Dimitri Andreevich Pätzold (russian: Дми́трий Андре́евич Пе́тцольд; born February 3, 1983) is a Kazakh-born

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professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for

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of the DEL2. He has also played in the Kontinental Hockey League. Due to his Russian German descent he also holds Russian citizenship. Internationally Pätzold has represented the

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at several tournaments, including the

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Playing career

Pätzold was drafted 107th overall in the

2001 NHL Entry Draft __NOTOC__ The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was the 39th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 23 and 24, 2001 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. As of 2022, the only remaining active players in the NHL from the 2001 draft class are M ...

by the San Jose Sharks. His previous professional teams include Kölner Haie,

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, the San Jose Sharks (with their AHL teams the

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and later the Worcester Sharks), ERC Ingolstadt, and 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. ...

. After playing with the

, Pätzold signed a contract with the Hannover Scorpions on April 12, 2011. With the forfeit of the Scorpions' DEL license two years later, Pätzold stayed in the DEL by joining the newcomer Schwenninger Wild Wings on August 5, 2013.

International play

Pätzold has played for the

at multiple tournaments, both at the junior and senior level. At the senior level he has played in the

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, 2011 World Championships, and the

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patzold, Dimitri 1983 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players ERC Ingolstadt players Fresno Falcons players German ice hockey goaltenders Hannover Scorpions players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Johnstown Chiefs players Kazakhstani emigrants to Germany Kölner Haie players Krefeld Pinguine players Olympic ice hockey players of Germany Russian and Soviet-German people San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Straubing Tigers players Worcester Sharks players Sportspeople from Oskemen