Felix Schütz

Felix Schütz (born 3 November 1987) is a German former professional ice hockey player who played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Schütz was drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2006 NHL entry draft. Schütz was drafted from the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after making the move to North America from playing in Germany with the Landshut Cannibals.

Upon completing his second season in the QMJHL between the Sea Dogs and Val-d'Or Foreurs in 2006–07, Schütz returned to Germany to play professionally in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with ERC Ingolstadt. Schütz posted an impressive 12 goals and 25 points as a rookie in the 2007–08 to earn a three-year entry-level contract with the Sabres on 7 May 2008.

Schütz spent the next two seasons in the American Hockey League with Sabres affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Despite the possibility of remaining with Pirates for a third consecutive season, Schütz opted to play in Germany and returned to Ingolstadt on a two-year contract on 20 October 2010.

Schütz scored the overtime winning goal for the host country, Germany, against the U.S. in the opening-round of the 2010 IIHF World Championship.

During the 2011-12 season, he transferred to fellow DEL team Kölner Haie, where he played until the end of the 2012-13 campaign, followed by stints in the KHL (Admiral Vladivostok, Avangard Omsk, Dinamo Riga, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod), at EHC München and in the Swedish Hockey League at Rögle BK.

In July 2017, he signed as a free agent in a return to former German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL.

Following a brief stint in the SHL with IK Oskarshamn, Schütz returned to the DEL during the 2019–20 season with the Straubing Tigers. In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Schütz linked up with original club, EV Landshut, before agreeing to a one-year contract with his fifth top flight club, Adler Mannheim, on 15 December 2020.

International play

He was named to the Germany men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Jungadler Mannheim DNL 29 22 20 42 10 — — — — — 2004–05 Landshut Cannibals DNL 9 6 8 14 33 2 2 3 5 0 2004–05 Landshut Cannibals GER.2 24 1 2 3 8 5 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 65 21 31 52 61 — — — — — 2006–07 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 18 4 7 11 16 — — — — — 2006–07 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 27 15 18 33 28 20 5 10 15 22 2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 46 12 13 25 76 3 0 1 1 2 2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 78 15 27 42 61 5 1 1 2 2 2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 67 13 14 27 61 3 0 0 0 10 2010–11 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 35 5 7 12 32 4 0 0 0 4 2011–12 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 9 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Kölner Haie DEL 37 10 20 30 34 6 3 2 5 2 2012–13 Kölner Haie DEL 50 23 18 41 56 12 3 7 10 4 2013–14 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 54 16 22 38 36 5 2 1 3 8 2014–15 EHC Red Bull München DEL 9 3 2 5 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 15 3 4 7 16 — — — — — 2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL 12 2 2 4 4 11 1 0 1 25 2015–16 Dinamo Rīga KHL 11 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 2015–16 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 12 0 2 2 25 — — — — — 2015–16 Rögle BK SHL 11 4 2 6 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Rögle BK SHL 50 8 13 21 28 — — — — — 2017–18 Kölner Haie DEL 50 18 28 46 30 6 2 3 5 2 2018–19 Kölner Haie DEL 50 15 19 34 28 7 3 2 5 16 2019–20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 6 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Straubing Tigers DEL 27 7 8 15 16 — — — — — 2020–21 EV Landshut GER.2 9 9 10 19 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Adler Mannheim DEL 24 3 4 7 14 3 1 0 1 0 DEL totals 337 97 120 217 292 41 12 15 27 30 AHL totals 145 28 41 69 122 8 1 1 2 12 KHL totals 104 22 31 53 89 16 3 1 4 33

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Germany U17 5 0 1 1 0 2005 Germany WJC18 6 2 1 3 2 2005 Germany WJC 6 0 0 0 0 2006 Germany WJC D1 5 1 3 4 8 2006 Germany WC D1 5 2 5 7 2 2007 Germany WJC 6 5 3 8 8 2010 Germany WC 9 2 2 4 4 2011 Germany WC 7 3 1 4 4 2012 Germany WC 4 0 1 1 0 2013 Germany OGQ 3 0 0 0 2 2013 Germany WC 7 1 0 1 6 2014 Germany WC 5 0 1 1 2 2016 Germany WC 7 2 5 7 2 2016 Germany OGQ 34152 2017 Germany WC 8 1 1 2 0 2018 Germany OG 7 1 2 3 10 Junior totals 28 8 8 16 18 Senior totals 65 16 19 35 34