Sinan Akdağ

Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career A Rosenheim native, Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007–08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014 and won the German championship in his first year with the team.

He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season.

Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.

International play After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011. Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Starbulls Rosenheim DNL 34 0 8 8 8 2 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Starbulls Rosenheim DNL 35 2 14 16 16 7 1 0 1 8 2005–06 Starbulls Rosenheim 3.GBun 12 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2006–07 Starbulls Rosenheim DNL 18 1 10 11 26 3 0 0 0 27 2006–07 Starbulls Rosenheim 3.GBun 36 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 2007–08 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2007–08 RT Bad Nauheim 3.GBun 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 43 1 8 9 30 7 0 1 1 4 2008–09 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun 2 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 54 1 10 11 51 — — — — — 2009–10 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 51 1 8 9 40 8 2 0 2 18 2011–12 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 52 2 10 12 30 — — — — — 2012–13 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 52 1 13 14 57 9 0 2 2 12 2013–14 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 46 5 10 15 34 5 0 1 1 2 2014–15 Adler Mannheim DEL 46 11 17 28 28 15 2 6 8 12 2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 7 27 34 88 3 1 0 1 2 2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 5 17 22 14 7 0 0 0 2 2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 5 20 25 49 10 0 6 6 2 2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 3 24 27 36 12 0 2 2 16 2019–20 Adler Mannheim DEL 52 2 10 12 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Adler Mannheim DEL 26 5 6 11 24 6 1 3 4 6 2021–22 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 5 12 17 34 9 0 3 3 6 2022–23 Adler Mannheim DEL 51 5 6 11 24 12 0 0 0 4 2023–24 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 52 2 15 17 22 — — — — — 2024–25 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 52 4 7 11 22 — — — — — DEL totals 876 65 220 285 599 103 6 24 30 86

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Germany U17 10th 5 0 0 0 2 2007 Germany WJC18 8th 6 0 2 2 29 2009 Germany WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 0 2012 Germany WC 12th 4 0 0 0 2 2014 Germany WC 10th 7 0 1 1 2 2016 Germany WC 7th 8 1 1 2 0 2016 Germany OGQ Q 30112 2018 Germany OG 2 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 17 0 3 3 31 Senior totals 24 1 3 4 6

Awards and honours Award Year DEL Defenseman of the Year 2016