Mirko Lüdemann

Mirko Lüdemann (born December 15, 1973) is a retired German professional ice hockey defenceman.

Career A product of SG Dynamo Weißwasser, Lüdemann spent some time with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in the early 1990s, before signing with Kölner Haie in 1993, where he enjoyed a record-breaking career.

He played 1197 league games for Kölner Haie over the span of his 23-year career, winning the German championship title in 1995 and 2002, the 1999 Spengler Cup and the 2004 German Cup competition. Lüdemann brought an end to his pro career after the 2015-16 season, retiring as the all-time leader in games played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

He won a total of 132 caps for the German national team and went to the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Olympics. He also competed at seven World Championships.

On September 25, 2016, Lüdemann was honoured with a testimonial match in the Lanxess Arena, the home ice of the Kölner Haie, featuring several of his former teammates and opponents. He also had his jersey number 12 retired by the Cologne side that night.

Lüdemann joined the Kölner Haie front office after his career was over.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 ES Weißwasser DEU U20 8 2 6 8 6 — — — — — 1991–92 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Kölner EC 1.GBun 38 5 7 12 14 5 0 2 2 4 1994–95 Kölner Haie DEL 42 8 12 20 44 17 2 4 6 20 1995–96 Kölner Haie DEL 44 7 27 34 30 12 1 1 2 12 1996–97 Kölner Haie DEL 46 12 15 27 36 4 0 0 0 2 1997–98 Kölner Haie DEL 39 8 13 21 34 3 0 0 0 6 1998–99 Kölner Haie DEL 43 12 15 27 28 5 2 1 3 2 1999–2000 Kölner Haie DEL 48 8 15 23 28 10 1 3 4 2 2000–01 Kölner Haie DEL 43 4 16 20 18 3 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Kölner Haie DEL 49 11 7 18 26 13 1 3 4 4 2002–03 Kölner Haie DEL 40 7 19 26 34 15 6 1 7 10 2003–04 Kölner Haie DEL 51 8 23 31 63 6 2 0 2 2 2004–05 Kölner Haie DEL 52 8 16 24 28 7 0 4 4 6 2005–06 Kölner Haie DEL 47 9 30 39 34 9 1 1 2 14 2006–07 Kölner Haie DEL 45 15 19 34 26 9 1 5 6 4 2007–08 Kölner Haie DEL 41 7 18 25 18 14 3 9 12 10 2008–09 Kölner Haie DEL 49 8 12 20 18 — — — — — 2009–10 Kölner Haie DEL 43 5 15 20 38 3 0 1 1 0 2010–11 Kölner Haie DEL 49 3 18 21 18 5 0 2 2 0 2011–12 Kölner Haie DEL 51 2 9 11 26 2 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Kölner Haie DEL 45 4 6 10 12 12 0 2 2 4 2013–14 Kölner Haie DEL 51 4 10 14 16 17 3 0 3 4 2014–15 Kölner Haie DEL 50 0 6 6 14 — — — — — 2015–16 Kölner Haie DEL 48 1 5 6 12 15 1 0 1 0 DEL totals 1016 151 326 477 601 181 24 37 61 102

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1990 East Germany EJC C — — — — — 1991 Germany EJC 5 0 1 1 0 1992 Germany WJC 7 0 1 1 2 1993 Germany WJC 7 0 0 0 6 1994 Germany OG 4 0 0 0 0 1994 Germany WC 5 0 0 0 2 1995 Germany WC 5 0 3 3 0 1996 Germany WC 6 1 0 1 2 1996 Germany WCH 4 1 0 1 4 1997 Germany OGQ 3 0 1 1 2 1997 Germany WC 8 2 1 3 8 1998 Germany OG 4 1 1 2 0 1999 Germany WC B 7 0 0 0 4 2000 Germany OGQ 3 1 1 2 2 2001 Germany OGQ 3 1 1 2 4 2001 Germany WC 7 0 1 1 2 2002 Germany OG 4 0 1 1 0 2003 Germany WC 6 0 5 5 2 2004 Germany WC 6 0 0 0 6 2004 Germany WCH 4 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 19 0 2 2 8 Senior totals 79 7 15 22 38