Drew Schiestel

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.

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. 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. 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. On September 6, 2019, Schiestel was named as the Blaze captain for the 2019-20 EIHL season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 40 1 4 5 42 — — — — — 2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 66 6 15 21 40 5 0 6 6 2 2007–08 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 8 29 37 40 10 1 6 7 10 2008–09 Niagara IceDogs OHL 63 10 38 48 75 12 2 6 8 14 2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 52 1 11 12 19 4 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 45 5 18 23 32 — — — — — 2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 43 2 10 12 12 — — — — — 2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 16 0 5 5 8 — — — — — 2012–13 Rochester Americans AHL 35 1 2 3 16 3 0 0 0 2 2012–13 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 49 2 6 8 37 — — — — — 2013–14 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 48 1 9 10 32 12 0 3 3 4 2015–16 Rungsted IK ML 40 3 15 18 24 — — — — — 2016–17 Indy Fuel ECHL 14 0 5 5 9 — — — — — 2016–17 Fehérvár AV19 EBEL 32 4 14 18 16 — — — — — 2017–18 Lørenskog IK GET 31 3 16 19 22 — — — — — 2017–18 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 5 0 2 2 2 6 1 2 3 8 2018–19 Cardiff Devils EIHL 40 6 11 17 18 4 0 3 3 2 2019–20 Coventry Blaze EIHL 38 2 17 19 22 — — — — — AHL totals 240 11 52 63 124 7 0 0 0 2