Michael Wolf (ice hockey player)
Date of birth | January 24, 1981 |
place of birth | Ehenbichl , Austria |
size | 178 cm |
Weight | 82 kg |
position | Right wing |
number | # 13 |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
1998-2001 | EV Füssen |
2001-2004 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen |
2004-2005 | Mosquitoes eat |
2005-2014 | Iserlohn Roosters |
2014-2019 | EHC Red Bull Munich |
Michael Magnus Wolf (born January 24, 1981 in Ehenbichl , Austria ) is a former German ice hockey player and former national player who was named Player of the Year in 2008 .
Career
Michael Wolf stood on the ice for the first time at the age of five. He began with ice hockey in his hometown of Füssen with the local club EV Füssen . There he went through the junior division and played for the first time as a professional for EV Füssen at the age of seventeen in the 1998/99 season. In his second professional season he rose with his team in the league . At the end of the next season, EV Füssen reached twelfth and last place. Subsequently, however, the team managed to qualify for the league again. Wolf had 13 points scorer in 41 games. For the 2001/02 season he moved with his teammate and friend Florian Jung to the 2nd Bundesliga for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen . For the Steelers, the right-shooter ran for a total of three years. Wolf contributed 62 points in 173 games to the play-off qualifications and three times participation in the semi-finals. In 2004 he was hired by the Mosquitos Essen , where he rose to become the top German scorer in the 2nd division and thereby attracted the attention of some DEL teams. After all, it was the Iserlohn Roosters who provided Wolf with an annual contract with an option for another season.
In the early stages of the 2005/06 season he became one of the top scorers and scored a hat-trick against the Eisbären Berlin . At the end of the season, Wolf was named DEL Rookie of the Year and extended his contract at the beginning of March 2006 to the end of the 2006/07 season , and finally to 2008 in July . In his second season, the attacker built on the previous year's performance and was once again one of the pillars of the team that reached eleventh place. In the 2007/08 season , Wolf played a major role in his team's first playoff qualification. Together with his strike partner Robert Hock , he led an offensively oriented team to fifth place after the regular season. Wolf became the top scorer of the DEL season with 44 goals and the most successful German since Dieter Hegen . His 18 power play goals were also the best in the league. Hock booked the most assists and was able to secure the title of top scorer. As a result of his exceptional performance during the season, he was named nationwide best ice hockey player by the specialist magazine Ice Hockey News and received numerous other awards. During the season, the striker had extended his contract until 2010 despite numerous other offers. During the season, Wolf was several times by NHL - Scouts have been observed, but was ultimately not an offer, even though the national coach and former NHL player Uwe Krupp Wolf zutraute the plunge and it recommended. In the 2008/09 season , Wolf missed the title of top scorer by two hits. Even with the Roosters, he could not qualify for the play-offs. Nevertheless, he was again one of the best players on the team with his strike partner Robert Hock. The 2009/10 season started well for Wolf, alongside Hock and Quinn Hancock , scoring ten goals in their first eleven games. In November 2009, Wolf first took a position on where he would play next season, as rumors surfaced again that he will definitely switch to a top team in the league. The Roosters are his first point of contact because he doesn't necessarily have to leave Iserlohn. On December 8th, the Sauerlanders announced the extension of the contract by two years, with which they could again assert themselves against the financially stronger competition.
“The general sporting conditions and the people here in Iserlohn made the decision very easy for me. I believe in the development of this club and would like to see the success that this concept will bring to the roosters. "
In terms of sport, the team reached 11th place and could not qualify for the finals. Wolf, again the Iserlohn's top scorer, finished third in the league with 29 goals. Also in the following round of 2010/11, the club from the Sauerland missed the play-offs with twelfth place in the main round, although Michael Wolf was the top scorer in the DEL for the second time in his career. He scored 34 goals and was third in the scorer ranking with 55 points. In the summer of 2011, he repeatedly proved that Wolf's "sporting home" is the Sauerland by extending his current contract until the end of the 2014/15 season.
"The Roosters are my sporting home, I identify with this club and its fans."
For the 2013/14 season , Wolf took over the position of captain of the team, as the contract of long-time team captain Robert Hock was not extended. In June 2014, Wolf asked for an early termination of the Roosters contract for private reasons and switched to league competitor EHC Red Bull Munich , with whom he became German champions in 2016, 2017 and 2018. On January 17, 2019, Wolf announced the end of his career at the end of the 2018/2019 season and ended his playing career on April 26, 2019 after a loss to the new champions Adler Mannheim .
