Manuel Klinge (born 5 September 1984) is a German professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for Kassel Huskies of the DEL2. Klinge started playing for his hometown team the Kassel Huskies, making his professional debut with the team in 2003 and stayed with the team until they went bankrupt in 2010. He then joined DEL top team Adler Mannheim.[1] After just one season, he surprisingly moved back to Kassel, now in the third division, starting an apprenticeship next to playing ice hockey.[2]
| Manuel Klinge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 5, 1984 Kassel, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| DEL2 team Former teams |
Kassel Huskies Adler Mannheim | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2018 | ||
Klinge played for the German national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[3]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kassel Huskies | GER.3 U18 | 14 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Kassel Huskies | GER.3 U18 | 17 | 55 | 61 | 116 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EJ Kassel II | GER.5 | 36 | 62 | 55 | 117 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kassel Huskies | GER.2 U20 | 14 | 63 | 34 | 97 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kassel Huskies | GER U20 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kassel Huskies | GER U20 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | ETC Crimmitschau | GER.3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kassel Huskies | GER.2 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kassel Huskies | GER.2 | 44 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 31 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 55 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | EC Kassel Huskies | GER.3 | 32 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | EC Kassel Huskies | GER.3 | 34 | 39 | 65 | 104 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | EC Kassel Huskies | GER.3 | 34 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 65 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | EC Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | EC Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 49 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | EC Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 43 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 2017–18 | EC Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| GER.2/DEL2 totals | 238 | 101 | 135 | 236 | 94 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 54 | ||||
| DEL totals | 221 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Source:[4]
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Germany | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Eagles add Klinge to squad". Adler Mannheim (in German). 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Huskies-Knaller: Manuel Klinge kommt zurück - Bartman neuer Trainer". Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
- ^ "Manuel Klinge". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database