Justin Krueger
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Krueger playing with the German National Team
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6 October 1986 Düsseldorf, West Germany |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NLA team Former teams |
SC Bern Charlotte Checkers |
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| National team |
 Germany
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| NHL Draft | 213th overall, 2006 Carolina Hurricanes |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Justin Matthew Krueger (born 6 October 1986 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for SC Bern of the National League A (NLA). He previously played for the Charlotte Checkers, the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 7th round (213th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Krueger began his ice hockey career at Duisburger SV in Germany, where his father Ralph Krueger had his first stint as a coach in 1989. After his father had signed with the Austrian club VEU Feldkirch in 1991, Justin continued his career in the Feldkirch youth setup. He then joined the HC Davos junior team, after his father had been named head coach of the Swiss Men’s National Team.
In 2004, Justin recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 38 games for HC Davos in the Swiss Junior League. Krueger moved after one year from Davos to North America and signed with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL. After this season he was named the Best Conditioned Athlete by Penticton Vees and was drafted in the seventh round, 213th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Justin was then recruited to play collegiate hockey, joining the Cornell Big Red as a freshman in 2006. In his final season at Cornell (2009–10), Krueger was named ECAC Hockey Defensive Defenseman of the Year.
Krueger played for the SC Bern team in the 2010–11 season, and began playing in North America within the Carolina Hurricanes' farm system for the 2011–12 season. After two years in the American Hockey League, he returned to SC Bern on a two-year deal in May 2013 and in November 2014 had his contract extended through the 2017–18 season. He won the Swiss championship with SCB in 2016 and 2017.
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