Jerome Flaake Explained

Jerome Flaake
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Guben, East Germany
Height M:1.89
Weight Kg:86
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Left
League:DEL
Team:Free Agent
Former Teams:Kölner Haie
Hamburg Freezers
EHC München
Düsseldorfer EG
ERC Ingolstadt
Augsburger Panther
Ntl Team:GER
Draft:130th overall
Draft Year:2008
Draft Team:Toronto Maple Leafs
Career Start:2007

Jerome Flaake (born 2 March 1990) is a German professional ice hockey left winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL2.

Playing career

Flaake started playing ice hockey at the age of seven at ESV Königsbrunn.[1] Later in his junior career, he played for Augsburger EV, SC Riessersee, Jungadler Mannheim and Kölner Haie.

He was drafted 130th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Leafs used the Florida Panthers' 5th round choice, which they received in sole compensation for defenseman Wade Belak in a trade on 26 February 2008.

He made his debut in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Kölner Haie in the course of the 2007-08 season. He formerly wore number 90 for Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks). Two of his four goals for Köln in the 2008–09 season have been game winning goals.[2]

Flaake initially signed a two-year deal with the Hamburg Freezers on 30 March 2010 and then was handed a contract extension through the 2013-14 campaign. After leading the team in scoring during the 2012-13 season,[3] he signed a new five-year deal with the Freezers in May 2013.[4] The team folded in May 2016, which made Flaake a free agent.[5] Shortly after, on 2 June 2016, he signed with fellow DEL side EHC München.[6]

After two championship seasons with EHC München, Flaake left the club in order for more responsibility, agreeing to a three-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG on 15 May 2018.[7]

At the conclusion of his contract with Düsseldorfer EG, Flaake left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with ERC Ingolstadt on 19 May 2021.[8]

International play

Flaake made his first World Championship appearance in 2016.[9]

Style of play

According to Cologne's former general manager Rodion Pauels, Flaake's strengths lie in his skating abilities, intelligence on the ice as well as his nose for the net.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2007–08Kölner HaieDEL300114
2008–09Kölner HaieDEL435111622
2009–10Kölner HaieDEL4236945
2009–10Fischtown Pinguins2.GBun20330
2010–11Hamburg FreezersDEL474111518
2011–12Hamburg FreezersDEL501619351250004
2012–13Hamburg FreezersDEL522025455041230
2013–14Hamburg FreezersDEL5025194432122576
2014–15Hamburg FreezersDEL4315213652
2015–16Hamburg FreezersDEL5114213557
2016–17EHC MünchenDEL50991822142246
2017–18EHC MünchenDEL4126816170556
2018–19Düsseldorfer EGDEL22358461014
2019–20Düsseldorfer EGDEL5218133118
2020–21Düsseldorfer EGDEL341261812
2021–22ERC IngolstadtDEL416410621010
2022–23ERC IngolstadtDEL50911201830000
2023–24Augsburger PantherDEL121238
2023–24Krefeld PinguineDEL22476131070556
DEL totals710162190352396637142126

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2007GermanyWJC18642612
2008GermanyWJC1861236
2008Germany53364
2009GermanyWJC53256
2010Germany54154
2013GermanyOGQ31230
2016Germany50002
Junior totals 27 15 10 25 32
Senior totals 81 2 3 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stadt Königsbrunn - Jerome Flaake - ein Königsbrunner auf dem Weg in die NHL !. koenigsbrunn.de. 2016-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160510160246/http://koenigsbrunn.de/index.php?id=9460,344. 10 May 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Kolner Haie team statistics . German . Kolner-Haie . 2010-01-02 . 2010-01-02.
  3. Web site: 2013/2014 Spieler. Hamburg Freezers. German. Players. 2013-11-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010157/http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hamburg-freezers.de%2Fhtml%2Ffreezers_team_spieler20132014.html. 2013-12-03.
  4. Web site: Neuer Vertrag Topscorer: Hamburg Freezers verlängern mit Jerome Flaake. MOPO.de. MOPO.de. de-DE. 2016-05-10.
  5. Web site: Former NHLer Schubert's last-ditch effort to save Hamburg Freezers fails, DEL team folds. 2016-05-26. ddexpress.info the world's sports. en-US. 2016-05-28. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923122324/http://ddexpress.info/former-nhler-schuberts-last-ditch-effort-to-save-hamburg-freezers-fails-del-team-folds/. dead.
  6. Web site: Jerome Flaake wechselt zu den Red Bulls. ehcrb. 2016-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602091327/http://www.redbullmuenchen.de/de/news/jerome-flaake-wechselt-zu-den-red-bulls. 2 June 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: . DEG signs Jerome Flaake for three years . 2018-05-15 . 2018-05-15 . German.
  8. Web site: Jerome Flaake strengthens ERC . . 19 May 2021 . 19 May 2021 . German.
  9. Web site: Teams - 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. www.iihfworlds2016.com. 2016-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205213158/http://www.iihfworlds2016.com/en/teams/#GER. 5 February 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: Jerome Flaake profile . hockeysfuture.com . 2010-01-02 . 2010-01-02.