Paul Albers (ice hockey player)

Canada Paul Albers

Date of birth	October 15, 1985
place of birth	Melville , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	85 kg

position	defender
number	# 41
Shot hand	Left

Career stations

2001-2003	Calgary Hitmen
2003-2004	Regina Pats
2004-2006	Vancouver Giants
2006-2007	Texas Wildcatters
2007-2009	Houston Eros
2009-2010	Nuremberg Ice Tigers
2010-2011	Krefeld penguins
2011–2012	Tohoku Free Blades
since 2012	SG Cortina

Paul Albers (born October 15, 1985 in Melville , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with SG Cortina since 2012 in the Italian A1 series .

Career

Paul Albers began his career as a hockey player in Canada's top junior league Western Hockey League , where he was active for the Calgary Hitmen , Regina Pats and Vancouver Giants from 2001 to 2006 , with the Vancouver Giants in the 2005/06 season Ed Chynoweth Cup won. Then the defender got a contract with the Texas Wildcatters , the farm team of the Houston Eros from the American Hockey League , for which he was in the ECHL in the 2006/07 season on the ice. The left shooter ran for the Houston Eros from 2006 to 2009 in the AHL, before he was signed by the Nürnberg Ice Tigers from the DEL for the 2009/10 season . In 2010 he switched to the Krefeld Penguins . A year later, the defender was signed by the Tohoku Free Blades from the Asia League Ice Hockey . In the summer of 2012 he moved to Italy, where he signed with SG Cortina .

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	3	147	9	23	32	80
Playoffs	2	16	0	1	1	2

(Status: end of the 2008/09 season)

personal data
SURNAME	Albers, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Melville , Saskatchewan , Canada