Mirco Lüdemann
Mirko Lüdemann (* December 15 1973 in White Water, East Germany ) is a German professional ice hockey player who plays for the Cologne Sharks since the 1993/94 season. He is the first player with more than 1,000 missions in the German Ice Hockey League and now sole DEL record player.
Career
Mirko Lüdemann 's career started at his hometown club ES white water where the defender went through all the youth teams. In 1991, the links contactors to Canada, where he played two years in the selection of Fort McMurray in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. In the same year he made his debut in the national teams of the German Ice Hockey Federation and played with the junior national team, the U20 World Cup.
Instead of waiting for a commitment to the North American professional league National Hockey League, Lüdemann be decided in the summer of 1993 to return to his homeland, where he joined the Kölner EC. With twelve scorer points from 38 games of the defenders was at the Domstädtern immediately became a regular player. In the last season before the introduction of the German Ice Hockey League Lüdemann difference with the sharks while in the quarter- finals of the play- offs, but a year later he celebrated his first big success: After victories over Kaufbeuren, the Adler Mannheim and Berlin Preussen he reached with the Cologne the final against the EV Landshut. There, the Sharks prevailed 3-2 victories and won their seventh German championship, although the Sharks could only occupy the sixth place after the first round. It was the first championship in Lüdemanns career.
In the following years, Lüdemann established with excellent scoring values and consistent performances as the best defender in the German DEL. In addition to the runner-up with the sharks in 1996 and 2000 and winning the Spengler Cup in 1999 also included the permanent missions for the national team to date of the highlights of his career. In 2002 the defender was able to celebrate his second championship with the KEC, when the sharks could get for the second time from the sixth place of the championship. 2004 said the shooter left his resignation from the DEB team to be able to concentrate fully on the Cologne Sharks. In the season 2005/ 06 Lüdemann was again the best German defender and had one of the best plus / minus values of the league, also he was in the semifinals of the playoffs for the player with the most appearances for the KEC, when he made his 691 game denied and thus Peppi hot replaced.
In the following seasons, the native axis was one of the best defenders again and was invited to the DEL All-Star Game in 2007 and 2008. In the season 2007/ 08 Lüdemann reached with the sharks the final of the play-offs, but which was lost with 1:3 games against the Polar Bears Berlin. Beginning of the 2009/10 season made the new coach Igor Pavlov Lüdemann back to the captain. He took over the office, which he had already dressed 2001-2005, by Dave McLlwain, who had ended his athletic career. Although he still was one of the top performers in the Sharks team, he was replaced as captain again before the season 2010/11 by Christoph Ullmann.
Mirko Lüdemann has completed his 800th DEL professional game on February 13, 2009, compared the foxes Duisburg. He is the second DEL - professional players by Andreas Renz, who has reached the 800 - game mark. On 16 February 2011, he completed his 893 DEL use and has since been sole record holder of this statistic. On 8 March 2011 he graduated in the domestic Lanxess Arena against the Polar Bears Berlin its 900th DEL game. At this time, Lüdemann had scored for the Sharks 483 points scorer (161 goals). Although Lüdemann is still active as a player, it is already clear that his shirt number is not assigned 12 at the Cologne Sharks after him again to pay tribute to his extraordinary achievements for the club. Towards the end of the Main Round 2010/2011 of the expiring contract Lüdemanns was again extended by another two years.
After Mirko Lüdemann in the DEL 2011/12 season in the main round match against Straubing Tigers on 24 February 2012 completed his 950th DEL game for the KEC, he put the end of the current season, another record: In the last DEL main round match the season 2011/12 11 March 2012 Mirko Lüdemann has to be in the away game against the Polar Bears Berlin 1000th competitive match (Bundesliga / DEL) completed for the Cologne Sharks. On February 24, 2013 Mirko Lüdemann graduated from the Straubing Tigers as the first and only player to his 1000th competitive match in the DEL. Thus, he is also the sole record of the Kölner Haie players since he took all 1000 appearances for the KEC.
Internationally
In Dress the DEB selection Mirko Lüdemann scored in 132 games with 13 goals, including the winning goal for the Olympic qualifiers for Salt Lake City in 2002. Defender took to the A World Championships from 1994 to 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2004, the B- world Cup 1999 and participated in the Olympic games in 1994, 1998 and 2002 and the World Cup 2004. After differences with the then national coach Greg Poss Lüdemann resigned of his own accord from the national team. The new coach Uwe Krupp could not be persuaded to make a comeback in the DEB selecting him.
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )