Jerome Flaake

Jerome Flaake (born 2 March 1990) is a German professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL2.

Playing career Flaake started playing ice hockey at the age of seven at ESV Königsbrunn. Later in his junior career, he played for Augsburger EV, SC Riessersee, Jungadler Mannheim and Kölner Haie.

He was drafted 130th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2008 NHL entry draft. The Leafs used the Florida Panthers' 5th round choice, which they received in sole compensation for defenseman Wade Belak in a trade on 26 February 2008.

He made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Kölner Haie in the course of the 2007-08 season. He formerly wore number 90 for Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks). Two of his four goals for Köln in the 2008–09 season have been game-winning goals.

Flaake initially signed a two-year deal with the Hamburg Freezers on 30 March 2010 and then was handed a contract extension through the 2013-14 campaign. After leading the team in scoring during the 2012-13 season, he signed a new five-year deal with the Freezers in May 2013. The team folded in May 2016, which made Flaake a free agent. Shortly after, on 2 June 2016, he signed with fellow DEL side EHC München.

After two championship seasons with EHC München, Flaake left the club for more responsibility, agreeing to a three-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG on 15 May 2018.

After his contract with Düsseldorfer EG, Flaake left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with ERC Ingolstadt on 19 May 2021.

International play Flaake made his first World Championship appearance in 2016.

Style of play According to Cologne's former general manager Rodion Pauels, Flaake's strengths lie in his skating abilities, intelligence on the ice, as well as his nose for the net.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Kölner Haie DEL 30 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2008–09 Kölner Haie DEL 43 5 11 16 22 — — — — — 2009–10 Kölner Haie DEL 42 3 6 9 45 — — — — — 2009–10 Fischtown Pinguins 2.GBun 2 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Hamburg Freezers DEL 47 4 11 15 18 — — — — — 2011–12 Hamburg Freezers DEL 50 16 19 35 12 5 0 0 0 4 2012–13 Hamburg Freezers DEL 52 20 25 45 50 4 1 2 3 0 2013–14 Hamburg Freezers DEL 50 25 19 44 32 12 2 5 7 6 2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 43 15 21 36 52 — — — — — 2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 51 14 21 35 57 — — — — — 2016–17 EHC München DEL 50 9 9 18 22 14 2 2 4 6 2017–18 EHC München DEL 41 2 6 8 16 17 0 5 5 6 2018–19 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 22 3 5 8 4 6 1 0 1 4 2019–20 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 52 18 13 31 18 — — — — — 2020–21 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 34 12 6 18 12 — — — — — 2021–22 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 41 6 4 10 6 2 1 0 1 0 2022–23 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 9 11 20 18 3 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Augsburger Panther DEL 12 1 2 3 8 — — — — — 2023–24 Krefeld Pinguine DEL2 24 7 6 13 10 7 0 5 5 6 DEL totals 710 162 190 352 396 63 7 14 21 26

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Germany WJC18 6 4 2 6 12 2008 Germany WJC18 6 1 2 3 6 2008 Germany WJC-D1 5 3 3 6 4 2009 Germany WJC 5 3 2 5 6 2010 Germany WJC-D1 5 4 1 5 4 2013 Germany OGQ 3 1 2 3 0 2016 Germany WC 5 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 27 15 10 25 32 Senior totals 8 1 2 3 2