Gabe Guentzel

Gabriel John "Gabe" Guentzel (born May 2, 1988 in Woodbury, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey player. He holds dual citizenship in the United States and Germany. Guentzel has been playing for German second-division club Fischtown Pinguins since January 2015.

Career

A 6'0'' defenseman, Guentzel graduated from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minnesota in 2006. He played in the North American Hockey League and the United States Hockey League before embarking on a four-year NCAA career at Colorado College.[1] As a freshman (2008–09), he saw the ice in 36 games, scoring three goals while assisting on 13 others (16 points) and was presented with the Bob Johnson Award as the Tigers' freshman of the Year.[2] Statistically, his best college season was his junior year, when he recorded 28 points (six goals, 22 assists).[3] As a senior, Guentzel was named to the All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association Second Team.[4]

Upon graduation, he signed with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, with his debut coming on March 21, 2012.[5] He split the following season, 2012–13, between the Norfolk Admirals (AHL) and the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL).[6]

Guentzel landed his first overseas job in 2013, signing with Rittner Buam of the Italian elite league Serie A, helping the team win the Italian championship in the 2013–14 season.[7] He then signed with Swedish second-division side Asplöven HC for the 2014–15 campaign[8] and moved to Germany during the season, signing with the Fischtown Pinguins, a Bremerhaven-based member of the second-tier DEL2, in January 2015.[9] He then re-signed with the Pinguins for the 2015–16 season and in March 2016 received DEL2 Defenceman of the Year honors.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel – 2011–2012 Men's Ice Hockey". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Colorado College Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). cctigers.com. Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. ↑ "2010–11 Colorado College Hockey" (PDF). cctigers.com. Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  4. ↑ "2015–16 WCHA MEN'S MEDIA GUIDE & RECORD BOOK" (PDF). wcha.com. WCHA. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  5. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel – 2011–12 Syracuse Crunch". Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  6. ↑ "Official Home of the Norfolk Admirals". www.norfolkadmirals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Gabe Guentzel verlässt den Meister". www.sportnews.bz. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  8. ↑ "Asplöven värvar amerikansk back". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  9. ↑ "Fischtown Pinguins : Ersatz für Ryan Martinelli". www.fischtown-pinguins.de. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  10. ↑ "Justin Kelly ist Spieler des Jahres in der DEL2". Hockeyweb. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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