Patrick Reimer

Patrick Reimer (born 10 December 1982) is a German former professional ice hockey forward who played for the DEG Metro Stars and Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Patrick Reimer
Born	(1982-12-10) 10 December 1982 (age 42) Mindelheim, West Germany
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Düsseldorfer EG Nürnberg Ice Tigers
National team	Germany
Playing career	2001–2023

Playing career

Born in Mindelheim, Reimer and his younger brother Jochen started playing ice hockey at EV Bad Wörishofen, before joining the youth setup of ESV Kaufbeuren.^[1] He made his debut on Kaufbeuren's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2001-02 season and played his first game in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for Düsseldorfer EG during the 2003-04 season. In his first full season with DEG in 2004–05, Reimer was selected as the DEL's Rookie of the Year.^[2] During his nine-year tenure at the club, he established himself as one of the best domestic players of the German league.

On 26 January 2012, Reimer agreed to leave Düsseldorfer EG at the season's end to join fellow DEL team Nürnberg Ice Tigers on a three-year contract. In January 2014, he penned a contract extension until 2017.^[3] He received DEL Player of the Year honors in 2014, 2016 and 2017.^[4][5]

On 15 January 2016, he scored his 263rd DEL goal, making him the all-time career goal-scoring leader in DEL.^[6] On 24 February 2017, he scored his 300th DEL goal. He is the first player to reach this historic mark.

During the 2022–23 season, Reimer announced his retirement at the conclusion of his 20th DEL year. He posted 42 points in 47 regular season games before ending his career in the pre-playoff round against the Fischtown Pinguins. He completed his career finishing as the DEL's all-time leading goal and points scorer with 349 goals, 419 assists for 768 points in 932 regular season games and adding 90 points in 135 playoff games. It was announced his jersey would be retired by the Ice Tigers in the following season.^[7]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2018 Pyeongchang

Reimer made his debut on the German national team in 2005.^[8] On 21 February 2018, Reimer scored the overtime game-winning goal to defeat Sweden in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, before capturing silver with Germany.^[9] After 105 caps for Germany (29 goals, 27 assists) and participating in five World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics, Reimer announced the end of his internationals career in April 2018.^[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER U20		23	8	6	14	12		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER U20		26	28	10	38	47		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER U20		2	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER.3		51	14	12	26	36		12	5	3	8	18
2002–03	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER U20		1	0	3	3	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER.2		51	18	19	37	30		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER.2		48	20	21	41	89		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		52	10	12	22	24		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Füchse Duisburg	GER.2		—	—	—	—	—		11	6	4	10	14
2005–06	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		49	10	12	22	20		14	3	7	10	18
2006–07	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		52	12	17	29	24		9	3	7	10	14
2007–08	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		45	19	14	33	28		13	7	2	9	12
2008–09	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		51	15	25	40	42		16	4	5	9	16
2009–10	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		56	20	23	43	52		2	0	0	0	0
2010–11	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		52	21	22	43	38		9	3	2	5	6
2011–12	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		50	24	23	47	55		7	5	3	8	2
2012–13	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		52	21	24	45	46		3	0	0	0	2
2013–14	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		50	33	32	65	18		6	3	1	4	4
2014–15	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		52	29	33	62	44		8	2	3	5	0
2015–16	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		52	26	38	64	53		12	4	3	7	35
2016–17	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		52	26	28	54	18		13	5	3	8	10
2017–18	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		43	13	18	31	16		12	0	5	5	2
2018–19	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		52	17	18	35	22		8	5	1	6	2
2019–20	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		47	17	22	39	16		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		35	7	9	16	14		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	ESV Kaufbeuren	GER.2		3	1	4	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		42	15	21	36	18		3	1	1	2	4
2022–23	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		47	14	28	42	20		2	0	1	1	0
DEL totals				932	349	419	768	568		137	45	45	90	127

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Germany	WC	7th		7	2	1	3	4
2012	Germany	WC	12th		7	3	2	5	2
2013	Germany	OGQ	DNQ		2	1	0	1	0
2015	Germany	WC	10th		7	2	1	3	0
2016	Germany	WC	7th		8	4	1	5	2
2016	Germany	OGQ	Q		3	1	2	3	0
2017	Germany	WC	8th		8	2	2	4	4
2018	Germany	OG			5	1	0	1	2
Senior totals					47	16	9	25	14