Stefan Ulmer

Stefan Ulmer
Date of birth	December 1, 1990
place of birth	Dornbirn , Austria
size	177 cm
Weight	75 kg
position	defender
number	# 22
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 2007	GCK Lions
2007-2010	Spokane Chiefs
2010-2019	HC Lugano
since 2019	EHC Biel

Stefan Ulmer (born December 1, 1990 in Dornbirn ) is an Austrian ice hockey player who has been under contract with EHC Biel in the National League since 2019 . His brother Martin is also a hockey player.

Career

Stefan Ulmer began his career in the 2005/06 season in Switzerland with the GCK Lions junior team . In the following season he not only made three appearances in the National League B with the first team of the GCK Lions , but also won the championship of the Elite Jr.A with their junior team. In the 2007/08 season he moved to the Spokane Chiefs , who had selected him in the first round of the CHL Import Draft , into the Western Hockey League . Ulmer was the first Austrian to win the Memorial Cup there .

In 2010 he was signed by HC Lugano and played his first National League A game against Zurich on September 10, 2010 . In the following years, Ulmer was always part of the professional squad of the HCL, and by 2016 he was able to increase his number of points per season to around 20 scorer points and reached the playoff final with the club in 2018. If his contract was prematurely renewed in 2016, he did not receive a new contract with HCL after the 2018/19 season. Ulmer played a total of 430 games for the Ticino club and collected 121 points scorer, including 29 goals. A few days later he received a two-year contract with EHC Biel .

International

Ulmer took part for Austria in the U18 World Championships in 2006 and 2007 and the U20 World Championships in 2008 and 2009 in Division I. After helping his team to rise in 2009 as the best defender and top scorer, with the most goals, assists and the best plus / minus balance of the tournament, he played with the team from the Alpine region in the top division of the U20 juniors in 2010 .

He made his debut in the men's national team on December 16, 2010 in a 2-5 win against Norway in Jesenice, Slovenia . He took part in a world championship with the Austrians in Division I for the first time in 2012 and was promoted to the top division straight away. After the relegation of the Alpine nationals, he also played in Division I in 2016 and 2017.In addition, he represented his colors at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and in qualifying for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang .

Achievements and Awards

• 2007 Swiss Elite A Junior Champion with the GCK Lions
• 2008 Ed Chynoweth Cup win with the Spokane Chiefs
• 2008 Memorial Cup win with the Spokane Chiefs

International

• 2009 Promotion to the top division at the U20 World Cup in Division I, Group B
• 2009 Top scorer, top scorer, most assists, best plus / minus balance and best defender of the U20 World Cup in Division I, Group B.
• 2012 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship Division I, Group A.
• 2017 Promotion to the top division at the World Championship of Division I, Group A.

Web links

Commons : Stefan Ulmer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Stefan Ulmer at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Stefan Ulmer at eurohockey.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ORF : 16-year-old from Dornbirn moves to the USA
2. ↑ Ulmer wins Memorial Cup. In: hockeyfans.at. May 26, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Stefan Ulmer is moving from North America to Switzerland. In: relevant.at. February 23, 2010, accessed October 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Ulmer extended near Lugano. In: laola1.at. June 8, 2016, accessed May 20, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Lugano does not extend contract with Stefan Ulmer. In: hockeyfans.ch. March 18, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Ulla Landolt: NLA: After nine years: Stefan Ulmer has to leave Lugano! In: hockey-news.info. March 19, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Stefan Ulmer is moving to EHC Biel. In: ehcb.ch. March 25, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019 .