Mathias Niederberger

Mathias Niederberger is a German professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). His father, Andreas Niederberger, is a member of the German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career Coming through the youth ranks of Düsseldorfer EG, he made his debut in Germany's top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2010–11 season. He joined EHC München of the DEL after two seasons of major junior hockey with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). With NHL aspirations, Niederberger was later granted a release from his contract with EHC to sign a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Manchester Monarchs on 19 July 2013.

In his only North American season in 2013–14, Niederberger struggled to adapt and was also hampered by injuries, appearing in 6 games with the Monarchs. At the season's end, he opted to return to Germany's top division, signing a multi-year contract to compete for a starting position with Eisbären Berlin on 5 June 2014. After spending the 2014–15 season with the Eisbären squad, seeing the ice in 12 DEL contests, Niederberger went back to Düsseldorfer EG on loan. He received 2015–16 DEL Goaltender of the Year honors.

Following his fifth consecutive season with Düsseldorfer in 2019–20, Niederberger left the club after his contract expired, agreeing to join his former loan club, Eisbären Berlin, on an optional multi-year contract on 19 March 2020.

International play

In April 2016, he made his debut for the German national team. He also represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics International Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2010 Germany U18-D1 11th 3 3 0 0 180 2 1 0.67 .965 2012 Germany WJC-D1 11th 5 5 0 0 260 7 0 1.62 .921 2018 Germany WC 11th 1 1 0 0 62 2 0 1.94 .947 2019 Germany WC 6th 4 3 1 0 237 7 0 1.77 .942 2021 Germany WC 4th 7 4 3 0 423 12 0 1.70 .929 2022 Germany OG 10th 3 1 2 0 179 10 0 3.36 .868 2022 Germany WC 7th 2 2 0 0 120 6 0 3.00 .842 2023 Germany WC 9 6 3 0 542 20 1 2.21 .903 2024 Germany WC 6th 3 1 2 0 140 9 0 3.86 .880 2025 Germany WC 9th 4 1 3 0 186 12 0 3.87 .857 Junior totals 8 8 0 0 440 9 1 1.23 .957 Senior totals 33 19 14 0 1,889 78 1 2.48 .923

Awards and honors Award Year DEL Goaltender of the Year 2016, 2020 Champion (Eisbären Berlin) 2021