Charlie Stephens

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Charlie Stephens
Date of birth April 5th 1981
place of birth London , Ontario , Canada
size 190 cm
Weight 103 kg
position center
number # 17
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1999 , 2nd round, 31st position
Washington Capitals
NHL Entry Draft 2001 , 6th lap, 196th position
Colorado Avalanche
Career stations
1995-1996 Elgin Middlesex Chiefs
1996-1997 Leamington
1997-1998 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
1998-2001 Guelph Storm
2001-2002 London Knights
2002-2004 Hershey Bears
2004-2006 Binghamton Senators
2006-2008 DEG Metro Stars
2008-2011 Krefeld penguins
2011-2016 Cologne Sharks

Charles Stephens (born April 5, 1981 in London , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who last played from 2011 to 2016 as a center for the Kölner Haien in the German Ice Hockey League .

Career

Even in his youth, Stephens was considered a great talent, and quite a few votes attested him a career in the North American professional league NHL , which is considered the best in the world. In fact, the center , which was on the ice between 1997 and 2002 for various teams in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League , was selected in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals . After the capital club Stephens did not sign, however, he was drafted again in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , this time by Colorado Avalanche , for which he completed a total of eight NHL games. Most of the time, the right-handed shooter was used for the Hershey Bears farm team in the AHL and finally moved within the AHL in 2004 in exchange for Dennis Bonvie to the Binghamton Senators , the cooperation partner of the Ottawa Senators . Stephens stayed here for three seasons and in the 2005/06 season he set his personal record in the AHL with 67 points in 80 games.

In 2006 Stephens decided to move to Germany after many players had recommended themselves for the NHL through a commitment in Europe in recent years. Already in his first appearances for the DEG Metro Stars from the German Ice Hockey League he knew how to play convincingly, but collected too many penalty minutes, including some game disciplinary penalties. As Stephens, who was never noticed as an unfair player in North America, emphasized in numerous interviews, it was difficult for him to switch from the extremely physical game of the North American leagues to the DEL, and actions that were considered normal in North America were often interpreted as violations of the rules. However, the Canadian quickly managed to appear more disciplined and reduce the number of his penalties, although his goal scoring suffered as well. After a phase of 21 games, however, the attacker met regularly and often scored decisive hits. His appealing performance meant that his contract, which was limited to the end of the season , was extended by two more years and thus until the end of the 2008/09 season.

In the 2007/08 season , however, Stephens remained far behind the expectations of the sports management and the environment, so that the club and players finally agreed to terminate the contract. For the 2008/09 season , the Canadian was then signed by the Krefeld Penguins , where his contract has now been extended to 2011. After the 2010/11 season , Stephens moved to the Kölner Haien . In January 2013, his contract was prematurely extended to 2014.

In March 2016, Kölner Haie announced that Stephens would not receive a new contract.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league S. T A. Pt SM S. T A. Pt SM
1997/98 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 58 9 21st 30th 38 - - - - -
1998/99 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 7th 2 4th 6th 8th - - - - -
1998/99 Guelph Storm OHL 61 24 28 52 72 11 3 5 8th 19th
1999/00 Guelph Storm OHL 56 16 34 50 87 6th 1 3 4th 15th
2000/01 Guelph Storm OHL 67 38 38 76 53 4th 0 2 2 2
2001/02 Guelph Storm OHL 4th 1 2 3 2 - - - - -
2001/02 London Knights OHL 56 23 33 56 55 12 6th 10 16 18th
2001/02 Hershey Bears AHL - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0
2002/03 Hershey Bears AHL 74 17th 33 50 38 5 1 1 2 2
2002/03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Hershey Bears AHL 32 5 9 14th 21st - - - - -
2003/04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 6th 0 2 2 4th - - - - -
2003/04 Quad City Mallards UHL 7th 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Binghamton Senators AHL 37 15th 17th 32 43 2 0 0 0 0
2004/05 Binghamton Senators AHL 80 7th 21st 28 64 6th 3 0 3 19th
2005/06 Binghamton Senators AHL 80 23 44 67 72 - - - - -
2006/07 DEG Metro Stars DEL 46 14th 20th 34 130 8th 2 4th 6th 30th
2007/08 DEG Metro Stars DEL 54 7th 17th 24 89 6th 0 0 0 0
2008/09 Krefeld penguins DEL 51 20th 38 58 72 7th 2 2 4th 8th
2009/10 Krefeld penguins DEL 54 24 25th 49 93 - - - - -
2010/11 Krefeld penguins DEL 51 14th 18th 32 28 8th 2 4th 6th 8th
2011/12 Cologne Sharks DEL 51 11 20th 31 108 6th 0 0 0 10
2012/13 Cologne Sharks DEL 52 16 25th 41 72 12 3 7th 10 12
2013/14 Cologne Sharks DEL 41 10 16 26th 22nd 9 0 3 3 6th
2014/15 Cologne Sharks DEL 50 8th 14th 22nd 78 - - - - -
OHL total 309 113 160 273 315 33 10 20th 30th 54
AHL total 303 67 124 191 238 14th 4th 1 5 21st
NHL overall 8th 0 2 2 4th 0 0 0 0 0
DEL total 450 124 193 317 692 56 9 20th 29 74

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henrike Wöbking: LIVE: Final talks - who stays, who leaves? - Haimspiel.de. In: haimspiel.de. April 11, 2016, accessed August 22, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Stephens, Charlie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stephens, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 5th 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH London , Ontario