mannheim" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database