Andrew Verner

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Flag of Canada and Austria.svg  Andrew Verner Ice hockey player
Date of birth November 20, 1972
place of birth Weston , Ontario , Canada
Nickname Magic
size 182 cm
Weight 84 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 2nd lap, 34th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1989-1992 Peterborough Petes
1992-1994 Cape Breton Oilers
1994-1995 Team Canada
1995-1996 EHC Lustenau
1996-1997 HPK Hämeenlinna
1997-1999 Malmo Redhawks
1999-2001 Cologne Sharks
2001-2003 Hanover Scorpions
2003-2008 EC KAC
2008-2009 Newcastle Vipers
2009-2010 Sheffield Steelers

Andrew "Magic" Verner (born November 20, 1972 in Weston , Ontario , Canada ) is a former Austrian - Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who has worked for the Cape Breton Oilers , EHC Lustenau , Kölner Haie , Hanover Scorpions and Newcastle Vipers during his career has played. He ended his career in 2010 with the Sheffield Steelers .

Career

Verner began his career in the 1989/90 season with the Peterborough Petes, a team of the Ontario Hockey League . At the NHL Entry Draft 1991 he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round in 34th place , but could never prevail in the National Hockey League .

In the 1992/93 season he moved to the American Hockey League for the Cape Breton Oilers. In 1994/95 he was appointed to the Canadian national team and played several games in various international tournaments. In 1995/96 he moved to Europe. After a brief engagement with the Austrian first division club EHC Lustenau , he played for HPK Hämeenlinna in the Finnish SM-liiga in 1996/97 , where he was named Player of the Month in November 1996. In the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons he played for the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Elitserien , before moving to the DEL to the Kölner Haien in 1999 . He ended the 1999/00 season as the best goalkeeper. After two years with the Hannover Scorpions , he moved to the Austrian record champions EC KAC for the playoffs of the 2002/03 season . In the 2003/04 season, the team won the 28th championship title with him. In the 2004/05 season he injured his adductors and was out for several months. The NHL experienced Dan Cloutier was brought in to replace him, but he was also injured in the final series. Verner played the last two games himself despite his injury not healed, but the EC KAC was runner- up behind the Vienna Capitals .

Due to the no longer convincing performance in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons, the EC KAC announced after leaving the playoffs in mid-February 2008 that it would no longer extend the contract with Verner. The goalkeeper signed a contract with the English first division club Newcastle Vipers in June 2008 , where he also wanted to prepare his coaching career and act as assistant coach. He moved to the Sheffield Steelers just a year later , where he ended his career in late July 2010.

particularities

Verner managed the rare feat as a goalkeeper to score a goal in the 2005/06 season. On January 27, 2006, the EC KAC's EBEL game against HC TWK Innsbruck was 3-2 when the Innsbruck team took the goalkeeper off the ice shortly before the end and replaced it with a sixth field player. Verner shot the puck across the entire field into the orphaned goal.

Verner received the nickname "Magic" during his time in the DEL, where fans and the media dubbed him a "witcher" thanks to his incredibly quick catchhand reflexes. This name has been retained in the modified version "Magic" to this day. What is noticeable about the game is Verner's head and upper body twitching, which has now become his trademark. In autumn 2007 Andrew Verner was granted Austrian citizenship.

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Main round

season team league GP MIP SO-CALLED SVS GA SVS% ATM W. L. T SO G A. PIM
1989/90 Peterborough Petes OHL 13 624 38 3.65 7th 3 0 0 0 4th
1990/91 Peterborough Petes OHL 46 22nd 0 3 8th
1991/92 Peterborough Petes OHL 53 34 0 3 16
1992/93 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 36 1974 1071 945 126 88.24 3.83 17th 10 16 1 0 1 0
1993/94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 38 2261 1234 1059 175 85.82 4.64 11 17th 8th 0 0 1 4th
1994/95 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 1 60 31 23 8th 74.19 8.00 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995/96 EHC Lustenau ÖEHL 6th 0 0 0
1996/97 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 40 2395 1304 1201 103 92.10 2.58 0 0 8th
1997/98 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 25th 1352 549 483 66 87.98 2.93 0 0 2
1998/99 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 25th 1475 562 504 58 89.68 2.36 0 0 2
1999/00 Cologne Sharks DEL 34 1926 941 870 71 92.45 2.21 4th 0 1 10
2000/01 Cologne Sharks DEL 50 2873 1317 1205 112 91.50 2.34 0 1 14th
2001/02 Hanover Scorpions DEL 34 1941 963 873 90 90.65 2.78 2 0 1 34
2002/03 Hanover Scorpions DEL 52 2942 1488 1361 127 91.47 2.59 5 0 0 52
2003/04 EC KAC ÖEHL 46 2771 1464 1355 109 92.55 2.36 19th 12 14th 4th 0 2 35
2004/05 EC KAC ÖEHL 17th 1001 501 469 32 93.61 1.92 10 2 6th 2 0 1 10
2005/06 EC KAC ÖEHL 36 2066 1227 1126 101 91.77 2.93 16 13 6th 4th 1 1 4th
2006/07 EC KAC ÖEHL 41 2373 1289 1144 145 88.75 3.67 13 24 3 2 0 2 20th
2007/08 EC KAC ÖEHL 27 1625 774 698 76 90.18 2.81 15th 11 0 1 0 2 10
2008/09 Newcastle Vipers Elite League 62 3540 2330 2137 193 91.72 3.27 2 0 0 0
2009/10 Sheffield Steelers Elite League 48 90.00 2.75

Playoffs

season team league GP MIP SO-CALLED SVS GA SVS% ATM W. L. T SO G A. PIM
1989/90 Peterborough Petes OHL 2
1990/91 Peterborough Petes OHL 3
1992/93 Peterborough Petes OHL 10
1993/94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 1 40 20th 16 4th 80.00 6:00 am 0 0 0
1996/97 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 9 539 233 207 26th 88.84 2.89 5 4th 0 1 0 0 0
1998/99 Malmo Redhawks Elitserien 8th 482 231 202 29 87.45 3.61 0 0 2
1999/00 Cologne Sharks DEL 9 524 250 232 18th 92.80 2.06 0 1 0
2000/01 Cologne Sharks DEL 3 181 83 72 11 86.75 3.65 0 1 0
2002/03 EC KAC ÖEHL 6th 359 186 171 15th 91.94 2.51 3 3 0 2
2003/04 EC KAC ÖEHL 8th 487 246 231 15th 93.90 1.85 6th 2 0 1
2004/05 EC KAC ÖEHL 2 117 65 56 9 86.15 4.62 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2007/08 EC KAC ÖEHL 2 116 53 48 5 90.57 2.59 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009/10 Sheffield Steelers Elite League 2 82.00 4.50

International

season team league GP MIP SO-CALLED SVS GA SVS% ATM W. L. T SO G A. PIM
1994/95 Canada International 32 1860 92 2.97 2 0 0 0
1995 Canada WM 3 0 0 0
1996 Canada WM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998/99 Canada International 4th 240 131 122 9 93.13 2.25 0 0 0

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

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personal data
SURNAME Verner, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verner, Magic (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Weston , Ontario