International
In 2001, Wolf participated in the Division I U-20 World Youth Championship in part. In 2005 he was appointed to the senior squad for test matches for the first time. In preparation for the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 World Cup , Wolf was part of the squad and was only removed from the squad shortly before the start of national coach Uwe Krupp. A year later, Michael Wolf made the leap into the team at the 2007 World Cup in Russia , which managed to stay up. The attacker (5 goals / 3 assists) formed the most successful German assault row with Michael Hackert (3 T / 4 A) and Philip Gogulla (0 T / 5 A) and played a decisive role in the jump into the second round. After the World Cup, the German top scorer was voted the best German player along with Michael Hackert and Michael Bakos . A year later, the team reached the second round again at the 2008 World Cup in Canada . This time too, Wolf played together with his usual storm partners and was voted the best German player together with Marco Sturm and Chris Schmidt under the eyes of a few NHL scouts who became aware of him through his outstanding DEL season . In preparation for the 2009 Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland , Wolf was on the ice in all games and scored a total of six goals, including a hat-trick against Denmark's selection . Then, as expected, he received his third World Cup nomination. At the end of the tournament Germany was relegated to sport after losing five out of six games. Wolf himself could not score for the first time and only prepared Michael Bakos' 2-1 winner in the game against Hungary . Overall, none of the team's players managed to perform as expected.
On December 30, 2009, Uwe Krupp Wolf, who by then had already scored 18 goals this season, nominated for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . He was only the second player after Siggi Suttner in the history of Iserlohn ice hockey to travel to the Winter Olympics. For Wolf, according to his own statement, a childhood dream came true that he had worked towards throughout his career. During the tournament he could not score a scorer point and acted inconspicuously in the German squad, which included seven players from the NHL. At the 2010 Ice Hockey World Championship , Wolf wore the “A” on his chest and scored 1-0 against the USA in front of 77,803 spectators in the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen in the opening game and world record game . He also contributed to the advancement of the German team in the other preliminary round matches. In the second round match against Russia, Wolf prepared a goal from Christian Ehrhoff . With the team he made it to the semi-finals, where they lost again to Russia. In the game for third place they lost to Sweden . This time, Wolf stood out because of his good play and assertiveness in the corners, but he missed a few counter-opportunities during the tournament, so the striker only scored one goal. Nevertheless, the Iserlohner contributed to the best World Cup result in 57 years in a homogeneous team.
At the 2011 World Cup in Slovakia , the native Ehenbichler was the captain of the German team, who won their first ever group game against Russia at a World Cup. After the 4-3 victory over the hosts in the second game, the DEB selection was group winners in the preliminary round for the first time since 1933. In the 3-2 win after penalty shootout against Slovenia in the last preliminary round encounter, which was also the striker's 100th international match, Michael Wolf scored his first goal at this event.
After the 2015 ice hockey world championship in the Czech Republic, Wolf announced his retirement from the German national ice hockey team. At this World Cup he had made a significant contribution to staying up with 4 goals scored. In total, he has participated in seven ice hockey world championships and one participation in the Olympic Winter Games in his national team career for Germany . Michael Wolf scored 53 goals in a total of 152 international matches.
Inline hockey and inline skater hockey
Wolf also plays in the first inline hockey Bundesliga DIHL with the Rolling Wanderers Germering and took part in the IIHF inline hockey world championships in 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 and 2012 with the German national inline hockey team. Wolf achieved his greatest success so far with the national inline hockey team in 2012 when Germany became vice world champion. He was also the top scorer in this tournament with ten goals.
Wolf also plays sporadically in the second Bundesliga North at the inline skater hockey club Sauerland Steel Bulls eV
Style of play and DEL records
Wolf's shot is considered precise and variable. In the 2007/08 season he scored 44 goals, which no other German player in the DEL had before. As a result, he was also voted Player of the Year. In the defensive game, Wolf is characterized by good fore and backchecking , as a result of his readiness for action and combat, the attacker is also regularly given time to play in outnumbered situations. In power play , he can take on the role of the blue line in addition to the striker position, so the attacker scores about a third of his goals in excess. Furthermore, Wolf often acts as a shooter for his teams in penalty shootouts .
With 337 goals scored, Wolf is the second most successful goalscorer in DEL history behind Patrick Reimer (340 goals). In addition, with 658 scorer points, he is fourth in the all-time DEL scorer rating (as of August 2019).
Wolf is the player with the most goals (233) and scorer points (452), the second most assists (219) and games (475) and the third most penalty minutes (469) of the Iserlohn Roosters since its existence in the DEL.
