Sinan Akdag
German ice hockey player (born 1989)
Ice hockey player
| Sinan Akdag | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | (1989-11-05) November 5, 1989 (age 34) Rosenheim, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams | Düsseldorfer EG Krefeld Pinguine Adler Mannheim | ||
| National team |  Germany | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
A Rosenheim native,[1] Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007-08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014[2] and won the German championship in his first year with the team.[3]
He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season.[4]
Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.[5]
International play
After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011.[6] Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 35 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 3.GBun | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Starbulls Rosenheim | DNL | 18 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2006–07 | Starbulls Rosenheim | 3.GBun | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | RT Bad Nauheim | 3.GBun | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Landshut Cannibals | 2.GBun | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 54 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Landshut Cannibals | 2.GBun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2011–12 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 46 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 824 | 61 | 213 | 274 | 577 | 103 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 86 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2018 Pyeongchang | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Germany | U17 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Germany | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | |
| 2009 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Germany | WC | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Germany | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Germany | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Germany | OG |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||||
| Senior totals | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| DEL | ||
| Defenseman of the Year | 2016 | [4] |
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [7] |
References
- ^ "NationalTurk Exclusive Interview: Sinan Akdag – He and his family have defeated the discriminatory German bureaucracy | NationalTurk". www.nationalturk.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Sinan Akdag freut sich riesig auf Mannheim". morgenweb, das Nachrichtenportal für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim: Die Feierlichkeiten klingen aus". www.rnz.de. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ a b "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "DEG signs Sinan Akdag" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ ""Das bleibt ewig in Erinnerung" - 12 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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