Patrick Reimer (born 10 December 1982) is a German former professional ice hockey forward who played for the DEG Metro Stars and Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Patrick Reimer
Born (1982-12-10) 10 December 1982 (age 41)
Mindelheim, West Germany
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Düsseldorfer EG
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
National team  Germany
Playing career 2001–2023

Playing career

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Born in Mindelheim, Reimer and his younger brother Jochen started playing ice hockey at EV Bad Wörishofen, before joining the youth setup of ESV Kaufbeuren.[1] He made his debut on Kaufbeuren's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2001-02 season and played his first game in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for Düsseldorfer EG during the 2003-04 season. In his first full season with DEG in 2004–05, Reimer was selected as the DEL's Rookie of the Year.[2] During his nine-year tenure at the club, he established himself as one of the best domestic players of the German league.

On 26 January 2012, Reimer agreed to leave Düsseldorfer EG at the season's end to join fellow DEL team Nürnberg Ice Tigers on a three-year contract. In January 2014, he penned a contract extension until 2017.[3] He received DEL Player of the Year honors in 2014, 2016 and 2017.[4][5]

On 15 January 2016, he scored his 263rd DEL goal, making him the all-time career goal-scoring leader in DEL.[6] On 24 February 2017, he scored his 300th DEL goal. He is the first player to reach this historic mark.

During the 2022–23 season, Reimer announced his retirement at the conclusion of his 20th DEL year. He posted 42 points in 47 regular season games before ending his career in the pre-playoff round against the Fischtown Pinguins. He completed his career finishing as the DEL's all-time leading goal and points scorer with 349 goals, 419 assists for 768 points in 932 regular season games and adding 90 points in 135 playoff games. It was announced his jersey would be retired by the Ice Tigers in the following season.[7]

International play

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Medal record
Representing   Germany
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
  2018 Pyeongchang

Reimer made his debut on the German national team in 2005.[8] On 21 February 2018, Reimer scored the overtime game-winning goal to defeat Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, before capturing silver with Germany.[9] After 105 caps for Germany (29 goals, 27 assists) and participating in five World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics, Reimer announced the end of his internationals career in April 2018.[10]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 ESV Kaufbeuren GER U20 23 8 6 14 12
2000–01 ESV Kaufbeuren GER U20 26 28 10 38 47
2001–02 ESV Kaufbeuren GER U20 2 1 0 1 6
2001–02 ESV Kaufbeuren GER.3 51 14 12 26 36 12 5 3 8 18
2002–03 ESV Kaufbeuren GER U20 1 0 3 3 12
2002–03 ESV Kaufbeuren GER.2 51 18 19 37 30
2003–04 ESV Kaufbeuren GER.2 48 20 21 41 89
2003–04 DEG Metro Stars DEL 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 10 12 22 24
2004–05 Füchse Duisburg GER.2 11 6 4 10 14
2005–06 DEG Metro Stars DEL 49 10 12 22 20 14 3 7 10 18
2006–07 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 12 17 29 24 9 3 7 10 14
2007–08 DEG Metro Stars DEL 45 19 14 33 28 13 7 2 9 12
2008–09 DEG Metro Stars DEL 51 15 25 40 42 16 4 5 9 16
2009–10 DEG Metro Stars DEL 56 20 23 43 52 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 21 22 43 38 9 3 2 5 6
2011–12 DEG Metro Stars DEL 50 24 23 47 55 7 5 3 8 2
2012–13 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 21 24 45 46 3 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 50 33 32 65 18 6 3 1 4 4
2014–15 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 29 33 62 44 8 2 3 5 0
2015–16 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 26 38 64 53 12 4 3 7 35
2016–17 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 26 28 54 18 13 5 3 8 10
2017–18 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 43 13 18 31 16 12 0 5 5 2
2018–19 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 17 18 35 22 8 5 1 6 2
2019–20 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 47 17 22 39 16
2020–21 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 35 7 9 16 14
2020–21 ESV Kaufbeuren GER.2 3 1 4 5 0
2021–22 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 42 15 21 36 18 3 1 1 2 4
2022–23 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 47 14 28 42 20 2 0 1 1 0
DEL totals 932 349 419 768 568 137 45 45 90 127

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Germany WC 7th 7 2 1 3 4
2012 Germany WC 12th 7 3 2 5 2
2013 Germany OGQ DNQ 2 1 0 1 0
2015 Germany WC 10th 7 2 1 3 0
2016 Germany WC 7th 8 4 1 5 2
2016 Germany OGQ Q 3 1 2 3 0
2017 Germany WC 8th 8 2 2 4 4
2018 Germany OG   5 1 0 1 2
Senior totals 47 16 9 25 14

References

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  1. ^ "Sportlerehrung 2012". www.landratsamt-unterallgaeu.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Patrick Reimer". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nürnbergs Patrick Reimer: 'Die Mischung gefällt mir' - 01 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Patrick Reimer sahnt ab - 03 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ^ "DEL-Spieler des Jahres: Patrick Reimers 3. Streich". www.telekomeishockey.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Treffer Nummer 263: Nürnbergs Reimer stellt DEL-Rekord auf". www.t-online.de. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Patrick Reimer ends his career at the end of the season" (in German). Nürnberg Ice Tigers. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Poss beruft vier Neulinge". kicker online. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Winter Olympics: Russia beat Germany 4-3 to win gold medal in men's ice hockey | DW | 25.02.2018". DW.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ e.V., Deutscher Eishockey-Bund. "Patrick Reimer beendet seine internationale Karriere | Deutscher Eishockey-Bund e.V." www.deb-online.de (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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