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Sam Klassen

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Sam Klassen
Klassen with the Portland Pirates in 2014
Born (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 (age 35)
Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Connecticut Whale
Hartford Wolf Pack
Portland Pirates
Hamburg Freezers
Straubing Tigers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–2018

Sam Klassen (born January 1, 1989) is a Canadian-German former professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Klassen holds dual citizenship in Canada and Germany.[1]

Career

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Prior to turning professional, Klassen played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Saskatoon Blades.[2]

On July 27, 2009, the New York Rangers signed Klassen as a free agent to a three-year entry-level contract.[3] Throughout the duration of his contract with the Rangers, Klassen was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Connecticut Whale. Swinging between the Whale and ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors, Klassen played 114 AHL games and 131 ECHL contests between 2010 and 2013. In December 2013, he joined the Hartford Wolf Pack on a Professional Tryout (PTO) deal[4] and moved on to fellow AHL team Portland Pirates in March 2014.[5]

On July 17, 2014, Klassen agreed to his first contract abroad, signing a two-year contract with German club, the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL.[6] He retired from professional ice hockey at the end of the 2015-16 season,[7] but returned to the game in the 2017-18 season, after signing with the Straubing Tigers in late March 2017.[8]

Awards and honours

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Award Year
SJHL Champion with the Humboldt Broncos 2006–07 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Hamburg Freezers verpflichten Verteidiger Sam Klassen - 07 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Saskatoon Blades Season Comes to a Close". OurSportsCentral.com. March 1, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with blueliner Klassen". New York Rangers. July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Pack, Hartford Wolf. "Hartford Wolf Pack :: Wolf Pack Sign Sam Klassen to PTO". www.hartfordwolfpack.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pirates recall Justin Weller from Gwinnett; Sign Sam Klassen to PTO • Portland Pirates". Portland Pirates. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Freezer agree to terms with Canadian Klassen". Hamburg Freezers (in German). July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "Offizielle Homepage der Hamburg Freezers". www.hamburg-freezers.de. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Straubing Tigers - Aktuelles im Detail". www.straubing-tigers.de (in German). Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "SJHL Champions". eliteprospects.com. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
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