Calvin Elfring
 Calvin Elfring 
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| Date of birth | April 23, 1976 |
| place of birth | Lethbridge , Alberta , Canada |
| size | 183 cm |
| Weight | 84 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 24 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1994 , 7th lap, 165th position Québec Nordiques |
| Career stations | |
| 1993-1994 | Powell River Paper Kings |
| 1994-1998 | Colorado College |
| 1998-2001 | Roanoke Express |
| 2001-2002 | EHC Bad Aibling |
| 2002-2004 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen |
| 2004-2013 | Straubing Tigers |
| since 2013 | Belfast Giants |
Calvin Elfring (born April 23, 1976 in Lethbridge , Alberta ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played for the Belfast Giants from the British Elite Ice Hockey League since the 2013/14 season .
Career
Calvin Elfring began playing ice hockey as a child. He completed his rookie year in professional ice hockey with the Powell River Paper Kings in the British Columbia Hockey League . In the NHL Entry Draft in 1994 was defender of NHL -Klub Quebec Nordiques in the seventh round of the 165th spot drafted , but initially stood until 1998 in the team of Colorado College in the game operation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association on the ice.
From 1998 to 2001, the left-shooter played in the East Coast Hockey League for the Roanoke Express , and there were also games with several farm teams in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League . In the 1998/99 season, Elfring wore the colors of the Hershey Bears seven times and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ten times , the following year the Canadian ran four times for the Lowell Lock Monsters and three times for the Utah Grizzlies . Furthermore, Elfring played ten games for Pee Dee Pride from the ECHL in the 1998/99 season .
For the 2001/02 season , the defender came to Germany, where he first played for EHC Bad Aibling in the major league . The Canadian's breakthrough in Germany came the following year at SC Bietigheim-Bissingen . He laced his ice skates from 2002 to 2004 with the "Steelers" in the 2nd Bundesliga and became one of the team's best defenders. In 2004 Elfring signed a contract with league rivals Straubing Tigers . He quickly proved to be a reinforcement and in his second season played a significant role in the championship and promotion to the DEL. The attacking defender succeeded in making the leap into the top German league and was also able to convince in the DEL. On March 28, 2013, he played his last game for the Tigers in the away game in Cologne.
In May 2013, the Belfast Giants announced the Canadian's signing. Elfring will start studying there alongside regular match operations at the EIHL .
Achievements and Awards
- 2006 champion of the 2nd ice hockey Bundesliga with the Straubing Tigers
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1993/94 | Powell River Paper Kings | BCJHL | ||||||||||||
| 1994/95 | Colorado College | NCAA | 43 | 3 | 23 | 26th | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995/96 | Colorado College | NCAA | 42 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | Colorado College | NCAA | 44 | 9 | 22nd | 31 | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Colorado College | NCAA | 42 | 10 | 26th | 36 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Pee Dee Pride | ECHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 40 | 8th | 16 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 10 | ||
| 1998/99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 63 | 6th | 40 | 46 | 92 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6th | ||
| 1999/00 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | Utah grizzlies | IHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 70 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001/02 | EHC Bad Aibling | OIL | 52 | 21st | 26th | 47 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 7th | 12 | 6th | ||
| 2002/03 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | 2nd BL | 59 | 19th | 49 | 68 | 54 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | ||
| 2003/04 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | 2nd BL | 48 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 58 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 8th | 6th | ||
| 2004/05 | Straubing Tigers | 2nd BL | 45 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 30th | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2005/06 | Straubing Tigers | 2nd BL | 51 | 16 | 20th | 36 | 36 | 15th | 8th | 4th | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2006/07 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 41 | 9 | 14th | 23 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 56 | 9 | 18th | 27 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 51 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 51 | 8th | 15th | 23 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 5 | 19th | 24 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 45 | 6th | 13 | 19th | 16 | 8th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 2 | ||
| 2012/13 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 40 | 4th | 13 | 17th | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA overall | 171 | 32 | 95 | 127 | 143 | |||||||||
| ECHL total | 183 | 31 | 95 | 126 | 226 | 20th | 4th | 7th | 11 | 16 | ||||
| AHL total | 15th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga overall | 203 | 61 | 144 | 205 | 178 | 40 | 20th | 15th | 35 | 32 | ||||
| DEL total | 336 | 51 | 105 | 156 | 283 | 10 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 2 | ||||
Web links
- Calvin Elfring at hockeydb.com (English)
- Calvin Elfring at eurohockey.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ eishockey.info, Whitecotton and Elfring extend contracts
- ↑ belfastgiants.com: Giants Ink Defenceman Calvin Elfring
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Elfring, Calvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lethbridge , Alberta, Canada |