Mirko Höfflin (born June 18, 1992) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round (151st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Mirko Höfflin
Born (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 31)
Freiburg, Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Adler Mannheim
Straubing Tigers
Schwenninger Wild Wings
ERC Ingolstadt
National team  Germany
NHL Draft 151st overall, 2010
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career edit

Höfflin played major junior hockey for the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the QMJHL.

On May 16, 2012, he was signed to a two-year contract to return to his original youth club, Adler Mannheim.[1]

After winning the German Championship in the 2014–15 season with Mannheim, Höfflin was signed to an extension; however was to be loaned for the following season to DEL competitors the Straubing Tigers on June 23, 2015.[2]

On March 23, 2017, Höfflin agreed to leave Mannheim at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, to sign a two-year deal with the Schwenninger Wild Wings.[3]

Following his second season with the Wild Wings, unable to help Schwenninger qualify for the playoffs in 2018–19, Höfflin left the club out of contract and signed a one-year deal with his fourth DEL club, ERC Ingolstadt, on March 10, 2019.[4]

International play edit

Höfflin represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[5]

Awards and honours edit

Award Year
DNL Leading Goal Scorer (32) 2009–10 [6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Eagles drive forward with personnel plans for 2013". Adler Mannheim (in German). 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  2. ^ "Mirko Hofflin changes to Straubing Tigers". Adler Mannheim (in German). 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  3. ^ "Wild Wings strengthen forwards corps with Mirko Hofflin". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  4. ^ "ERC sign national forward Hofflin". ERC Ingolstadt (in German). 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. ^ "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM ROSTER - GER - Germany" (PDF). IIHF. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Hockey Awards & Achievements – DNL Most Goals". eliteprospects.com. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-01.

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