Sinan Akdag Explained

Sinan Akdag
Team:Düsseldorfer EG
Former Teams:Krefeld Pinguine
Adler Mannheim
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:203
Ntl Team:GER
Birth Date:5 November 1989
Birth Place:Rosenheim, West Germany
Career Start:2007

Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

A Rosenheim native,[1] Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007–08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014[2] and won the German championship in his first year with the team.[3]

He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season.[4]

Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.[5]

International play

After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011.[6] Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2004–05Starbulls RosenheimDNL34088820002
2005–06Starbulls RosenheimDNL35214161671018
2005–06Starbulls Rosenheim3.GBun120006
2006–07Starbulls RosenheimDNL181101126300027
2006–07Starbulls Rosenheim3.GBun3603310
2007–08Krefeld PinguineDEL430006
2007–08RT Bad Nauheim3.GBun40220
2008–09Krefeld PinguineDEL431893070114
2008–09Landshut Cannibals2.GBun21122
2009–10Krefeld PinguineDEL541101151
2009–10Landshut Cannibals2.GBun10110
2010–11Krefeld PinguineDEL5118940820218
2011–12Krefeld PinguineDEL522101230
2012–13Krefeld PinguineDEL521131457902212
2013–14Krefeld PinguineDEL46510153450112
2014–15Adler MannheimDEL46111728281526812
2015–16Adler MannheimDEL52727348831012
2016–17Adler MannheimDEL51517221470002
2017–18Adler MannheimDEL515202549100662
2018–19Adler MannheimDEL5232427361202216
2019–20Adler MannheimDEL522101210
2020–21Adler MannheimDEL2656112461346
2021–22Adler MannheimDEL50512173490336
2022–23Adler MannheimDEL51561124120004
2023–24Düsseldorfer EGDEL522151722
DEL totals824612132745771036243086

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2006GermanyU1710th50002
2007GermanyWJC188th602229
2009GermanyWJC9th60110
2012GermanyWC12th40002
2014GermanyWC10th70112
2016GermanyWC7th81120
2016GermanyOGQQ30112
2018GermanyOG20000
Junior totals 1703331
Senior totals 241346

Awards and honours

AwardYear
DEL
Defenseman of the Year2016
Champion (Adler Mannheim)2019[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NationalTurk Exclusive Interview: Sinan Akdag – He and his family have defeated the discriminatory German bureaucracy NationalTurk. www.nationalturk.com. 30 June 2012 . 2016-04-10.
  2. Web site: Sinan Akdag freut sich riesig auf Mannheim. morgenweb, das Nachrichtenportal für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar. 30 April 2014 . 2016-04-10.
  3. Web site: Adler Mannheim: Die Feierlichkeiten klingen aus. www.rnz.de. 2016-04-10.
  4. Web site: ADLER Mannheim. www.adler-mannheim.de. 2016-04-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405180640/http://adler-mannheim.de/topstories.php?d[nr]=4946. 2016-04-05.
  5. Web site: . DEG signs Sinan Akdag . 12 May 2023 . 12 May 2023 . German.
  6. Web site: "Das bleibt ewig in Erinnerung" - 12 - DEL.org. www.del.org. 2016-04-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420074732/http://www.del.org/de/news/2013/12/nachdreher/page/2146--30-2033-.html. 2016-04-20.
  7. Web site: Adler Mannheim wins DEL . . 2019-04-27 . 2019-04-27.