Danny aus den Birken
{{Short description|German ice hockey player (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Danny aus den Birken
| image = 2024-02-16 Eispiraten Crimmitschau gegen Dresdner Eislöwen (DEL2, Hockey Outdoor Triple Klingenthal) by Sandro Halank–129.jpg
| caption = Danny aus den Birken in 2024
| image_size = 230px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|2|15}}
| birth_place = Düsseldorf, West Germany
| played_for = Adler Mannheim
Iserlohn Roosters
Kölner Haie
EHC München
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 196
| draft =
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = present
| ntl_team = GER
}}
Danny aus den Birken (born 15 February 1985) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
now playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 for Dresdner Eislöwen (DEL2).{{cite web| url = http://www.redbullmuenchen.de/de/news/red-bulls-verpflichten-nationaltorwart-danny-aus-den-birken | title = Red Bulls undertake Goaltender Danny aus den Birken | publisher = EHC München | date = 2015-04-10 | accessdate = 2015-04-10 | language = German}}
Playing career
He previously played with Kölner Haie for parts of five seasons before he joined EHC Red Bull München as a free agent on 10 April 2015.{{cite web| url = http://del.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=92231&seasonid=7325 | title = Kölner Haie 2011–12 Roster | publisher = pointstreak.com | date = 2013-04-05 | accessdate = 2013-04-05}}
aus den Birken, played eight seasons with München, collecting four DEL titles with the club before leaving at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season and ending his 20 year professional playing career.{{cite web| url = https://www.redbullmuenchen.de/de/news/sieben-abgaenge-beim-ehc-red-bull-muenchen | title = First personnel decisions at Red Bull Munich | publisher = EHC München | date = 30 April 2023 | accessdate = 30 April 2023 | language = German }}
He instantly moved into a goaltending coaching role with EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.
Career statistics
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{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
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{{MedalSilver|2018 Pyeongchang|}}
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=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | ||||||||
| 2014
| Germany | WC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.20 | .861 |
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| 2015 | Germany | WC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.76 | .790 |
| 2018
| Germany | OG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 376 | 17 | 0 | 2.71 | .897 |
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! colspan="3" | Senior totals ! 8 !! — !! — !! — !! 376 !! 17 !! — !! 6.00 !! .840 |
Awards and honors
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! Award ! Year ! |
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| colspan="3" | International |
| Olympic Best Goaltender
| 2018 |
References
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External links
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Category:Adler Mannheim players
Category:German ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Ice hockey people from Düsseldorf
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Germany
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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