Evan Kaufmann (born October 31, 1984) is a German-American former professional

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who played in the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Kaufmann, who is Jewish, was born in

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and graduated from

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at Plymouth in 2003. His great-grandparents were murdered during the

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. At the

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, Kaufmann played on the Golden Gophers hockey team and studied

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at the

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. Kaufmann was a

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scholar-athlete pick all four years at Minnesota. Kaufmann moved to Germany in 2008 and received German citizenship in order to play for the national team, DEG Metro Stars of

. On February 16, 2012, Kaufmann agreed to leave DEG at season's end and signed with fellow DEL club,

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, where he played through the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, he announced his retirement from ice hockey. He played a total of 315 games in the

and won 17 caps for the German Men's National Team, including seven outings at the 2012 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Career update

After retiring from professional hockey, Kaufmann began working as an investment banking analyst and was recently promoted to a vice president position.

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people DEG Metro Stars players Jewish ice hockey players Jewish American sportspeople Ice hockey players from Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players River City Lancers players Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers players German ice hockey forwards 21st-century American Jews {{US-icehockey-player-stub