Dennis Endras (born 14 July 1985) is a German professional

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. He is currently playing with

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of the

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Playing career

Endras began playing for EHC Bayreuth in the Oberliga, the third-tier of ice hockey in Germany, in 2003–04. He played for Bayreuth again in 2004–05, but also made his

(DEL) debut that season with the

Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion. Founded in 1878, the team's name was Augsburger EV ...

. Over the next three seasons he spent time playing in the DEL and the 2nd Bundesliga for EV Landsberg, the Ravensburg Tower Stars, and the

Frankfurt Lions The Frankfurt Lions were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty. History The hockey team was founded as a se ...

. He earned a permanent DEL position for the 2008–09 season with Augsburg, recording a 24–20–0 record. In July 2010, Endras signed a contract with the

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

of the

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. On September 25, 2011, the Wild placed Endras on waivers so they could assign him to start the season with the Houston Aeros of the AHL. Endras subsequently played 6 games with the Aeros before leaving to HIFK Helsinki of the Finnish

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. Coming back to Germany, Endras signed a Contract with the team

in the

on May 25, 2012.

International play

Endras has played internationally for the German national team at the

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and 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and was selected for the

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. At the 2010 World Championship, competed in Germany, Endras was named the tournament's

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. He became the first German selected MVP of the tournament, and the first to appear on the tournament's All-Star team since 1987.

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Endras, Dennis 1985 births Adler Mannheim players Augsburger Panther players Frankfurt Lions players German ice hockey goaltenders HIFK (ice hockey) players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Germany Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Germany People from Immenstadt Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria)