Sinan Akdag
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Born |
Rosenheim, West Germany | November 5, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
DEL team Former teams |
Adler Mannheim Krefeld Pinguine | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 2007–present |
Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
A Rosenheim native,[1] Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007-08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014[2] and won the German championship in his first year with the team.[3]
He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in 2015-16.[4]
International play
After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011.[5]
Career statistics
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | Germany | U17 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2007 | Germany | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | |
2009 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | Germany | WC | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2014 | Germany | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2016 | Germany | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||||
Senior totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "NationalTurk Exclusive Interview: Sinan Akdag – He and his family have defeated the discriminatory German bureaucracy | NationalTurk". www.nationalturk.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Sinan Akdag freut sich riesig auf Mannheim". morgenweb, das Nachrichtenportal für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "Adler Mannheim: Die Feierlichkeiten klingen aus". www.rnz.de. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "„Das bleibt ewig in Erinnerung" - 12 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
External links
- Sinan Akdag's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Sinan Akdag's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database