Mirko Höfflin (born June 18, 1992) is a German professional

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who is currently playing for

Schwenninger Wild Wings The Schwenninger Wild Wings are a professional Germany, German ice hockey team from Villingen-Schwenningen in Baden-Wuerttemberg that was founded on 20 July 1904 and currently plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The greatest success of the ...

in the

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(DEL). He was selected by the

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in the sixth round (151st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Höfflin played

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for the

Acadie–Bathurst Titan The Acadie–Bathurst Titan were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Bathurst, New Brunswick. They were members of the Maritimes Division, and played their home games at the K. C. Ir ...

in the

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. On May 16, 2012, he was signed to a two-year contract to return to his original youth club,

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 par ...

. After winning the German Championship in the 2014–15 season with Mannheim, Höfflin was signed to an extension; however was to be loaned for the following season to DEL competitors the

Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team, based in Straubing, Germany, that competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Straubing plays its home games at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which has a capacity of 5,635 spectators. P ...

on June 23, 2015. On March 23, 2017, Höfflin agreed to leave Mannheim at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, to sign a two-year deal with the

. Following his second season with the Wild Wings, unable to help Schwenninger qualify for the playoffs in 2018–19, Höfflin left the club out of contract and signed a one-year deal with his fourth DEL club, ERC Ingolstadt, on March 10, 2019.

International play

Höfflin represented Germany at the

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Awards and honours

References

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* 1992 births Living people Acadie–Bathurst Titan players Adler Mannheim players Chicago Blackhawks draft picks German ice hockey forwards ERC Ingolstadt players Quebec Remparts players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Straubing Tigers players {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub