David Stieler (born July 20, 1988) is a Czech-German professional ice hockey player, who is currently signed by German club, Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
David Stieler | |||
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Born |
(1988-07-20) July 20, 1988 (age 33) Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
DEL team Former teams |
Augsburger Panther HC Kladno BK Mladá Boleslav HK 36 Skalica | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Born in Czechoslovakia, he is of German origin and holds a German passport.[1]
A product of HC Kladno, Stieler took his game to Canada in 2006, playing for the Swift Current Broncos in the WHL until 2008.[2]
He played with HC Kladno in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season[3] and spent the following 2011-12 campaign on loan at BK Mlada Boleslav.
From 2012 to 2014, he played for HK 36 Skalica in the Slovakian Extraliga, tallying 22 goals and 37 assists in 122 contests.[4]
Stieler dominated the 2014–15 season in the German Oberliga Süd, scoring 46 goals and dishing out 73 assists in 43 games for EV Regensburg,[5] while being named Player of the Year by eishockeynews.de.[6]
He signed with German DEL2 side Fischtown Pinguins for the 2015-16 campaign[7] and made 56 appearances for the team, scoring 27 goals while assisting on 30 others. His performances caught the eye of teams from Germany's top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In April 2016, Stieler put pen to paper on a contract with DEL side Augsburger Panther.[8]
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