Daniel Kreutzer
# Daniel Kreutzer

Daniel Kreutzer (born October 23, 1979) is a German retired professional ice hockey forward who spent most of his career with Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

## Career

Having come through the youth ranks of Düsseldorfer EG, Kreutzer made his debut in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in the 1996-97 season. After spending time with Revier Löwen Oberhausen and the Kassel Huskies between 1997 and 2002, he returned to Düsseldorf and became a pillar of the DEG side. Kreutzer reached the finals with the Düsseldorf team in 2006 and 2009, but would never win the German championship. A long-time DEG team captain, he appeared in a total of 1060 DEL contests, scoring 270 goals, while assisting on 529 more. He announced his retirement on August 17, 2017. Internationally, Kreutzer won 201 caps for the German men's national team, participating in the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games and several world championships.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1994–95 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEU U18 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEU U20 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | EV Duisburg | DEU.2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 60 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 60 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003–04 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 50 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 51 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 85 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 |
| 2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 44 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 2007–08 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 34 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 49 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 113 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 54 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2010–11 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 2011–12 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 51 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 2012–13 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 42 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 52 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 2015–16 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 51 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 937 | 247 | 471 | 718 | 1360 | 123 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 188 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Germany | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | Germany | WJC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | Germany | EJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1998 | Germany | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | Germany | WJC B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1999 | Germany | WC B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000 | Germany | OGQ | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | Germany | WC B | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2001 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Germany | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | Germany | OG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 2003 | Germany | WC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | Germany | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | Germany | WCH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | Germany | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | Germany | OG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | Germany | WC D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | Germany | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 96 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 99 |
