Stefan Ustorf

Stefan Ustorf (born January 3, 1974) is a German ice hockey executive and a former professional ice hockey player who spent some time with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League and played predominantly in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He competed in four Olympic Games.

In March 2016, Ustorf was inducted into the German ice hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career Ustorf came through the youth ranks of ESV Kaufbeuren and made his debut in the German top-tier during the 1991–92 season.

He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals following his selection in the 1992 NHL entry draft. He made a total of 59 NHL appearances. After a few years in the minors, with stints in the AHL and IHL, he returned to play hockey in Germany.

Ustorf played for DEL teams Adler Mannheim, Krefeld Pinguine and then spent eight years with Eisbären Berlin, winning six German championships.

During the 2011–12 season, his 21st professional season and second year as captain of Eisbären Berlin, he suffered a season ending concussion after 23 games. Whilst still suffering from post-concussion symptoms 14 months later, and other non-related injuries, Ustorf announced his retirement at the tail end of the 2012–13 season on March 7, 2013. On December 28, 2016, he had his jersey number 14 retired by the Eisbären side.

National team Ustorf played 128 games for the German national team, competed in four Olympic Games (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006), six World Championships and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Managing career On May 10, 2014, Ustorf was named director of sport at Eisbären Berlin and moved to the role of head of player development in May 2017. He parted ways with the Eisbären organization in December 2019. Prior to that, the club had told him his contract would not be renewed at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. In March 2021, he was named sporting director of the Nürnberg Ice Tigers.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 ESV Kaufbeuren FRG U20 8 10 11 21 8 — — — — — 1990–91 ESV Kaufbeuren DEU U20 37 33 34 67 78 — — — — — 1991–92 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 41 2 22 24 46 — — — — — 1992–93 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 37 14 18 32 32 3 1 0 1 10 1993–94 ESV Kaufbeuren 1.GBun 38 10 20 30 21 3 0 0 0 4 1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 63 21 38 59 51 7 1 6 7 7 1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 8 1 4 5 6 — — — — — 1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 48 7 10 17 14 5 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 36 7 17 24 27 — — — — — 1997–98 Berlin Capitals DEL 45 17 23 40 54 4 1 1 2 4 1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 40 11 17 28 40 — — — — — 1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 14 3 7 10 11 11 4 7 11 2 1999–2000 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 79 20 34 54 53 11 1 4 5 10 2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 71 19 38 57 43 5 0 6 6 4 2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL 58 15 31 46 44 12 2 2 4 10 2002–03 Adler Mannheim DEL 40 13 14 27 70 4 1 1 2 2 2003–04 Adler Mannheim DEL 15 1 9 10 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 21 1 9 10 20 — — — — — 2004–05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 51 16 20 36 63 12 2 10 12 0 2005–06 Eisbären Berlin DEL 49 13 24 37 38 11 2 11 13 6 2006–07 Eisbären Berlin DEL 41 9 19 28 34 — — — — — 2007–08 Eisbären Berlin DEL 55 20 33 53 67 14 4 3 7 14 2008–09 Eisbären Berlin DEL 41 7 29 36 46 9 2 5 7 2 2009–10 Eisbären Berlin DEL 53 13 29 42 80 5 2 2 4 4 2010–11 Eisbären Berlin DEL 50 13 23 36 47 12 5 13 18 4 2011–12 Eisbären Berlin DEL 23 3 8 11 6 — — — — — NHL totals 54 7 10 17 16 5 0 0 0 0 DEL totals 542 141 271 412 581 83 21 48 69 46

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1990 West Germany EJC 6 2 3 5 6 1991 Germany WJC B 7 5 5 10 2 1991 Germany EJC 5 3 4 7 4 1992 Germany WJC 5 0 2 2 4 1992 Germany EJC 6 4 4 8 4 1992 Germany WC 6 1 1 2 0 1993 Germany WC 4 1 1 2 26 1994 Germany WJC 7 3 1 4 2 1994 Germany OG 8 1 2 3 2 1996 Germany WCH 4 0 2 2 2 1998 Germany OG 4 0 0 0 0 2002 Germany OG 7 2 1 3 2 2002 Germany WC 7 2 3 5 6 2004 Germany WC 6 1 1 2 0 2004 Germany WCH 4 0 0 0 0 2006 Germany OG 5 0 1 1 0 2006 Germany WC D1 5 1 5 6 0 2008 Germany WC 6 1 2 3 4 Junior totals 36 17 19 36 22 Senior totals 66 10 19 29 42