Timo Pielmeier

Timo Pielmeier (born July 7, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender, currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was a third-round selection of the San Jose Sharks in the 2007 NHL entry draft prior to being traded to the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career Pielmeier first played junior hockey in his native Germany, leading the Cologne EC Junior Sharks to the Deutsche Nachwuchs-Liga in 2006–07. He moved to North America the following season, joining the St. John's Fog Devils of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for a season before moving to the Shawinigan Cataractes in 2008–09 where he led the team to the QMJHL final.

He has played with the German national junior team on several occasions. He first played in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships, and the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. as Germany won the title, earning promotion back to the A pool for 2009.

Pielmeier was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the third round, 83rd overall at the 2007 NHL entry draft, but was traded to the Anaheim Ducks organization in 2009. He turned professional in 2009, starting with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. He scored a goal for the Condors during the 2009–10 season, becoming the 10th goaltender in ECHL history to do so. Pielmeier was recalled by the Ducks on January 22, 2011 . He was traded along with defenceman Kurtis Foster, on December 12, 2011, to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenceman Mark Fraser and forward Rod Pelley.

On February 8, 2013, whilst impressing with the Landshut Cannibals, Pielmeier was signed by ERC Ingolstadt for the 2013–14 season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

International play

He played his first game with the German men's national team in December 2013.

Pielmeier was nominated to be Team Germany's backup goalie during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He appeared in 1 game in the tournament as Germany captured the silver medal. He also represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2007–08 St. John's Fog Devils QMJHL 50 23 22 4 2719 136 1 3.00 .909 5 0 3 221 22 0 5.71 .838 2008–09 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 43 30 9 2 2407 107 2 2.67 .913 18 12 5 1021 47 0 2.76 .898 2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 57 27 22 5 3251 178 0 3.29 .883 4 1 2 247 14 0 3.39 .893 2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 37 16 17 1 1942 100 1 3.09 .906 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 0 0 0 40 5 0 7.50 .583 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Elmira Jackals ECHL 2 1 0 1 125 7 0 3.37 .873 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Elmira Jackals ECHL 33 17 10 3 1896 86 0 2.72 .910 3 0 2 172 9 0 3.13 .906 2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 2 1 0 0 78 3 0 2.31 .938 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 EV Landshut 2.GBun 48 27 21 0 2931 111 4 2.27 — 6 — — 371 17 0 2.75 — 2013–14 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 43 20 23 0 2596 110 4 2.54 .911 21 14 7 1243 38 2 1.83 .944 2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 51 29 22 0 3007 138 2 2.75 .914 18 10 8 1095 47 0 2.58 .920 2015–16 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 23 29 0 3058 149 0 2.92 .907 2 0 2 125 6 0 2.89 .910 2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 44 21 23 0 2536 118 2 2.79 .910 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 35 22 12 0 2055 76 6 2.22 .927 5 1 4 333 17 0 3.00 .910 2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 25 13 10 0 1392 66 1 2.84 .900 2 0 1 96 4 0 2.00 .880 2019–20 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 23 10 10 0 1250 61 0 2.93 .896 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 40 5 0 7.50 .583 — — — — — — — —