Konrad Abeltshauser

Konrad Abeltshauser (born 2 September 1992) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Abeltshauser was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round (163rd overall) of the 2010 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Abeltshauser played four seasons (2009–2013) with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he registered 28 goals, 122 assists, and 127 penalty minutes, in 219 games played.

On 13 April 2012, the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Abeltshauser to an entry-level contract, but he did not make his professional debut until the 2013–14 season when he played 57 games for San Jose's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.

On 29 June 2015, Abeltshauser was traded by the Sharks to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional draft pick. He was assigned by the Blues to begin the 2015–16 season with AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. After providing just five assists in 20 games with the Wolves, on 16 January 2016, Abeltshauser was placed on unconditional waivers by the Blues in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his NHL contract. Upon clearing, he returned to his native Germany, signing a contract with EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on 20 January 2016. He received DEL Regular Season Defenceman of the Year honors in the 2016–17 campaign.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Tölzer Löwen DNL 36 1 10 11 32 8 0 6 6 2 2008–09 Tölzer Löwen DNL 36 16 28 44 24 4 1 0 1 2 2009–10 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 48 5 20 25 28 — — — — — 2010–11 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 58 8 19 27 47 4 3 0 3 0 2011–12 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 57 8 36 44 30 15 5 11 16 16 2012–13 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 56 7 47 54 22 17 7 13 20 12 2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 57 6 15 21 18 — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 50 3 16 19 19 — — — — — 2014–15 Allen Americans ECHL 6 5 2 7 4 25 5 11 16 12 2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 20 0 5 5 14 — — — — — 2015–16 EHC München DEL 11 3 3 6 6 10 1 0 1 4 2016–17 EHC München DEL 52 10 21 31 28 14 3 4 7 27 2017–18 EHC München DEL 48 3 15 18 10 17 3 5 8 16 2018–19 EHC München DEL 52 6 17 23 18 5 0 1 1 0 2019–20 EHC München DEL 48 7 22 29 40 — — — — — 2020–21 EHC München DEL 18 1 6 7 10 2 0 0 0 0 2021–22 EHC München DEL 50 3 22 25 14 8 1 4 5 2 2022–23 EHC München DEL 44 4 14 18 20 18 2 2 4 26 2023–24 EHC München DEL 51 4 15 19 31 9 2 5 7 8 2024–25 EHC München DEL 49 1 16 17 39 5 0 0 0 8 AHL totals 127 9 36 45 51 — — — — — DEL totals 423 42 151 193 216 88 12 21 33 91

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Germany U17 6th 5 1 3 4 2 2009 Germany U18 10th 6 0 0 0 2 2010 Germany WJC D1 11th 5 0 4 4 6 2010 Germany U18 D1 11th 5 2 9 11 4 2011 Germany WJC 10th 6 0 0 0 2 2012 Germany WJC D1A 11th 5 1 6 7 4 2017 Germany WC 8th 8 0 0 0 0 2022 Germany OG 10th 4 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 32 4 22 26 20 Senior totals 12 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours Award Year RefQMJHL Second Team All-Star 2012–13 Humanitarian of the Year 2012–13 President's Cup champion 2012–13 Memorial Cup Champion 2013 Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2013 AHL Worcester Sharks Man of the Year 2013–14 DEL Defenseman of the Year 2016–17