Dennis "Denny" Urban (born June 28, 1988) is an American professional

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player who is currently playing for the

Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team, based in Straubing, Germany, that competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Straubing plays its home games at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which has a capacity of 5,800 spectators. ...

of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

During the 2012–13 season while in his third season with the

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in the

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. Urban made his AHL debut with the

Worcester Sharks The Worcester Sharks were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2006 to 2015. Affiliated with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachu ...

. On February 1, 2013, he was signed for the remainder of the campaign with Worcester and contributed with 17 points in 36 games from the Blueline. On July 16, 2013, Urban was signed as a free agent by the

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to a one-year contract. In the 2013–14 season, Urban appeared in 30 games with the Rampage for just 8 assists before he was traded to fellow AHL club, the Springfield Falcons, in exchange for Tim Miller on February 20, 2014. On July 14, 2015, Urban left the North American minor leagues to sign his first contract abroad with German club, Straubing Tigers of the DEL.

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* 1988 births American men's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Living people Reading Royals players Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey players San Antonio Rampage players Springfield Falcons players Worcester Sharks players {{US-icehockey-defenceman-stub