On March 20, 2008, Wolf decided what was then the longest game in German ice hockey history when he scored 3-2 against the Frankfurt Lions in the second quarter-final game after 117:47 minutes . Two days later there was a game in Cologne that ended in the sixth overtime after 168:16 minutes.
Achievements and Awards
ice Hockey
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Inline hockey
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Career statistics
ice Hockey
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season | team | league | Sp | T | A. | Pt | SM | Sp | T | A. | Pt | SM | ||
1998/99 | EV Füssen | 2nd Lg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
1999/00 | EV Füssen | RL | 54 | 14th | 15th | 29 | 36 | |||||||
2000/01 | EV Füssen | OIL | 41 | 9 | 4th | 13 | 53 | |||||||
2001/02 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | 2nd BL | 51 | 9 | 9 | 18th | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002/03 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | 2nd BL | 56 | 9 | 13 | 22nd | 48 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2003/04 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | 2nd BL | 49 | 7th | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4th | ||
2004/05 | Mosquitoes eat | 2nd BL | 52 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2005/06 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 20th | 17th | 37 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 51 | 17th | 21st | 38 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 56 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 34 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 29 | ||
2008/09 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2009/10 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2010/11 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 34 | 21st | 55 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2011/12 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 18th | 27 | 45 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012/13 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2013/14 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 40 | 18th | 17th | 35 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4th | ||
2014/15 | EHC Red Bull Munich | DEL | 51 | 16 | 19th | 35 | 28 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
2015/16 | EHC Red Bull Munich | DEL | 52 | 20th | 16 | 36 | 34 | 14th | 8th | 2 | 10 | 6th | ||
2. Bundesliga overall | 208 | 49 | 64 | 113 | 114 | 17th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 6th | ||||
DEL total | 562 | 266 | 252 | 518 | 498 | 34 | 12 | 4th | 16 | 39 |
Ice hockey international
Represented Germany at:
- Division I U20 Junior World Championship 2001
- World Championship 2007
- World Championship 2008
- World Championship 2009
- 2010 Winter Olympics
- World Championship 2010
- World Championship 2011
- World Championship 2013
- World Championship 2015
year | team | event | Sp | T | A. | Pt | SM | |
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2001 | Germany | U20 World Cup Div.I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | |
2007 | Germany | WM | 6th | 5 | 3 | 8th | 6th | |
2008 | Germany | WM | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
2009 | Germany | WM | 6th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2010 | Germany | Olympia | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2010 | Germany | WM | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2011 | Germany | WM | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
2013 | Germany | WM | 7th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 0 | |
2015 | Germany | WM | 7th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 0 | |
Juniors overall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | |||
Men overall | 52 | 15th | 10 | 25th | 16 |
Inline hockey international
year | team | event | Sp | T | A. | Pt | SM | |
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2006 | Germany | WC | ||||||
2007 | Germany | WC | 6th | 7th | 4th | 11 | 3 | |
2008 | Germany | WC | 4th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
2009 | Germany | WC | 6th | 4th | 6th | 10 | 0 | |
2012 | Germany | WC | 6th | 10 | 4th | 14th | 0 | |
Men overall | 22nd | 24 | 16 | 40 | 6th |
( 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 )
Personal
At the end of his career he got into the shoe business of his father and aunt in Füssen .
Individual evidence
- ↑ EHC Red Bull Munich - Michael Wolf: Verkehrsprobleme in München In: Münchener Abendzeitung, August 26, 2014, accessed on May 31, 2015
- ↑ DEL record scorer Michael Wolf ended his career after the season
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↑ EV Füssen on Twitter : A very big German ice hockey player and a young boy from Füssen says hello
Thank you Michi for everything you have done for German ice hockey, we are proud of you. #geilstezeit #DEL @RickGoldmann @ SPORT1 @BastiSchwele on April 26, 2019 - ↑ Captain Wolf resigns from the DEB selection ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Kölner Rundschau, May 13, 2015, accessed on May 25, 2015
- ↑ 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship: Germany becomes vice world champion at the home world championship. (No longer available online.) In: eishockey-24.de. June 7, 2012, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 1, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ice Hockey News special edition 2019/20, page 218
- ↑ Ice Hockey News Special Issue 2018/19, page 133
- ↑ Ice Hockey News Playoffs 2018, page 12
- ↑ Munich's ice hockey star Wolf: From the ice rink to the shoe shop
Web links
- Michael Wolf at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Michael Wolf at hockeydb.com (English)
- Michael Wolf at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wolf, Michael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolf, Michael Magnus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ehenbichl , Austria |