Björn Krupp

Björn Krupp
Born (1991-03-06) March 6, 1991
Buffalo, NY, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Kölner Haie
National team  Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Björn Krupp (born March 6, 1991) is an American-German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of former NHL defenseman Uwe Krupp.[1]

Playing career

Early life

Björn was born in the United States when his father was a member of the Buffalo Sabres, and spent time living in both the United States and Canada as a result of his father's career, but moved back to Germany with his mother after his parents' divorce in 1996. In 2002, he returned to North America, where his father was in his last NHL season with the Atlanta Thrashers at the time, and started playing ice hockey there at the age of eleven.[2]

His early career included spells at TPH Thunder (2006–07) and OHL team Belleville Bulls (2008–11).

Professional

In September 2011, he signed for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), where he was coached by his father.[3][4]

In December 2014, Krupp went on loan to fellow Deutsche Eishockey Liga side Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg,[5] before signing a two-year-deal at the club in April 2015.[6]

International play

In 2007-08, Krupp was a member of the US National Team Development Program, representing the US at the World U17 Hockey Challenge.[7]

On December 17, 2013, he made his debut for Germany's Men's National Team in an exhibition game against Latvia.[8]

Krupp competed in the 2015 World Championship with Germany and saw action in seven games during the tournament.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Bjorn Krupp: Like Father, Like Son". QNetNews.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. ↑ Stein, Marcel. "Weihnachtliches Familienduell bei den Krupps". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  3. ↑ Haie geben Krupp-Sohn Björn einen Profi-Vertrag "Der 20-jährige Verteidiger hat also seinen Vater Uwe Krupp, Teamchef der Haie, in der Vorbereitung überzeugt. „Er macht sich gut“, lobte der Vater. „"
  4. ↑ Kölner Haie 2011/2012 Roster
  5. ↑ "Haie verleihen Björn Krupp nach Wolfsburg". "Kölner Haie". 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Björn Krupp bleibt bei den Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg". "hockeyweb.de". 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Bjorn Krupp". "hockeysfuture.com". 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  8. ↑ "Ein großer, starker Junge". "Frankfurter Allgemeine". 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Germany roster". "IIHF". 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

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