Christian Ehrhoff | |||
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Born |
Moers, West Germany |
6 July 1982 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
DEL team Former teams |
Kölner Haie Krefeld Pinguine San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks |
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National team | Germany | ||
NHL Draft | 106th overall, 2001 San Jose Sharks |
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Playing career | 1999–present |
Christian Ehrhoff (born 6 July 1982) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany. Prior to that, he was with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) on a Professional Try Out. He is known primarily as an offensive defenceman with strong skating and shooting abilities.
Prior to playing in the NHL, Ehrhoff spent several years playing professionally in Germany, starting with EV Duisburg of the third-tier Oberliga and the Krefeld Penguins of the premiere Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He spent three years with Krefeld, winning the German championship in 2003.
Selected 106th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Ehrhoff moved to North America for the 2003–04 season. He spent one-and-a-half seasons with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, before joining San Jose on a full-time basis beginning in 2005–06. After playing six seasons within the Sharks organization, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in August 2009. During his two seasons with the club, he won back-to-back Babe Pratt Trophies as the team's top defenceman and helped them to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins.