Helmut de Raaf
| Helmut de Raaf | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 5, 1961 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Düsseldorfer EG Kölner EC Adler Mannheim | ||
| National team |
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany and File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–2001 | ||
Helmut de Raaf (born November 5, 1961) is a German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is a member of the German ice hockey Hall of Fame.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]He made his debut in German top-flight Eishockey-Bundesliga for Düsseldorfer EG during the 1981-82 season. In 1983, de Raaf signed with local rivals Kölner EC and moved back to Düsseldorf in 1988. At the end of his playing career, he played for Adler Mannheim. De Raaf has won eleven German national championships as a player (84, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 00, 01)[2] and was named German ice hockey player of the year in the 92-93 season.[3]
International
[edit | edit source]De Raaf competed for West Germany in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and for Germany in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. He also competed in five ice Hockey World Championships for West Germany/Germany between 1985 and 1993.[4] He won a total of 114 caps for the German national team.[5]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]A longtime head coach of Adler Mannheim's under 18 squad, he led the team to several German championship titles. He was named an assistant coach of the Germany national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[6] From 2013 to 2015, de Raaf served as assistant coach of EHC München in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), followed by a single season as head coach of fellow DEL team Schwenninger Wild Wings.[7]
In March 2016, he accepted the position as director of an ice hockey academy in Liefering.[8]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1961 births
- Adler Mannheim players
- Düsseldorfer EG players
- Essen Mosquitoes players
- German ice hockey goaltenders
- Kölner Haie players
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Germany
- Olympic ice hockey players for West Germany
- Sportspeople from Neuss
- Ice hockey people from Düsseldorf (region)