Drew Schiestel

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Drew Schiestel

| league = ACH

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Portland Pirates
Rochester Americans
Texas Stars
Hamilton Bulldogs
Düsseldorfer EG
Rungsted IK
Fehérvár AV19
Lørenskog IK
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Cardiff Devils
Coventry Blaze

| position = Defence

| image = Drew Schiestel Hamilton.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Schiestel with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2013

| played_for =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 193

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 59th overall

| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

| draft_year = 2007

| career_start = 2009

| career_end =

}}

Drew Schiestel (born March 9, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) side Hamilton Steelhawks. He was previously with the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Schiestel also played for fellow EIHL side Cardiff Devils.

Playing career

Schiestel was originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round (59th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and played within the Sabres organization predominantly with AHL affiliates, the Portland Pirates and the Rochester Americans. On July 29, 2013, Schiestel signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract to return to his native Hamilton with the Bulldogs.{{cite web | url = http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox/news/?article_id=426 | title = Bulldogs sign Hamilton native Drew Schiestel | publisher = Hamilton Bulldogs | date = 2013-07-29 | accessdate = 2013-07-29 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074520/http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox/news/?article_id=426 | archivedate = 2014-04-07 }}

On August 30, 2014, Schiestel left North America as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad in Germany on a one-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.{{cite web | publisher = Düsseldorfer EG | url = http://www.deg-eishockey.de/aktuelles/news.html?article=431 | date = 2014-08-30 | accessdate = 2014-08-30 | language = German | title = DEG commit to defender Drew Schiestel | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903164845/http://www.deg-eishockey.de/aktuelles/news.html?article=431 | archive-date = 2014-09-03 | url-status = dead }} Schiestel continued his European career after one season in Germany, signing with Danish club Rungsted IK of the Metal Ligaen on August 21, 2015.

After two seasons in Europe, Schiestel opted to return to North America for the 2016–17 season, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with the Indy Fuel of the ECHL on October 6, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://www.echl.com/echl-transactions-oct-6-2016 | title = Transactions for October 6 | publisher = ECHL | date = 2016-10-06 | accessdate = 2016-10-06}} In the 2016-17 season with the Fuel, Schiestel appeared in just 14 games with 5 assists before opting to return abroad, signing a one-year deal with Hungary's Fehérvár AV19 of the Austrian Hockey League.

In November 2018, Schiestel moved to the UK to sign for the Cardiff Devils - later winning the 2018–19 play-off title with the club.

In June 2019, Schiestel moved to league counterparts, the Coventry Blaze.{{cite web| url = http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/stewart-secures-playoff-champion-schiestel-20190620 | title = Stewart secures playoff champion Schiestel | publisher = Coventry Blaze | date = June 14, 2019 | accessdate = June 14, 2019}} On September 6, 2019, Schiestel was named as the Blaze captain for the 2019-20 EIHL season.{{cite web| url = https://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/schiestel-named-blaze-captain-20190906 | title = Schiestel named Blaze captain| publisher = Coventry Blaze | date = September 6, 2019 | accessdate = September 6, 2019}}