Klaus Kathan

Nikolaus 'Klaus' Kathan ( born January 7, 1977 in Bad Tolz ) is a German professional ice hockey player who plays for EHC München Red Bull from the German Ice Hockey League since 2011. He is the son of hockey legend and national coach of the German women's ice hockey team Peter Kathan senior. His brother Peter is also hockey players.

Career

Klaus Kathan got hockey on settled in his hometown EC Bad Tölz. There, the Centre was in the 1994/95 season for the first time in the seniors team squad, with whom he played from then on the 1st League South. In the following three years in which he went for Bad Tölz on the ice, the right-handed shooter graduated 103 league games in which he was able to achieve 80 points scorer. During the current season 1996/97, the attacker moved to the Berlin Capitals in the German Hockey League, where he could henceforth reach the play -offs to the root cadres belonged with his new employer. In the play-off semi-finals the team lost with 1:3 games against local rivals Polar bears Berlin, the then 20- year-old was used in all four games and was able to achieve two goals.

Following Kathan stormed two years for the Star Bulls Rosenheim and, after a two-year stop at the Kassel Huskies to the Adler Mannheim where, however, threw him back some injuries. In the first season for the Eagles, the striker broke his wrist in the second season prevented him from meningitis in operations in the DEL. Correspondingly low yield was also Kathans points in two seasons: the attacker was able to achieve only 4 hits.

For the season 2004 /05 Kathan moved within the league to the DEG Metro Stars, where he was able to return to earlier successes. In his first season at DEG, the striker scored 20 goals and prepared eight more goals in 52 games before, a year later he came up with 28 hits and 20 assists in 52 games. On February 26, 2006 Kathan scored in extra time of the cup final against the Adler Mannheim the decisive goal to make it 2-1, which the MetroStars brought the first title since the championship in 1996. In addition to the victory of the DEB - Cup -born Bayer was able to move his team into the play- off final of 2006. After a 4-2 victory in a best - of-seven series against the Hamburg Freezers and a 3-2 victory in a best - of-five - lap against the Rhineland duration rivals Kölner Haie his team lost the final 0-3 games against the polar bear Berlin.

At the end of the 2007 /08 his contract with the DEG was not renewed, so he signed a contract with the Premier League rivals Hannover Scorpions. In the Lower Kathan met Vikingstad on his long-time partner storm doors, with whom he worked for four years already active at the Düsseldorf EC in a forward line. In the season 2009/10, Kathan was German champion with the Hannover Scorpions.

For the season 2011/2012 Kathan changes to league rivals EHC Munich.

On October 14, 2012 Klaus Kathan completed his anniversary game, he reached the fourth player and first Bayer the magic mark of 900 DEL games.

Internationally

Kathans biggest ever sporting experience was the participation at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and Torino 2006. There he was twelve times the jersey of the German national team and was able to achieve five points. Prior to that, the attacker with the German team between 1994 to 2005, a total of eleven world championships. His greatest successes were reaching the quarter- finals at the A World Cup in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Awards and achievements

  • 2001 Top Scorer of the qualification for the Olympic Games in 2002
  • 2001 top scorer of the qualification for the Olympic Games in 2002
  • 2001 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2002 Participation in the Olympic Games in 2002
  • 2002 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2003 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2003 winning the DEB Cup with the Adler Mannheim
  • 2004 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2005 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2006 Participation in the Olympic Games in 2006
  • 2006 winning the DEB Cup with the DEG Metro Stars
  • 2006 German Vice Champion with the DEG Metro Stars
  • 2006 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2007 Participation at the DEL All-Star Game
  • 2010 German champion with the Hannover Scorpions

DEL stats

As of the end of the 2009/10 season

Point (ice hockey) 1996–97 DEL season 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season 2005–06 DEL season 2007–08 DEL season Tore Vikingstad 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships 2002 IIHF World Championship List of German ice hockey champions
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