Christoph Schubert

Christoph Schubert
Schubert with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009
Born (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42)
Munich, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Munich Barons
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Frölunda HC
Hamburg Freezers
Hamburg Crocodiles
National team  Germany
NHL draft 127th overall, 2001
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2000–2019

Christoph Schubert (born 5 February 1982) is a German former professional ice hockey player. Schubert played over 300 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Thrashers and Ottawa Senators from 2005 to 2010.

Playing career

Schubert started his career in the junior sections of the EHC Klostersee and moved, after his junior time, to the DNL-team EV Landshut. In the 1999–2000 season, as a 17-year-old, he made his debut in the Oberliga. After EV Landshut missed promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga, he joined his home team for the following season, German championship winners the Munich Barons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In two future seasons, he evolved himself to a tough defenceman with a strong slap shot. In spring 2001, the Barons finished second in the German championship. Following the conclusion of the 2001–02 season, Schubert was drafted 127th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He is generally seen as a competent defenceman and a checking forward with some physical upside.

One of his greatest assets is his shot, which was measured at over 100 mph in the 2005–06 Senators' Super Skills Competition, giving him the second-hardest shot in Senators team history behind former teammate Zdeno Chára.

He scored his first career NHL goal on future teammate Martin Gerber of the Carolina Hurricanes on 22 November 2005. In the 2006–07 Super Skills Competition for the Senators, despite losing to Mike Fisher for the hardest shot, he achieved first place in the puck control relay portion.

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, on October 2, Schubert was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers.[1] Schubert remained on the Thrashers roster primarily as a depth player and in 47 games scored 2 goals and 7 points.

In the following 2010–11 season, Schubert was unable to garner another NHL contract and after eight years returned to Europe, signing with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien on 15 September 2010.[2] Contributing 4 assists in 23 games with the Indians, Schubert was mutually released from his contract and returned to his native Germany, signing a two-year deal with the Hamburg Freezers[3] of the DEL on 8 December 2010.[4] In November 2011, he signed a contract extension until 2015[5] and in July 2013, Schubert inked a new deal with the Freezers that would keep him in Hamburg until 2017.[6]

After the owner of the Freezers, the Anschutz Entertainment Group, announced in May 2016 not to apply for a license for the 2016–17 DEL campaign, Schubert, and Moritz Fürste, a field hockey Olympic gold medalist and Hamburg native, launched an initiative to raise money to save the team. They collected more than 500,000 Euro within a couple of days, which however did not make the owner group change its mind.[7] After the Freezers had folded, Schubert became a free agent.[8] He opted to stay in the city of Hamburg and signed with local club Hamburg Crocodiles, a member of Germany's third-tier Oberliga, in June 2016[9] to serve as a team captain and join the club's front office. Schubert announced his retirement from hockey in June 2019.[10]

International play

Schubert played for the German national team in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. The team finished out of the medal round both times.

Schubert also attended the World Championships in 2002,[11] 2005,[12] 2008,[13] 2009[14] and 2012[15] and participated in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 EV Landshut DEU U20 28 15 20 35 77 — — — — —
1999–2000 EV Landshut DEU U20 11 14 11 25 51 — — — — —
1999–2000 EV Landshut DEU.3 55 7 5 12 68 — — — — —
2000–01 München Barons DEL 55 6 3 9 80 10 0 2 2 27
2001–02 München Barons DEL 50 5 11 16 125 9 3 4 7 32
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 70 2 8 10 102 8 0 1 1 2
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 70 2 10 12 69 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 10 22 32 110 6 2 2 4 20
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 56 4 6 10 48 7 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 8 17 25 56 20 0 1 1 22
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 8 16 24 64 4 0 0 0 8
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 50 3 3 6 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 47 2 5 7 69 — — — — —
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 23 0 4 4 49 — — — — —
2010–11 Hamburg Freezers DEL 26 3 14 17 20 — — — — —
2011–12 Hamburg Freezers DEL 39 3 19 22 71 5 0 0 0 4
2012–13 Hamburg Freezers DEL 39 5 16 21 76 6 0 2 2 18
2013–14 Hamburg Freezers DEL 32 1 4 5 72 12 1 3 4 6
2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 48 5 18 23 82 7 0 1 1 35
2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 39 6 9 15 78 — — — — —
2016–17 Hamburg Crocodiles DEU.3 41 12 65 77 142 4 1 6 7 16
2017–18 Hamburg Crocodiles DEU.3 18 3 9 12 75 — — — — —
DEL totals 328 34 94 128 604 49 4 12 16 122
AHL totals 216 14 40 54 281 15 2 3 5 22
NHL totals 315 25 47 72 263 31 0 2 2 34

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Germany WJC18 6 2 2 4 12
2001 Germany WJC D1 5 1 1 2 10
2001 Germany OGQ 3 0 0 0 0
2001 Germany WC 1 0 0 0 0
2002 Germany WJC D1 4 4 1 5 8
2002 Germany OG 7 0 1 1 6
2002 Germany WC 7 1 0 1 8
2004 Germany WCH 2 0 0 0 6
2005 Germany WC 3 0 4 4 6
2006 Germany OG 5 0 1 1 2
2008 Germany WC 6 1 2 3 12
2009 Germany WC 4 2 0 2 6
2012 Germany WC 7 1 2 3 2
Junior totals 15 7 4 11 30
Senior totals 42 5 10 15 48

References

  1. ^ "Thrashers claim defensman Schubert off waivers from Ottawa". Atlanta Thrashers. 2009-10-02. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. ^ "Defenseman Christoph Schubert to Frolunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  3. ^ Christoph Schubert's profile and statistics at DEL.org (in German)
  4. ^ "National defenseman Schubert signs with Freezers until 2012" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2010-12-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  5. ^ "Kapitän Schubert bis 2015 bei Hamburg Freezers". BILD.de. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ^ Online, FOCUS. "Kapitän Schubert verlängert bei den Freezers". FOCUS Online. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ^ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Bid to save Hamburg Freezers DEL ice hockey team comes up short | Sports | DW.COM | 25.05.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  8. ^ "Former NHLer Schubert's last-ditch effort to save Hamburg Freezers fails, DEL team folds". ddexpress.info | the world's sports. 2016-05-26. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  9. ^ "Die Sensation ist perfekt !". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  10. ^ "Servus, Schuby". www.hamburg1.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  11. ^ "Team Roster". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  12. ^ "TEAM ROSTER GERMANY". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  13. ^ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  14. ^ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  15. ^ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  16. ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Christoph Schubert". www.legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved 2016-02-20.