Sandra Abstreiter Explained

Birth Date:23 July 1998
Birth Place:Freising, Germany
Height M:1.81
Weight Kg:78
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
League:PWHL
Team:PWHL Ottawa
Sex:f
Ntl Team:GER
Career Start:2011

Sandra Abstreiter (born 23 July 1998) is German ice hockey goaltender and member of the German national team, currently playing in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with PWHL Ottawa.

Her college ice hockey career was played with the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program.[1]

Playing career

NCAA

After not appearing in a game during her freshman season in 2017–18, Abstreiter made her Friars debut on 6 October 2018, at Schneider Arena versus the Bemidji State Beavers. She needed to make only fourteen saves in a 4–3 final, as the Friars fought back from a 3-0 setback, with Neve Van Pelt scoring the game-winning goal.[2]

In Abstreiter's senior season with the Friars, the program qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. Gaining the start in the tournament quarterfinals for the Friars versus the top-ranked, and eventual national champion, Wisconsin Badgers, Abstreiter assembled a valiant effort, recording 41 saves in a 3–0 loss.[3]

Professional

She signed with the Connecticut Whale in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4] The PHF was bought out and dissolved in late June 2023 and her contract was voided before she was able to play in the league.

Abstreiter was drafted in the twelfth round, 68th overall by Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft.[5] [6] In November 2023, she signed a one-year contract with Ottawa for the 2024 PWHL season.[7]

International play

As a junior player with the German national under-18 team, she participated in the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship – Division I tournament, at which she served as backup netminder to Johanna May. Though she played in just one game, she posted an excellent .933 (93.3%) save percentage (SV%) and a solid 1.50 goals against average (GAA).

Abstreiter made her national senior team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, serving as third goaltender to starters Jennifer Harß and Franziska Albl.[8] After entering in relief of Albl for the third period of the quarterfinal match versus, she played twenty minutes in net, blocked 23 of 25 shots on goal, and achieved a .920 (92.0%) save percentage.[9]

Following Harß's retirement, Abstreiter and Albl were tapped as the starting goaltenders for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. The tournament was a tough showing for the two netminders, who both posted save percentages below .900 (90%) and goals against averages over 3.00.[10]

Abstreiter was Germany's starting goalie at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she tallied a superb .9286 (92.86%) save percentage across five games played and recorded her first World Championship shutout, in the preliminary round versus . Her save percentage ranked third of all starting goalkeepers in the tournament and she was selected by the coaches as one of the three best players for Germany.[11] [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L OTL MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 4 0.75
2014–15 TSV Erding U19 Germany U19 3 21
2014–15 ESC Planegg DFEL 2 0.00
2015–16 ESC Planegg DFEL 1 0.00
2015–16 VfR München-Angerlohe 1981 Germany2 2 1.20
2 1 0 1 118:30 7 0 3.54 84.1
Providence Friars WHEA 21 9 2 9 1174:12 34 2 1.74 92.9
Providence Friars WHEA 21 12 8 1 1258:00 43 4 2.05 92.9
Providence Friars WHEA 27 12 11 4 1633:02 47 3 1.73 94.5
Providence Friars WHEA 33 19 10 4 1948:29 61 6 1.88 92.6
2023–24 DFEL 7 397:53 6 3 0.90 94.0
3 0 0 0 116:42 6 0 3.08 91.3

