Ulrich Hiemer (born 21 September 1962 in

Füssen Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu, situated one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau cast ...

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) is a German former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player who was among the first Germans to play in the

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. He appeared at three Olympics and at the 1984 Canada Cup. He spent three seasons with the

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in the mid 1980s making his NHL debut on 12 October 1984, recording 73 points in 143 total games. He retired in 1996 after playing in the

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for the

Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at the Brehmstrasse was the home venue for ...

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* 1962 births Living people Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Düsseldorfer EG players EV Füssen players German expatriate sportspeople in the United States German ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Kölner Haie players Maine Mariners players New Jersey Devils players Olympic ice hockey players of Germany Olympic ice hockey players of West Germany Sportspeople from Füssen {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub