Kevin Hoogsteen

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Flag of Canada and the Netherlands.svg  Kevin Hoogsteen Ice hockey player
Date of birth 17th December 1972
place of birth Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 85 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1990-1993 Thunder Bay Flyers
1993-1997 University of North Dakota
1997-1998 EHC Straubing
1998-1999 SG Cortina
1999-2001 EHC Straubing
2001-2002 Nijmegen Tigers
2002-2005 Amsterdam Bulldogs
2005-2006 HC Eppan

Kevin Hoogsteen (born December 17, 1972 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a former Dutch - Canadian ice hockey player who played for the EHC Straubing in the 2nd Bundesliga ice hockey from 1990 to 2006, among others . His younger brother David was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Kevin Hoogsteen began his career as a hockey player in the junior team Thunder Bay Flyers, for which he was active from 1990 to 1993 in the United States Hockey League . He then attended the University of North Dakota for four years , for whose ice hockey team the winger played parallel in the National Collegiate Athletic Association , before moving to EHC Straubing in the third-class 2nd League South for the 1997/98 season. After a year with SG Cortina in the Italian Serie A , the Canadian with a Dutch passport signed again in Straubing. With the team he rose in the 1999/2000 season in the 2nd ice hockey Bundesliga , in which he then played for Bayern for a year.

For the 2001/02 season , Hoogsteen signed with the Nijmegen Tigers from the Eredivisie , but finished them with the Fresno Falcons in the West Coast Hockey League . With 54 points for the Dutch, he was also top scorer in the league and top scorer with 25 goals. From 2002 to 2005, the right- shooter was on the ice for the Amsterdam Bulldogs , with whom he won the Dutch championship and the Dutch cup competition three times in a row . Following the 2005/06 season, which he had spent at HC Eppan Pirates in the second-rate Italian Serie A2 , the Dutch international ended his career at the age of 33.

International

For the Netherlands , Hoogsteen took part in the B World Championships in 2004 and 2006, as well as qualifying for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin .

Achievements and Awards

  • 2004 Dutch champion with the Amsterdam Bulldogs
  • 2004 Dutch cup winner with the Amsterdam Bulldogs
  • 2005 Dutch champion with the Amsterdam Bulldogs
  • 2005 Dutch cup winner with the Amsterdam Bulldogs

2. Bundesliga statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Main round 1 48 25th 35 60 75
Playoffs - - - - - -

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personal data
SURNAME Hoogsteen, Kevin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada