Markus Eisenschmid

Markus Eisenschmid
Markus Eisenschmid
Born	22 January 1995 (age 29); Marktoberdorf, Germany
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
DEL team; Former teams	EHC Red Bull München; Adler Mannheim
National team	Germany
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present

Markus Eisenschmid (born 22 January 1995) is a German professional ice hockey player for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played for the St. John's IceCaps and Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

During his youth, Eisenschmid played for the youth team of the ESV Kaufbeuren. For the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, he played in the Deutsche Nachwuchsliga (DNL). At the same time, he was named to the junior team of the national team. In the 2012–13 season, Eisenschmid completed his first game for the first team in the former 2nd Bundesliga. In April 2013, Eisenschmid was signed by the Hamburg Freezers, but he never played for them.

Before the 2013–14 season, North America scouts became aware of Eisenschmid. He was selected by the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the CHL Import Draft in the first round in 28th overall.^[1] Due to a clause in his contract, he was able to switch to the Tigers, whom he played with for two seasons. After two successful seasons in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), he was invited by the Montreal Canadiens summer training camp due to his good performance. He was then offered an AHL contract with the St. John's IceCaps, for whom he was active from October 2015. In January 2017, the Canadiens signed him to a two-year contract,^[2] after which he played the 2017–18 season for their new farm team, the Laval Rocket.

In June 2018, he signed a contract with the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), returning to his homeland.^[3]

Following five seasons with Adler Mannheim, Eisenschmid continued his career in the DEL, signing a one-year contract with EHC Red Bull München on 4 May 2023.^[4]

International play

Eisenschmid has represented Germany since his first nomination to the U16 national team of the DEB-Pokal. He also took part in the World Junior Championships for Germany. Eisenschmid debuted for the German senior national team at the end of April 2018 for the 2018 Euro Hockey Challenge and then took part in the 2018 World Championship in Denmark.

Personal life

Eisenschmid has two sisters who also play hockey. His older sister, Tanja, and his younger sister, Nicola played for the German women's national team. His older brother Michael plays ball hockey.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	ESV Kaufbeuren	DNL	35	18	23	41	54	3	1	3	4	14
2012–13	ESV Kaufbeuren	DNL	19	11	7	18	34	4	3	3	6	8
2012–13	ESV Kaufbeuren	2.GBun	39	2	5	7	4	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	56	7	16	23	20	18	0	5	5	0
2014–15	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	50	19	25	44	14	10	2	3	5	8
2015–16	St. John's IceCaps	AHL	28	1	4	5	0	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	St. John's IceCaps	AHL	39	6	4	10	12	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Laval Rocket	AHL	57	6	10	16	29	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Adler Mannheim	DEL	50	20	22	42	30	14	8	4	12	14
2019–20	Adler Mannheim	DEL	18	6	9	15	18	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Adler Mannheim	DEL	38	14	16	30	20	6	0	4	4	4
2021–22	Adler Mannheim	DEL	47	11	13	24	28	8	1	2	3	0
2022–23	Adler Mannheim	DEL	56	17	12	29	26	12	1	4	5	10
2023–24	EHC München	DEL	42	11	4	15	10	9	1	2	3	6
AHL totals			124	13	18	31	41	—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals			251	79	76	155	132	49	11	16	27	34

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012	Germany	U17	9th	5	0	4	4	2
2012	Germany	U18	6th	6	1	1	2	0
2013	Germany	U18	8th	5	0	1	1	27
2014	Germany	WJC	9th	7	1	0	1	4
2015	Germany	WJC	10th	6	0	0	0	6
2018	Germany	WC	11th	7	1	1	2	0
2019	Germany	WC	6th	8	1	6	7	2
2021	Germany	WC	4th	10	1	3	4	10
Junior totals				29	2	6	8	39
Senior totals				25	3	10	13	12

Awards and honours

Award	Year
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim)	2019	^[6]

References

^ "TIGERS SELECT GERMAN FWD IN 2013 CHL IMPORT DRAFT". tigershockey.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "FORMER TIGER EISENSCHMID INKS NHL CONTRACT". tigershockey.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Adler sichern sich Dienste von Markus Eisenschmid". adler-mannheim.de (in German). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Bittner, Eisenschmid and Krammer join the Red Bulls" (in German). EHC Red Bull München. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ Joanie, Godin (9 February 2018). "Eisenschmid's North American detour longer than expected". National Hockey League. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "TIGERS SELECT GERMAN FWD IN 2013 CHL IMPORT DRAFT". tigershockey.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[2] "FORMER TIGER EISENSCHMID INKS NHL CONTRACT". tigershockey.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[3] "Adler sichern sich Dienste von Markus Eisenschmid". adler-mannheim.de (in German). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[4] "Bittner, Eisenschmid and Krammer join the Red Bulls" (in German). EHC Red Bull München. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[5] Joanie, Godin (9 February 2018). "Eisenschmid's North American detour longer than expected". National Hockey League. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[6] "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

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