Stefan Ustorf

Stefan Ustorf (born January 3, 1974 in Kaufbeuren, West Germany) is a German ice hockey executive and a former professional ice hockey player who spent some time with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League and played predominately in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1] He competed in four Olympic Games.

Stefan Ustorf
Born (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974
Kaufbeuren, West Germany
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for ESV Kaufbeuren
Washington Capitals
Berlin Capitals
Adler Mannheim
Krefeld Pinguine
Eisbären Berlin
National team  Germany
NHL Draft 53rd overall, 1992
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1991–2012

In March 2016, Ustorf was inducted into the German ice hockey Hall of Fame.[2]

Playing career

Ustorf came through the youth ranks of ESV Kaufbeuren and made his debut in the German top-tier during the 1991-92 season.

He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals following his selection in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He made a total of 59 NHL appearances.[3] After a few years in the minors, with stints in the AHL and IHL, he returned to play hockey in Germany.

Ustorf played for DEL teams Adler Mannheim, Krefeld Pinguine and then spent eight years with Eisbären Berlin, winning six German championships.

During the 2011–12 season, his 21st professional season and second year as captain of Eisbären Berlin, he suffered a season ending concussion after 23 games. Whilst still suffering from post-concussion symptoms 14 months later, and other non-related injuries, Ustorf announced his retirement at the tail end of the 2012–13 season on March 7, 2013.[4] On December 28, 2016, he had his jersey number 14 retired by the Eisbären side.[5]

National team

Ustorf earned 128 caps for the German national team, competed in four Olympic Games (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006), six World Championships and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.[6]

Managing career

On May 10, 2014, he was named Director of Sport at Eisbären Berlin[7] and moved to Head of Player Development in May 2017.[8] He parted ways with the Eisbären organization in December 2019. Prior to that, the club had told him not to renew his contract at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 41 2 22 24 46 — — — — —
1992–93 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 37 14 18 32 32 3 1 0 1 10
1993–94 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 38 10 20 30 21 3 0 0 0 4
1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 63 21 38 59 51 7 1 6 7 7
1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 8 1 4 5 6 — — — — —
1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 48 7 10 17 14 5 0 0 0 0
1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 36 7 17 24 27 — — — — —
1997–98 Berlin Capitals DEL 43 18 24 42 50 4 1 1 2 4
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 40 11 17 28 40 — — — — —
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 14 3 7 10 11 11 4 7 11 2
1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 79 20 34 54 53 11 1 4 5 10
2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 71 19 38 57 43 5 0 6 6 4
2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL 58 15 31 46 44 12 2 2 4 10
2002–03 Adler Mannheim DEL 40 13 14 27 70 4 1 1 2 2
2003–04 Adler Mannheim DEL 15 1 9 10 12 — — — — —
2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 21 1 9 10 20 — — — — —
2004–05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 51 16 20 36 63 12 2 10 12 0
2005–06 Eisbären Berlin DEL 49 13 24 37 38 11 2 11 13 6
2006–07 Eisbären Berlin DEL 41 9 19 28 34 — — — — —
2007–08 Eisbären Berlin DEL 55 20 33 53 67 14 4 3 7 14
2008–09 Eisbären Berlin DEL 41 7 29 36 46 9 2 5 7 2
2009–10 Eisbären Berlin DEL 53 13 29 42 80 5 2 1 3 4
2010–11 Eisbären Berlin DEL 50 13 23 36 47 12 5 13 18 4
2011–12 Eisbären Berlin DEL 23 3 8 11 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 54 7 10 17 16 5 0 0 0 0
DEL totals 540 142 272 414 577 83 21 47 68 46

International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Germany EJC18 6 4 5 9 4
1991 Germany WJC-B 7 5 5 10 2
1992 Germany EJC18 6 4 4 8 4
1992 Germany WJC 5 0 2 2 4
1992 Germany WC 6 1 1 2 0
1993 Germany WC 4 1 1 2 26
1994 Germany OG 8 1 2 3 2
1994 Germany WJC 7 3 1 4 2
1996 Germany WCH 4 0 2 2 2
1998 Germany OG 4 0 0 0 0
2002 Germany OG 7 2 1 3 2
2002 Germany WC 7 2 3 5 6
2004 Germany WC 6 1 1 2 0
2004 Germany WCH 4 0 0 0 0
2006 Germany OG 5 0 1 1 0
2006 Germany WC-D1 5 1 5 6 0
2008 Germany WC 6 1 2 3 4
Junior int'l totals 31 16 17 33 16
Senior int'l totals 66 10 19 29 42

References
  1. "Ustorf extends with Bears for three years" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  2. Berlin, Eisbären. "Eisbären Berlin :: Stefan Ustorf in Hall of Fame aufgenommen". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. "Stefan Ustorf". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. "Stefan Ustorf retires" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2013-03-07. Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
  5. "Das war wohl nix!: Ustorf-Gala wird zum Trauerspiel". Berliner-Kurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  6. Diepold, Christian. "Interview mit Stefan Ustorf (Eisbären Berlin)". www.eishockey-online.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  7. "Stefan Ustorf wird Sportlicher Leiter". Eisbären Berlin. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  8. Berlin, Eisbären. "Stéphane Richer wird Sportdirektor | Eisbären Berlin". www.eisbaeren.de. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. ""Sehr, sehr enttäuscht": Ustorf nicht mehr bei den Eisbären". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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