Evan Kaufmann (born October 31, 1984) is a German-American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career Kaufmann, who is Jewish, was born in Plymouth, Minnesota and graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School at Plymouth in 2003. His great-grandparents were murdered during the Holocaust. At the University of Minnesota, Kaufmann played on the Golden Gophers hockey team and studied accounting at the Carlson School of Management. Kaufmann was a Western Collegiate Hockey Association scholar-athlete pick all four years at Minnesota.
Kaufmann moved to Germany in 2008 and received German citizenship in order to play for the national team, DEG Metro Stars of Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
On February 16, 2012, Kaufmann agreed to leave DEG at season's end and signed with fellow DEL club, Nürnberg Ice Tigers, where he played through the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, he announced his retirement from ice hockey. He played a total of 315 games in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and won 17 caps for the German Men's National Team, including seven outings at the 2012 World Championships.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 River City Lancers USHL 60 20 30 50 33 3 0 2 2 2 2004–05 University of Minnesota WCHA 29 7 6 13 10 — — — — — 2005–06 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 5 8 13 22 — — — — — 2006–07 University of Minnesota WCHA 32 11 6 17 14 — — — — — 2007–08 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 9 10 19 58 — — — — — 2008–09 DEG Metro Stars DEL 44 9 17 26 24 16 2 0 2 8 2009–10 DEG Metro Stars DEL 56 11 23 34 30 3 0 1 1 4 2010–11 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 21 24 45 22 9 1 3 4 6 2011–12 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 19 23 42 42 7 6 5 11 6 2012–13 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 16 4 7 11 12 3 1 1 2 2 2013–14 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 48 16 24 40 20 6 4 1 5 6 2014–15 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 47 12 16 28 22 5 0 0 0 4 DEL totals 315 92 134 226 172 49 14 11 25 36
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Germany WC 12th 7 0 1 1 4 Senior totals 7 0 1 1 4
Career update After retiring from professional hockey, Kaufmann began working as an investment banking analyst and was recently promoted to a vice president position.
See also List of select Jewish ice hockey players
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