Clarke Breitkreuz
{{short description|Canadian-German ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt =
| image = 2024-02-18 Lausitzer Füchse gegen Eisbären Regensburg (DEL2, Hockey Outdoor Triple Klingenthal) by Sandro Halank–137.jpg
| name = Clarke Breitkreuz
| team = Lausitzer Füchse
| league = DEL2
| former_teams = Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
| position = Right Wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 183
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|28}}
| birth_place = Springside, Saskatchewan, Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
}}
Clarke Breitkreuz (born November 28, 1991) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for German side Lausitzer Füchse in the second-tier DEL2.
Playing career
Born in Springside, Saskatchewan, Breitkreuz played for the Beardy's Blackhawks of the SMHL in 2007–08, and then split the following season between WHL's Regina Pats and SJHL's Yorkton Terriers. Also the 2009–10 campaign saw him turn out for the Terriers, before joining the Prince George Cougars of the WHL.
For the 2010–11 season, Breitkreuz returned to the Yorkton Terriers for a third stint.{{Cite web|url=http://www.yorktonterriers.com/news_article/show/601859?referrer_id=631362|title=Alumni Update: Breitkreuz having Another Strong Season in Germany|website=Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)|access-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307123129/http://www.yorktonterriers.com/news_article/show/601859?referrer_id=631362|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}
In 2011, he landed his first job overseas, signing with German third-division club Füchse Duisburg. In 2013, he signed with fellow third-division side Löwen Frankfurt and also was handed a license for the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He made four DEL appearances for the Wolfsburg team throughout the 2013–14 season,{{Cite web|url=http://www.op-online.de/sport/lokalsport/weihnachten-ostern-geburtstag-zusammen-3257156.html|title=Die Löwen bleiben mein Verein|website=www.op-online.de|access-date=2016-03-04}} while helping Frankfurt to promotion to the second-division DEL2.
In Frankfurt, Clarke plays alongside his brother Brett.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/sport/lokalsport/andere-sportarten/eishockey-brueder-brett-und-clarke-breitkreuz-wollen-bei-den-loewen-frankfurt-vor-allem-eins-die-trophaee_16367776.htm|title=Eishockey-Brüder Brett und Clarke Breitkreuz wollen bei den Löwen Frankfurt vor allem eins: Die Trophäe – Wiesbadener Kurier|last=KG|first=Verlagsgruppe Rhein Main GmbH & Co.|website=www.wiesbadener-kurier.de|access-date=2016-03-04}} He had his contract renewed for the 2015–16 season{{Cite web|url=http://www.yorktonterriers.com/news_article/show/489017?referrer_id=631362-news|title=Clarke Breitkreuz Signs One Yyear Extension in Frankfurt|website=Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)|access-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307123233/http://www.yorktonterriers.com/news_article/show/489017?referrer_id=631362-news|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=dead}} and also played for the Löwen squad in the 2016-17 campaign in which he helped the team win the DEL2 championship. He left Frankfurt at the end of the 2017–18 season{{Cite web|url=https://www.eishockeynews.de/aktuell/artikel/2018/04/16/clarke-breitkreuz-patrick-jarrett-und-stephan-seeger-erhalten-keinen-neuen-vertrag-bei-den-loewen-frankfurt.html|title=Clarke Breitkreuz, Patrick Jarrett und Stephan Seeger erhalten keinen neuen Vertrag bei den Löwen Frankfurt|website=www.eishockeynews.de|language=de|access-date=2018-04-17}} and signed with fellow DEL2 side Lausitzer Füchse on June 1, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eishockeynews.de/aktuell/artikel/2018/06/01/clarke-breitkreuz-schliesst-sich-nach-fuenf-jahren-in-frankfurt-den-lausitzer-fuechsen-an.html|title=Clarke Breitkreuz schließt sich nach fünf Jahren in Frankfurt den Lausitzer Füchsen an|website=www.eishockeynews.de|language=de|access-date=2018-06-01}}
Personal info
His grandparents moved from Germany to Canada. Clarke has dual citizenship in Canada and Germany.{{Cite web|url=http://www.loewen-frankfurt.de/aktuelles/details/article/deutsch-kanadier-mit-grossem-talent-clarke-breitkreuz-wird-ein-loewe/|title=Deutsch-Kanadier mit großem Talent: Clarke Breitkreuz wird ein Löwe! – Löwen Frankfurt|last=Frankfurt|first=Löwen|website=www.loewen-frankfurt.de|access-date=March 4, 2016|lang=German|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033136/http://www.loewen-frankfurt.de/aktuelles/details/article/deutsch-kanadier-mit-grossem-talent-clarke-breitkreuz-wird-ein-loewe/|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
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Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Category:Frankfurt Lions players
Category:Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
Category:Kassel Huskies players
Category:Lausitzer Füchse players
Category:Löwen Frankfurt players