Tim Stützle
| Tim Stützle | |||
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Stützle with Adler Mannheim in 2020 | |||
| Born |
15 January 2002 Viersen, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team | Adler Mannheim | ||
| NHL draft | Eligible 2020 | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Tim Stützle (born 15 January 2002) is a German hockey player playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1] A natural centre who can also play on the wing, he is one of the top prospects available for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
Playing career
Stützle played junior hockey for the Krefelder EV 1981. He was the top scorer on his team for the 2015–16 season. In the 2017–18 season, Stützle transferred to Jungadler Mannheim, scoring 18 goals and 29 assists.
Despite originally committing to play hockey at the University of New Hampshire,[3] and being selected by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the 2019 CHL Import Draft,[4] Stützle opted to remain in Germany, and signed a three-year contract with Adler Mannheim in June 2019.[5] He made his professional debut at the age of 17 in the Champions Hockey League opening round on 30 August 2019 against the Vienna Capitals.
International play
Stützle was selected as the best player on Team Germany at the end of the first qualifying match against Kazakhstan in the 2020 World Junior Championships. He had five assists during the tournament, and averaged 18 minutes ice time in five games, and was an A-rated skater.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 25 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Jungadler Mannheim | DNL | 21 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 41 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 41 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | U18-D1 | 12th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Germany | U18-D1 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2020 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | ||||
References
- ^ Bell, Josh. "Weekly Prospect Report: Fagemo, Kravtsov, Stützle & More". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ News, Sporting. "World Juniors 2020: Alexis Lafrenière, Tim Stützle among 20 draft prospects to watch". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Lowry, Mike (31 December 2017). "Tim Stützle a top 15-year-old prospect from Germany has committed to UNH. 2nd leading scorer in German U19 League for Mannheim Young Eagles 14GP 12G 15A". @UNHHockeyBlog. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "CHL". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "EAGLES SIGN TIM STÜTZLE". Adler Mannheim. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Morreale, Mike G. "10 things learned from World Junior Championship". NHL. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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