Sinan Akdag

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Sinan Akdag
Born (1989-11-05) November 5, 1989 (age 34)
Rosenheim, West Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
Düsseldorfer EG
Krefeld Pinguine
Adler Mannheim
National team  Germany
Playing career 2007–present

Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career[edit]

A Rosenheim native,[1] Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007-08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014[2] and won the German championship in his first year with the team.[3]

He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season.[4]

Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.[5]

International play[edit]

After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011.[6] Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Starbulls Rosenheim DNL 34 0 8 8 8 2 0 0 0 2
2005–06 Starbulls Rosenheim DNL 35 2 14 16 16 7 1 0 1 8
2005–06 Starbulls Rosenheim 3.GBun 12 0 0 0 6
2006–07 Starbulls Rosenheim DNL 18 1 10 11 26 3 0 0 0 27
2006–07 Starbulls Rosenheim 3.GBun 36 0 3 3 10
2007–08 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43 0 0 0 6
2007–08 RT Bad Nauheim 3.GBun 4 0 2 2 0
2008–09 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43 1 8 9 30 7 0 1 1 4
2008–09 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun 2 1 1 2 2
2009–10 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 54 1 10 11 51
2009–10 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun 1 0 1 1 0
2010–11 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 51 1 8 9 40 8 2 0 2 18
2011–12 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 52 2 10 12 30
2012–13 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 52 1 13 14 57 9 0 2 2 12
2013–14 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 46 5 10 15 34 5 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Adler Mannheim DEL 46 11 17 28 28 15 2 6 8 12
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 7 27 34 88 3 1 0 1 2
2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 5 17 22 14 7 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 5 20 25 49 10 0 6 6 2
2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 3 24 27 36 12 0 2 2 16
2019–20 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 2 10 12 10
2020–21 Adler Mannheim DEL 26 5 6 11 24 6 1 3 4 6
2021–22 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 5 12 17 34 9 0 3 3 6
2022–23 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 5 6 11 24 12 0 0 0 4
2023–24 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 52 2 15 17 22
DEL totals 824 61 213 274 577 103 6 24 30 86
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Germany U17 10th 5 0 0 0 2
2007 Germany WJC18 8th 6 0 2 2 29
2009 Germany WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 0
2012 Germany WC 12th 4 0 0 0 2
2014 Germany WC 10th 7 0 1 1 2
2016 Germany WC 7th 8 1 1 2 0
2016 Germany OGQ Q 3 0 1 1 2
2018 Germany OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 17 0 3 3 31
Senior totals 24 1 3 4 6

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
DEL
Defenseman of the Year 2016 [4]
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2019 [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NationalTurk Exclusive Interview: Sinan Akdag – He and his family have defeated the discriminatory German bureaucracy | NationalTurk". www.nationalturk.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ "Sinan Akdag freut sich riesig auf Mannheim". morgenweb, das Nachrichtenportal für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. ^ "Adler Mannheim: Die Feierlichkeiten klingen aus". www.rnz.de. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. ^ a b "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. ^ "DEG signs Sinan Akdag" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. ^ ""Das bleibt ewig in Erinnerung" - 12 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

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