Awards and honors

Award or honorPeriod
Providence Friars
Hockey East All-Academic Team 2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
Hockey East Defensive Player of the WeekWeek of 20 January 2020
Week of 23 November 2020
Week of 30 November 2020
Week of 11 October 2021
Week of 3 January 2022
Hockey East Goaltender of the MonthNovember/December 2020[13]
December 2021
February 2022
Hockey East All-Star Third Team2020–21[14]
Providence Friars Women's Hockey Program
Defensive Player of the Year
2020–21
Providence College Athletic Department
Female Athlete of the Year Award
2020–21
Hockey East All-Star Second Team2021–22
National Goalie of the Year Semi-finalist2022-International
World U18 Gold/Silver/Bronze MedalYEAR
Olympic Gold/Silver/Bronze MedalYEAR
World Championship Best XYZYEAR -->
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 30 Sandra Abstreiter . Providence College Athletics . 2023-06-27 . en . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118223315/https://friars.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sandra-abstreiter/9191 . live .
  2. News: Women's Hockey Storms Back to Sweep BSU. Providence College Athletics. 2018-10-06. 2021-04-20. en. Press release. 2021-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420134407/https://friars.com/news/2018/10/6/womens-ice-hockey-womens-hockey-storms-back-to-sweep-bsu.aspx. live.
  3. News: No. 9 Women's Hockey Downed By No. 2 Wisconsin. Providence College Athletics. 2021-03-16. 2021-04-20. en. Press release. 2021-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420133818/https://friars.com/news/2021/3/16/womens-ice-hockey-no-9-womens-hockey-downed-by-no-2-wisconsin.aspx. live.
  4. News: Kennedy . Ian . Connecticut Whale Land Big Fish Sandra Abstreiter In Net . 2023-06-27 . . 2023-06-15 . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118223341/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/german-netminder-sandra-abstreiter-lands-with-the-connecticut-whale . live .
  5. Web site: Frauen-Nationalmannschaft: Sandra Abstreiter im PWHL-Draft gezogen . . 2023-11-24 . de . 2023-09-19 . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124180820/https://www.deb-online.de/2023/09/19/frauen-nationalmannschaft-sandra-abstreiter-im-pwhl-draft-gezogen/ . live .
  6. Web site: Podnieks . Andrew . PWHL draft signals new future . . 2023-11-24 . en . 2023-09-19 . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124180828/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/54602/pwhl_draft_signals_new_future . live .
  7. News: Belmosto . Jessica . PWHL Signing Round Up: The Canadian Teams . 2023-11-24 . The Ice Garden . 2023-11-12 . en . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124180819/https://www.theicegarden.com/pwhl-signings-new-york-boston-minnesota/#:~:text=Sandra%20Abstreiter%20signed%20a%20one,out%20of%20the%20five%20games. . live .
  8. News: Sandra Abstreiter and Genevîeve Lacasse Set To Compete At IIHF World Championship. Providence College Athletics. 2021-04-14. 2021-04-20. en. Press release. 2021-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420133620/https://friars.com/news/2021/4/14/womens-ice-hockey-sandra-abstreiter-and-genev-eve-lacasse-set-to-compete-at-iihf-world-championship.aspx. live.
  9. Web site: 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, Quarterfinals, Game 23 – Game Summary . . 2023-06-27 . en . 2021-08-28 . 30 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130005445/https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/929/IHW929323_74_3_0.pdf . live .
  10. Web site: 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers . . 2023-06-27 . en . 2022-09-04 . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204042512/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/164/ihw164000_85a_29_0 . live .
  11. Web site: 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers . . 2023-06-28 . en . 2023-04-16 . 17 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417033634/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/498/ihw498000_85a_32_0 . live .
  12. Web site: 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches . . 2023-06-28 . en . 2023-04-16 . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711123713/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/498/ihw498000_85l_6_0 . live .
  13. Web site: 2021-01-04 . Sara Hjalmarsson Named Hockey East Player of the Month . 2023-06-28 . . en . Press release . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204042513/https://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2021/01/sara-hjalmarsson-named-hockey-east-player-of-the-month.php . live .
  14. News: Hjalmarsson, DeBlois and Abstreiter Earn Hockey East All-Star Team Honors. Providence College Athletics. 2021-02-27. 2021-03-19. en. Press release. 2021-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227175840/https://friars.com/news/2021/2/27/womens-ice-hockey-hjalmarsson-deblois-and-abstreiter-earn-hockey-east-all-star-team-honors.aspx. live.
  15. Web site: Men's and Women's Hockey Programs Combine For 36 Hockey East All-Academic Team Selections . Providence College Athletics . 2023-06-28 . en . 2023-06-20 . Press release . 2 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702220638/https://friars.com/news/2023/6/20/mens-ice-hockey-mens-and-womens-hockey-programs-combine-for-36-hockey-east-all-academic-team-selections.aspx . live .