Carsen Germyn (born February 22, 1982 in Campbell River,

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) is a former professional

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who played 4 games in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Germyn played five seasons in the

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. He played for the

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and then for the

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. He started his professional career with the

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of the

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. On July 6, 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames. They assigned him to the

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in 2004–05 then to the

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for the 2005–06 season. He played his first

game on April 1, 2006 with the Flames against the

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. In the late summer of 2010, Germyn signed a two-year contract with

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, a

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team, where he played alongside American-born

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scoring 45 points in 36 games. On June 18, 2011, Germyn was released from the final year of his contract to join the Straubing Tigers of the

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DEL. Towards the end of his third season with the Straubing Tigers in 2013–14, with the club out of contention for the playoffs, he was loaned for the remainder of the season to

AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated ''AIK IF'', also known as ''AIK Hockey'', often abbreviated ''AIK'' in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden. Sin ...

of the

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, on February 26, 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Germyn, Carsen 1982 births Abbotsford Heat players AIK IF players Calgary Flames players EHC Olten players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Kelowna Rockets players Living people Lowell Lock Monsters players Norfolk Admirals players Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players People from Campbell River, British Columbia Quad City Flames players Red Deer Rebels players Sportspeople from British Columbia Straubing Tigers players Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian ice hockey right wingers