Mirco Lüdemann Explained

Mirco Lüdemann
Birth Date:15 December 1973
Birth Place:Weißwasser, East Germany
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:183
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Played For:Kölner Haie
Ntl Team:Germany
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1993
Career End:2016

Mirco Lüdemann (born December 15, 1973) is a retired German professional ice hockey defenceman.

Career

A product of SG Dynamo Weißwasser, Lüdemann spent some time with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in the early 1990s, before signing with Kölner Haie in 1993, where he enjoyed a record-breaking career.

He played 1197 league games for Kölner Haie over the span of his 23-year career, winning the German championship title in 1995 and 2002, the 1999 Spengler Cup and the 2004 German Cup competition. Lüdemann brought an end to his pro career after the 2015-16 season, retiring as the all-time leader in games played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

He won a total of 132 caps for the German national team and went to the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Olympics.[2] [3] He also competed at seven World Championships.

On September 25, 2016, Lüdemann was honoured with a testimonial match in the Lanxess Arena, the home ice of the Kölner Haie, featuring several of his former teammates and opponents. He also had his jersey number 12 retired by the Cologne side that night.[4]

Lüdemann joined the Kölner Haie front office after his career was over.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1990–91Fort McMurray Oil BaronsAJHL
1990–91ES WeißwasserDEU U208 2 6 8 6
1991–92Fort McMurray Oil BaronsAJHL
1992–93Fort McMurray Oil BaronsAJHL
1993–94Kölner EC1.GBun38 5 7 12 145 0 2 2 4
1994–95Kölner HaieDEL42 8 12 20 4417 2 4 6 20
1995–96Kölner HaieDEL44 7 27 34 3012 1 1 2 12
1996–97Kölner HaieDEL46 12 15 27 364 0 0 0 2
1997–98Kölner HaieDEL39 8 13 21 343 0 0 0 6
1998–99Kölner HaieDEL43 12 15 27 285 2 1 3 2
1999–2000Kölner HaieDEL48 8 15 23 2810 1 3 4 2
2000–01Kölner HaieDEL43 4 16 20 183 0 0 0 0
2001–02Kölner HaieDEL49 11 7 18 2613 1 3 4 4
2002–03Kölner HaieDEL40 7 19 26 3415 6 1 7 10
2003–04Kölner HaieDEL51 8 23 31 636 2 0 2 2
2004–05Kölner HaieDEL52 8 16 24 287 0 4 4 6
2005–06Kölner HaieDEL47 9 30 39 349 1 1 2 14
2006–07Kölner HaieDEL45 15 19 34 269 1 5 6 4
2007–08Kölner HaieDEL41 7 18 25 1814 3 9 12 10
2008–09Kölner HaieDEL49 8 12 20 18
2009–10Kölner HaieDEL43 5 15 20 383 0 1 1 0
2010–11Kölner HaieDEL49 3 18 21 185 0 2 2 0
2011–12Kölner HaieDEL51 2 9 11 262 0 0 0 0
2012–13Kölner HaieDEL45 4 6 10 1212 0 2 2 4
2013–14Kölner HaieDEL51 4 10 14 1617 3 0 3 4
2014–15Kölner HaieDEL50 0 6 6 14
2015–16Kölner HaieDEL48 1 5 6 1215 1 0 1 0
DEL totals1016151326477601181243761102

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1990East GermanyEJC C
1991GermanyEJC5 0 1 1 0
1992GermanyWJC7 0 1 1 2
1993GermanyWJC7 0 0 0 6
1994GermanyOG4 0 0 0 0
1994GermanyWC5 0 0 0 2
1995GermanyWC5 0 3 3 0
1996GermanyWC6 1 0 1 2
1996GermanyWCH4 1 0 1 4
1997GermanyOGQ3 0 1 1 2
1997GermanyWC8 2 1 3 8
1998GermanyOG4 1 1 2 0
1999GermanyWC B7 0 0 0 4
2000GermanyOGQ3 1 1 2 2
2001GermanyOGQ3 1 1 2 4
2001GermanyWC7 0 1 1 2
2002GermanyOG4 0 1 1 0
2003GermanyWC6 0 5 5 2
2004GermanyWC6 0 0 0 6
2004GermanyWCH4 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 190228
Senior totals 797152238

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirko Lüdemann wechselt vom Eis auf die Geschäftsstelle Kölner Haie. www.haie.de. 11 April 2016 . 2016-04-11.
  2. Web site: 1197 Spiele: Rekordprofi Lüdemann beendet Karriere. kicker online. 2016-04-11.
  3. Mirco Lüdemann Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/mirko-ludemann-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 May 2019.
  4. Web site: "Lüde´s letzte Eiszeit" sorgt für Gänsehaut pur Kölner Haie. www.haie.de. 25 September 2016 . 2016-09-29.