Brett Breitkreuz

Brett Breitkreuz (born April 6, 1989) is a Canadian-German former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career As a junior player, he was active in the Western Hockey League and played his first season (2006-07) for the Kelowna Rockets. For the next season he was acquired by the new team in this league the Edmonton Oil Kings. In his second season for the Kings (2008-09), he scored 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), was alternate captain and got with his team the play-offs for the first time in his history.

During the 2009-10 season, in January 2010, Breitkreuz was traded to the Vancouver Giants.

After his junior career, he moved to Germany, where his father came from, and previously played with Kölner Haie for three seasons before signing with the Augsburger Panther on a one-year contract on April 23, 2013.

On May 26, 2015, Breitkreuz moved to the German second tier DEL2, joining his brother Clarke Breitkreuz, in signing a one-year contract with Löwen Frankfurt.

Following three years in his second stint with Frankfurt, Breitkreuz announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, ending his 14-year professional career.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Kelowna Rockets WHL 58 8 6 14 67 — — — — — 2007–08 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 70 15 19 34 105 — — — — — 2008–09 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 72 19 36 55 86 5 0 1 1 9 2009–10 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 40 10 9 19 105 — — — — — 2009–10 Vancouver Giants WHL 26 7 9 16 49 15 3 1 4 23 2010–11 Kölner Haie DEL 47 3 1 4 76 5 0 0 0 4 2011–12 Kölner Haie DEL 38 3 5 8 77 — — — — — 2012–13 Kölner Haie DEL 35 3 0 3 45 1 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Füchse Duisburg Germany3 12 0 7 7 34 7 1 5 6 29 2013–14 Augsburger Panther DEL 52 6 6 12 76 — — — — — 2014–15 Augsburger Panther DEL 51 4 4 8 86 — — — — — 2015–16 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 48 15 23 38 139 4 0 0 0 39 2016–17 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 50 17 16 33 98 14 13 9 23 8 2017–18 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 51 22 18 40 94 6 2 5 7 2 2018–19 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 42 16 17 33 38 15 7 4 11 22 2019–20 Bietigheim Steelers DEL2 51 19 18 37 70 2 1 2 3 0 2020–21 Bietigheim Steelers DEL2 46 24 21 45 56 10 2 4 6 4 2021–22 Foam Lake Flyers LLHL 9 7 8 15 21 — — — — — 2021–22 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 22 7 11 18 4 12 7 9 16 11 2022–23 Löwen Frankfurt DEL 41 13 11 24 28 2 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Löwen Frankfurt DEL 44 5 9 14 23 — — — — — DEL totals 308 37 36 73 411 8 0 0 0 4