Andy Reiss
André "Andy" Reiss ( born May 17, 1986 in Hannover ) is a German professional ice hockey player who plays for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2013/14 season. His brother Daniel is also a professional hockey player.
Career
André Reiss began his career at the Hannover Indians, where his father worked as a trainer and played his brother. The defender joined the DEL 2002/03 season at the Hannover Scorpions, for which he stood until 2013, except for the 2003/04 season, who spent the links Sagittarius at the Oshawa Generals of the Canadian Junior Football League OHL under contract. Equipped with a production license Reiss played here in the 2005/06 season for his hometown club Hannover Indians and in the seasons 2004/ 05 and seasons 2006 /07 for the cooperation partner REV Bremerhaven in the 2nd Bundesliga. In his last season in the REV However, there were between Reiss and the people of Bremen differences, so that the Hannover Scorpions and determined to give the defender with a mining license at the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg, for which he eventually the game -winning goal in the second play-off final against the Kassel Huskies scored and thus large role in the rise of the Wolfsburg had in the DEL.
For the 2007 /08 season the defender was equipped by the Scorpions with a mining license for the second division EHC Munich, for which he on 2 September 2007 in the first round of the DEB Cup during a 5-3 victory against the EHC Munich Sinupret Ice Tigers played his first game, otherwise, however, only once was used and spent the rest of the season in the DEL. Since the native of Hanover Hanover is a fan of 96, chose André Reiss the 96 as a jersey number.
Reiss was German champion with the Hannover Scorpions in the 2009/10 season. This success was the defender with 23 points in the main round in and achieved the best result of his career DEL. In the fall of 2011, he would have to take a longer -week break due to an exhaustion syndrome and could therefore complete only 38 of 52 games in the season 2011 /12. The 2012/13 season was marked for André Reiss of sick leave. The defender fell ill on glandular fever and was only in 40 of 52 games for the Hannover Scorpions on the ice. Due to the illness he was unable to repeat his performance from the championship season. After ten seasons with the Hannover Scorpions in which he completed 393 games, André Reiss decided for the season 2013/14 to a switch to Premier League rivals Augsburger Panther. There he signed a one year contract.
Internationally
Awards and achievements
- 2010 German champion with the Hannover Scorpions
DEL stats
As of the end of the 2012/13 season