Jochen Reimer
Jochen Reimer ( born September 6, 1985 in Mindelheim ) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently at Red Bull EHC München in the DEL under contract. He is the younger brother of the outer striker Patrick Reimer, who is since 2012 in the Nuremberg Ice Tigers under contract.
Career
Reimer began his career in the junior league ESV Kaufbeuren, where he played in the years between 2001 and 2003. In the 2003 / 04 season, Reimer was then in the Oberliga EA Kempten in the gate and in the season 2004/ 05 was Reimer at the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL as a backup under contract and had some inserts for the ESV Kaufbeuren in the 2nd Bundesliga, while he returned at the start of the 2005/06 season.
After a quite successful season in the 2nd Bundesliga Reimer signed with the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL a contract for the 2006/07 season and was also used from time to time by the production license for the mosquitoes eating in the 2nd Bundesliga. In the following season, this was handled, but Reimer came into this season with his first DEL inserts on the piece, as goalkeeper Jamie Storr long-term injury turned out this season. Especially during his first Storr - representation was not convinced Reimer and left many "soft goals" to, and DEG fell into the table down continuously. During his second Storr representative of the then DEL inexperienced Reimer looked visibly more stable.
After the mosquitoes food had to file for bankruptcy, DEG found in the second division EHC Munich a new partner for the 2008/ 09 season where Reimer along with Jochen Vollmer and Peter Holmgren was the goalkeeper trio. In December 2008, Reimer jumped again for a knee injury Storr and impressed with consistently strong performances, what his goalkeeper values record: his quota, he increased from 88.8 % to 93.6 %, but also be Gegentorschnitt improved significantly. He conceded on average not more 3.58 goals per game, but only 2.01. This season, he ranked eighth of the best DEL -Keeper, which are determined annually by an expert committee of the journal Hockey News. After his breakthrough DEL Reimer received a contract with the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg, where he went in 2009 on the ice and with Daniar Dshunussow formed a Torhüterduo. In his first season with the Grizzlies he knew to persuade and improved from eighth to fifth of the best goalkeepers and reached with his team - after third place in the main round - the DEL semifinals.
After the main round of 2010/11 the now 25 - year-old goalkeeper was awarded the best keeper in the DEL and confirmed its steadily rising since 2007 form curve. Reimer conceded in 29 main round matches on average just 1.95 goals per game, which is below the two- goal mark.
Since the 2011/12 season, Reimer is the gate of the Red Bull EHC Munich and was honored for the second year in a row as the best goalkeeper in the DEL.
Awards and achievements
- Best DEL goalkeeper of the 2010/ 11 & 2011/12