Konrad Abeltshauser (born 2 September 1992) is a
German
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professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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for
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of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL). Abeltshauser was selected by the
San Jose Sharks
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in the 6th round (163rd overall) of the
2010 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Playing career
Abeltshauser played four seasons (
2009
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–
2013
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) with the
Halifax Mooseheads
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of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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(QMJHL), where he registered 28 goals, 122 assists, and 127 penalty minutes, in 219 games played.
On 13 April 2012, the
San Jose Sharks
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of the
National Hockey League
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signed Abeltshauser to an
entry-level contract
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,
but he did not make his professional debut until the
2013–14 season when he played 57 games for San Jose's AHL affiliate, the
Worcester Sharks
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.
On 29 June 2015, Abeltshauser was traded by the Sharks to the
St. Louis Blues
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in exchange for a conditional draft pick. He was assigned by the Blues to begin the
2015–16 season with AHL affiliate, the
Chicago Wolves
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. After providing just five assists in 20 games with the Wolves, on 16 January 2016, Abeltshauser was placed on unconditional waivers by the Blues in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his NHL contract. Upon clearing, he returned to his native Germany, signing a contract with
Red Bull München of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL) on 20 January 2016. He received DEL Regular Season Defenceman of the Year honors in the
2016–17 campaign.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Allen Americans players
Chicago Wolves players
German ice hockey defencemen
Halifax Mooseheads players
EHC München players
San Jose Sharks draft picks
Worcester Sharks players
Sportspeople from Bad Tölz
Ice hockey people from Upper Bavaria
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Germany