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Kevin Schmidt (born February 14, 1986) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is under contract with EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Kevin Schmidt
Born	(1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 36) Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
EBEL team Former teams	EC VSV Wheeling Nailers Hannover Indians Hamburg Freezers Dornbirner EC Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present

Playing career

A native of Markham, Ontario, Schmidt graduated from St. Michael’s College School in 2005. He enrolled at Bowling Green State University and played in 147 games for the Falcons during his four-year college career, serving as alternate captain his senior season.[1]

He spent his first season of professional hockey in the East Coast Hockey League, recording 30 points (seven goals, 23 assists) in 50 contests for the Wheeling Nailers in 2009-10.[2]

Schmidt moved to the Hannover Indians of the second German division for the 2010-11 season[3] and took the next step forward in his career,[4] being picked up by the Hamburg Freezers, a member of Germany’s top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), prior to the 2011-12 campaign. In Hamburg, Schmidt evolved into a solid DEL player and was given contract extension until 2017, in December 2013.[5] However, the Freezers folded in May 2016[6] and Schmidt had to look for other opportunities after five years with the team.

On June 29, 2016, he signed with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League.[7] He opted to return to Germany for the 2017–18 season, joining the Iserlohn Roosters.[8]

Personal life

Schmidt was granted German citizenship in August 2010.[9] His father Horst was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and moved to Canada with his parents as a child.[10]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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