Vitalij Aab (born November 14, 1979) is a German ice hockey player who is currently playing for Höchstadter EC in the German Oberliga.

Playing career

Vitalij Aab's professional debut was at the age of 17 for EC Wilhelmshaven. In his second season, he scored 28 points. In 1999, he was promoted into the second division with Wilhelmshaven. Two years later, he transferred to the

Nürnberg Ice Tigers The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. History The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey ...

, where he played for three years. During this time he played so well that the German national coach called him up to play for the German national ice hockey team. Aab had the worst season of his career in 2004–05 with the

Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern pa ...

; he only scored 24 points in 48 games, and therefore received very little ice time at the end of the season. He left Mannheim after only one season and switched to the

Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as ...

. After struggling at first, Aab's performance improved dramatically. At the end of the season, he was the highest scorer in Germany. Before the 2006–07 season, he signed with the

Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Hamburg, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club announced its withdrawal from the DEL and ceased operations on 24 May 2016 when Anschutz Entertainment ...

. Aab returned to the Ice Tigers, now known as the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, in 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aab, Vitalij 1979 births Living people Adler Mannheim players German ice hockey forwards Kazakhstani emigrants to Germany Hamburg Freezers players Iserlohn Roosters players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim players Russian people of German descent Saryarka Karagandy players