Tobias Abstreiter

For the German physicist, see Gerhard Abstreiter.

Tobias Abstreiter (born July 6, 1970) is a German former ice hockey centre. During his playing career he was described as a two-way player and a faceoff specialist.

Tobias Abstreiter
Tobias Abstreiter (2018)
Born	(1970-07-06) July 6, 1970 Landshut, West Germany
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	EV Landshut EC Hedos München Kölner Haie Maddogs München Kassel Huskies Straubing Tigers
National team	Germany
Playing career	1987–2008

Professional career

He started his career in 1987-88 with EV Landshut, playing there for six seasons until moving to EC Hedos München in 1993-94 and, in mid-season, to the Kölner Haie in 1994-95, playing on two consecutive championship teams. In 1997, he moved to TSV Erding for one season before transferring to the Kassel Huskies where he would go on to captain the team. In 2006-07, he left the Huskies to sign a two-year contract with the Straubing Tigers, where his younger brother, Peter, also played.

International career

Abstreiter has represented Germany on thirteen different occasions, both as a junior and as a professional. He has totalled five goals and seven assists in 26 games as a junior and four goals and 17 assists in 48 games as a professional. He last played professionally for Germany at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where he went scoreless in four games.
Abstreiter played for Germany in a total of six World Championships. Furthermore, he participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing eighth in the tournament. Abstreiter was also the head coach of team Germany at the 2021 World Juniors. He led Germany to the quarter-finals for the first time in history.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	EV Landshut	1.GBun		14	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	EV Landshut	1.GBun		18	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EV Landshut	1.GBun		19	3	3	6	6		3	0	0	0	0
1989–90	EV Landshut	1.GBun		36	6	11	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	EV Landshut	1.GBun		42	11	20	31	30		5	2	2	4	2
1991–92	EV Landshut	1.GBun		43	9	17	26	74		9	5	3	8	6
1992–93	EV Landshut	1.GBun		44	9	26	35	37		6	0	2	2	10
1993–94	Hedos München	1.GBun		42	5	12	17	51		10	1	4	5	0
1994–95	Mad Dogs München	DEL		27	5	16	21	18		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kölner Haie	DEL		15	4	3	7	4		18	2	9	11	22
1995–96	Kölner Haie	DEL		46	15	15	30	56		14	3	8	11	12
1996–97	Kölner Haie	DEL		49	10	12	22	36		4	0	0	0	4
1997–98	TSV Erding	DEU.2		56	27	38	65	81		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kassel Huskies	DEL		43	7	12	19	90		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Kassel Huskies	DEL		54	7	29	36	42		8	1	2	3	6
2000–01	Kassel Huskies	DEL		53	10	21	31	87		8	2	4	6	4
2001–02	Kassel Huskies	DEL		58	15	26	41	48		7	2	4	6	22
2002–03	Kassel Huskies	DEL		48	5	17	22	64		2	0	0	0	4
2003–04	Kassel Huskies	DEL		50	6	22	28	48		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kassel Huskies	DEL		47	6	13	19	54		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kassel Huskies	DEL		47	9	17	26	60		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Straubing Tigers	DEL		12	3	3	6	33		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Straubing Tigers	DEL		54	7	13	20	58		—	—	—	—	—
1.GBun totals				258	43	89	132	214		33	8	11	19	18
DEL totals				603	109	219	328	698		61	10	27	37	78

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	West Germany	EJC		7	0	1	1	2
1988	West Germany	WJC		7	0	2	2	4
1988	West Germany	EJC		5	2	4	6	14
1989	West Germany	WJC		7	1	1	2	9
1994	Germany	WC		4	0	0	0	2
2000	Germany	OGQ		3	2	2	4	0
2000	Germany	WC B		7	1	6	7	10
2001	Germany	WC		7	0	2	2	6
2002	Germany	OG		7	0	2	2	0
2002	Germany	WC		3	0	2	2	2
2003	Germany	WC		7	1	1	2	2
2004	Germany	WC		6	0	2	2	6
2004	Germany	WCH		4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				26	5	7	12	37
Senior totals				48	4	17	21	30

External links

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