Sinan Akdag

Sinan Akdag
Sinan Akdag, 2024
Born	(1989-11-05) November 5, 1989 (age 35) Rosenheim, West Germany
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Düsseldorfer EG Krefeld Pinguine Adler Mannheim
National team	Germany
Playing career	2007–present

Sinan Akdag (born November 5, 1989) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

A Rosenheim native,[1] Akdag came through the youth ranks of the Starbulls Rosenheim. After joining the Krefeld Pinguine organization, he made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the 2007–08 campaign. Following a seven-year stint with the Krefeld team, he signed with fellow DEL side Adler Mannheim in 2014[2] and won the German championship in his first year with the team.[3]

He received DEL Defenseman of the Year honors in the 2015–16 season.[4]

Following nine seasons with Adler Mannheim, Akdag left the club as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the DEL with Düsseldorfer EG on 12 May 2023.[5]

International play

After representing Germany at the U17, U18 and U20 level, he made his debut on the men's national team in December 2011.[6] Akdag was nominated to be part of Team Germany during the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Starbulls Rosenheim	DNL		34	0	8	8	8		2	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Starbulls Rosenheim	DNL		35	2	14	16	16		7	1	0	1	8
2005–06	Starbulls Rosenheim	3.GBun		12	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Starbulls Rosenheim	DNL		18	1	10	11	26		3	0	0	0	27
2006–07	Starbulls Rosenheim	3.GBun		36	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		43	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	RT Bad Nauheim	3.GBun		4	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		43	1	8	9	30		7	0	1	1	4
2008–09	Landshut Cannibals	2.GBun		2	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		54	1	10	11	51		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Landshut Cannibals	2.GBun		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		51	1	8	9	40		8	2	0	2	18
2011–12	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		52	2	10	12	30		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		52	1	13	14	57		9	0	2	2	12
2013–14	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		46	5	10	15	34		5	0	1	1	2
2014–15	Adler Mannheim	DEL		46	11	17	28	28		15	2	6	8	12
2015–16	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	7	27	34	88		3	1	0	1	2
2016–17	Adler Mannheim	DEL		51	5	17	22	14		7	0	0	0	2
2017–18	Adler Mannheim	DEL		51	5	20	25	49		10	0	6	6	2
2018–19	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	3	24	27	36		12	0	2	2	16
2019–20	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	2	10	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Adler Mannheim	DEL		26	5	6	11	24		6	1	3	4	6
2021–22	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	5	12	17	34		9	0	3	3	6
2022–23	Adler Mannheim	DEL		51	5	6	11	24		12	0	0	0	4
2023–24	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		52	2	15	17	22		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				824	61	213	274	577		103	6	24	30	86

Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2018 Pyeongchang

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Germany	U17	10th		5	0	0	0	2
2007	Germany	WJC18	8th		6	0	2	2	29
2009	Germany	WJC	9th		6	0	1	1	0
2012	Germany	WC	12th		4	0	0	0	2
2014	Germany	WC	10th		7	0	1	1	2
2016	Germany	WC	7th		8	1	1	2	0
2016	Germany	OGQ	Q		3	0	1	1	2
2018	Germany	OG			2	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					17	0	3	3	31
Senior totals					24	1	3	4	6

Awards and honours

Award	Year
DEL
Defenseman of the Year	2016	[4]
Champion (Adler Mannheim)	2019	[7]

References

1. "NationalTurk Exclusive Interview: Sinan Akdag – He and his family have defeated the discriminatory German bureaucracy | NationalTurk". www.nationalturk.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
2. "Sinan Akdag freut sich riesig auf Mannheim". morgenweb, das Nachrichtenportal für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
3. "Adler Mannheim: Die Feierlichkeiten klingen aus". www.rnz.de. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
4. "ADLER Mannheim". www.adler-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
5. "DEG signs Sinan Akdag" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
6. ""Das bleibt ewig in Erinnerung" - 12 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
7. "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database