Markus Eisenschmid

Markus Eisenschmid (born 22 January 1995) is a German professional ice hockey player for EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played for the St. John's IceCaps and Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Markus Eisenschmid
Born	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 30) Marktoberdorf, Germany
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	EHC München Adler Mannheim
National team	Germany
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present

Playing career

During his youth, Eisenschmid played for the youth team of the ESV Kaufbeuren. For the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, he played in the Deutsche Nachwuchsliga (DNL). At the same time, he was named to the junior team of the national team. In the 2012–13 season, Eisenschmid completed his first game for the first team in the former 2nd Bundesliga. In April 2013, Eisenschmid was signed by the Hamburg Freezers, but he never played for them.

Before the 2013–14 season, North America scouts became aware of Eisenschmid. He was selected by the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the CHL Import Draft in the first round in 28th overall.^[1] Due to a clause in his contract, he was able to switch to the Tigers, whom he played with for two seasons. After two successful seasons in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), he was invited to the Montreal Canadiens summer training camp due to his good performance. He was then offered an AHL contract with the St. John's IceCaps, for whom he was active from October 2015. In January 2017, the Canadiens signed him to a two-year contract,^[2] after which he played the 2017–18 season for their new farm team, the Laval Rocket.

In June 2018, he signed a contract with the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), returning to his homeland.^[3]

Following five seasons with Adler Mannheim, Eisenschmid continued his career in the DEL, signing a one-year contract with EHC Red Bull München on 4 May 2023.^[4]

International play

Eisenschmid has represented Germany since his first nomination to the U16 national team of the DEB-Pokal. He also took part in the World Junior Championships for Germany. Eisenschmid debuted for the German senior national team at the end of April 2018 for the 2018 Euro Hockey Challenge and then took part in the 2018 World Championship in Denmark.

Personal life

Eisenschmid has two sisters who also play hockey. His older sister, Tanja, and his younger sister, Nicola, played for the German women's national team. His older brother, Michael, plays ball hockey.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	ESV Kaufbeuren	DNL		35	18	23	41	54		3	1	3	4	14
2012–13	ESV Kaufbeuren	DNL		19	11	7	18	34		4	3	3	6	8
2012–13	ESV Kaufbeuren	2.GBun		39	2	5	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		56	7	16	23	20		18	0	5	5	0
2014–15	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		50	19	25	44	14		10	2	3	5	8
2015–16	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		28	1	4	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		39	6	4	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Laval Rocket	AHL		57	6	10	16	29		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	20	22	42	30		14	8	4	12	14
2019–20	Adler Mannheim	DEL		18	6	9	15	18		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Adler Mannheim	DEL		38	14	16	30	20		6	0	4	4	4
2021–22	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	11	13	24	28		8	1	2	3	0
2022–23	Adler Mannheim	DEL		56	17	12	29	26		12	1	4	5	10
2023–24	EHC München	DEL		42	11	4	15	10		9	1	2	3	6
2024–25	EHC München	DEL		51	13	10	23	20		6	3	1	4	10
AHL totals				124	13	18	31	41		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				302	92	86	178	152		55	14	17	31	44

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012	Germany	U17	9th		5	0	4	4	2
2012	Germany	U18	6th		6	1	1	2	0
2013	Germany	U18	8th		5	0	1	1	27
2014	Germany	WJC	9th		7	1	0	1	4
2015	Germany	WJC	10th		6	0	0	0	6
2018	Germany	WC	11th		7	1	1	2	0
2019	Germany	WC	6th		8	1	6	7	2
2021	Germany	WC	4th		10	1	3	4	10
Junior totals					29	2	6	8	39
Senior totals					25	3	10	13	12

Awards and honours

Award	Year
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim)	2019	[6]