Kai Hospelt

Kai Hospelt
Born	(1985-08-23) August 23, 1985 Köln, FRG
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Kölner Haie
National team	Germany
NHL Draft	216th overall, 2003 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2002–present

Kai Hospelt (born 23 August 1985 in Köln, West Germany) is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and was a German Olympian at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

Playing career

Kai Hospelt's career started in 2002 in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for his hometown Kölner Haie. After his first year in the DEL he was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Hospelt never made it to the North American Sharks squad, but played for five more seasons in Cologne. After six total seasons with the Sharks, he moved onto the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams where he still currently plays.

International career

Hospelt has represented Germany's national team on numerous occasions. Twice (in 2002 and 2003) he played for Team Germany in the IIHF World U18 Championships. Three times (in 2003, 2004, and 2005) he represented them in the World Junior Championships. Once (in 2009) he suited up for the national team in the World Championships, scoring one assist in six games. The largest honour cam one year later when he suited up in the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 and score one assist in four games as Germany fell in the qualification round.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Kölner Haie	DEL		21	0	2	2	0		6	0	1	1	0
2003–04	Kölner Haie	DEL		47	2	2	4	18		6	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Kölner Haie	DEL		23	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kölner Haie	DEL		47	5	5	10	12		9	1	1	2	0
2006–07	Kölner Haie	DEL		50	6	9	15	20		9	0	0	0	4
2007–08	Kölner Haie	DEL		17	2	4	6	4		14	0	1	1	2
2008–09	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		52	11	16	27	42		10	1	2	3	4
2009–10	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		53	20	21	41	14		7	4	4	8	4
2010–11	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		52	13	16	29	30		9	4	3	7	2
2011–12	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		52	25	25	50	35		4	1	2	3	0
DEL totals				414	85	101	186	181		74	11	14	25	18

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Germany	WJC18	8	0	0	0	2
2003	Germany	WJC18-D1	5	7	3	10	4
2003	Germany	WJC	6	0	1	1	0
2004	Germany	WJC-D1	5	2	2	4	2
2005	Germany	WJC	6	0	0	0	6
2009	Germany	WC	6	0	1	1	2
2010	Germany	OG	4	0	1	1	2
2010	Germany	WC	9	0	2	2	2
2011	Germany	WC	7	1	2	3	4
2012	Germany	WC	7	1	3	4	4
Junior int'l totals			30	9	6	15	14
Senior int'l totals			33	2	9	11	14

External links

• Kai Hospelt – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Kai Hospelt's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database