Marcel Rodman (September 25, 1981) is a

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former professional

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Playing career

Rodman was drafted by the

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of the

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(NHL) in 2001, but never played in the NHL. He has played for the

Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2. Their home ice is in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the König Palast. Founded first in 1936 by Willi Münstermann, the pro team became a limited liabil ...

of the DEL, and the

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and

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of the Austrian Hockey League. On July 18, 2013, Rodman left

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of the 2nd Bundesliga and signed as a free agent to newly promoted DEL club, Schwenningen Wild Wings. During the 2014–15 season, Rodman left

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after only appearing in 9 scoreless games with the club. He returned to the EBEL, signing with EC KAC for the remainder of the season. In 21 games with KAC, Rodman brought stability and depth to the forward lines, scoring 11 points before suffering a season-ending injury preventing him from contributing in the playoffs in which KAC would claim the championship. His younger brother

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also played the sport professionally.

International play

He participated at several

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as a member of the

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. Rodman played for the

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at the 2008 IIHF World Championship, where he had 1 assist in 5 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Dresdner Eislöwen players EC Bad Tölz players Graz 99ers players HK Acroni Jesenice players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics KHL Medveščak Zagreb players EC KAC players Krefeld Pinguine players Olympic ice hockey players for Slovenia People from the Municipality of Žirovnica Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovenian ice hockey right wingers Vienna Capitals players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Slovenian expatriate ice hockey people Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia {{Slovenia-icehockey-bio-stub