Timo Pielmeier (born July 7, 1989) is a German professional

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, currently an

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. He most recently played with

ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. History ...

of the

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(DEL). He was a third-round selection of the

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in the

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prior to being traded to the

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Playing career

Pielmeier first played junior hockey in his native Germany, leading the Cologne EC Junior Sharks to the

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in 2006–07. He moved to North America the following season, joining the St. John's Fog Devils of the

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(QMJHL) for a season before moving to the

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruin ...

in 2008–09 where he led the team to the QMJHL final. He has played with the German national junior team on several occasions. He first played in the

2006 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion in Halmstad ...

, and the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Playing in the Division 1A pool at the 2008 World Junior, Pielmeier was named the tournament's top goaltender, as Germany won the title, earning promotion back to the A pool for 2009. Pielmeier was selected by the

in the third round, 83rd overall at the

, but was traded to the

organization in 2009. He turned professional in 2009, starting with the

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of the

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. He scored a goal for the Condors during the 2009–10 season, becoming the 10th goaltender in ECHL history to do so. He finished the season fifth amongst rookie goaltenders in

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and appeared in the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game. Pielmeier was promoted to the

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of the

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for the 2009–10 season. Pielmeier was recalled by the Ducks on January 22, 2011 . He was traded along with defenceman

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, on December 12, 2011, to the

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in exchange for defenceman Mark Fraser and forward

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. On February 8, 2013, whilst impressing with the

Landshut Cannibals EV Landshut, also known as EVL Landshut Eishockey and formerly known as the Landshut Cannibals, are a professional ice hockey team based in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany. They currently play in Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2, the second level of ice h ...

, Pielmeier was signed by ERC Ingolstadt for the 2013–14 season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

International play

He played his first game with the

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men's national team in December 2013. Pielmeier was nominated to be Team Germany's backup goalie during the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

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. He appeared in 1 game in the tournament as Germany captured the silver medal. He also represented Germany at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pielmeier, Timo 1989 births Albany Devils players Anaheim Ducks players Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players German ice hockey goaltenders ERC Ingolstadt players EV Landshut players Living people Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Germany Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Germany San Jose Sharks draft picks Shawinigan Cataractes players St. John's Fog Devils players Syracuse Crunch players German expatriate sportspeople in the United States