Heinz Ehlers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heinz Ehlers
Ehlers Heinz.jpg
Born (1966-03-03) March 3, 1966 (age 55)
Aalborg, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Klagenfurter AC
AaB Aalborg
Leksands IF
AIK IF
Rögle BK
Augsburger Panther
Berlin Capitals
EHC Biel
National team  Denmark
NHL Draft 188th overall, 1984
New York Rangers
Playing career 1984–2004

Heinz Ehlers (born January 25, 1966) is a Danish professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the SCL Tigers in the National League A (NLA) and the Denmark national hockey team.[1]

Ehlers was selected by the New York Rangers in the 9th round (188th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the league.[2] Ehlers played professionally in Europe for over 20 years, most notably in the Swedish Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[3] He was inducted into the Danish ice hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]

Playing career[]

After spending the early stages of his career in his native Aalborg, Ehlers embarked on a five-year stint with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in 1984. In 1989, he transferred to another SHL team, AIK IF, and in 1991-92 helped Rögle BK earn promotion to the SHL.

Ehlers played in the Swiss elite league NLA for EHC Biel in 93-94, followed by two years with Klagenfurter AC of Austria. He left his mark in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga, turning out for DEL teams Augsburger Panther and Berlin Capitals.[5] He served as a team captain for the Capitals and returned to his native Denmark after five years in the German capital city.

Ehlers played another two years with AaB Ishockey and concluded his playing career following the 2003-04 campaign.

National team[]

Ehlers earned a total of 104 caps for the Danish national team, tallying 60 goals and 103 assists. He played in nine World Championships.[6] He was named head coach for the national team on June 29, 2018.[7][8]

Coaching career[]

His first head coaching stint came at Aalborg in 2005-06. In May 2007, he took over EHC Biel and steered the team to the NLB championship and promotion to the Swiss top-tier National League A (NLA).[9] He was sacked in April 2009 following a run of six straight losses.[10]

Ehlers accepted the head coaching job at NLB side SC Langenthal in November 2009.[11] He hauled in his second NLB title in 2011-12 and the club's first ever. Ehlers left SCL after the 2012-13 campaign to take on a new challenge in Switzerland's top-flight National League A (NLA),[12] signing with Lausanne HC in March 2013.[13] He turned the newly promoted team into a solid NLA squad, guiding Lausanne to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2013-14 and 2014-15. Despite having a year of his contract left to run, he was relieved of his duties after the 2015-16 season.[14] About a month before parting ways, Lausanne's president had questioned Ehlers' defensive style of play.[15]

In early October 2016, he took over head coaching duties for the SCL Tigers of the Swiss NLA[16] and additionally became assistant coach of Denmark's men's national team in October 2017.[17]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Aalborg Pirates II Denmark2 26 17 32 49 28 — — — — —
Aalborg Pirates II Denmark2 — — — — — — — — — —
Aalborg Pirates II Denmark2 28 37 26 63 22 — — — — —
1984–85 Leksands IF SHL 31 10 6 16 10 — — — — —
1985–86 Leksands IF SHL 36 11 16 27 18 — — — — —
1986–87 Leksands IF SHL 36 14 21 35 32 — — — — —
1987–88 Leksands IF SHL 35 20 12 32 42 3 1 0 1 2
1988–89 Leksands IF SHL 33 13 27 40 40 3 1 1 2 18
1989–90 AIK IF SHL 27 11 16 27 44 3 1 3 4 2
1990–91 AIK IF SHL 28 7 14 21 26 — — — — —
1991–92 Rögle BK Division 1 35 28 46 74 68 5 3 3 6 6
1992–93 Rögle BK SHL 38 7 26 33 92 — — — — —
1993–94 AaB Denmark 9 8 21 29 19 — — — — —
1993–94 EHC Biel-Bienne NLA 22 7 19 26 12 — — — — —
1994–95 Klagenfurter AC Austria 14 7 9 16 18 — — — — —
1995–96 Klagenfurter AC Austria 9 1 5 6 8 — — — — —
1995–96 Augsburger Panther DEL 22 5 15 20 63 7 1 6 7 8
1996–97 Augsburger Panther DEL 38 10 31 41 58 — — — — —
1997–98 Berlin Capitals DEL 44 8 25 33 36 4 1 0 1 2
1998–99 Berlin Capitals DEL 50 8 30 38 46 — — — — —
1999–00 Berlin Capitals DEL 49 6 30 36 56 3 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Berlin Capitals DEL 39 9 25 34 34 5 0 1 1 4
2001–02 Berlin Capitals DEL 47 6 30 36 62 — — — — —
2002–03 Aalborg IK Panthers Denmark 24 7 19 26 94 6 2 1 3 4
2003–04 AaB Ishockey Denmark 35 12 19 31 109 — — — — —
DEL totals 289 52 186 238 355 23 2 11 13 18
SHL totals 264 93 138 231 304 9 3 4 7 22

Personal life[]

His son, Nikolaj was selected 9th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. His first son, Sebastian, also plays professionally.

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF - Home 2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP".
  2. ^ "1984 NHL Entry Draft -- Heinz Ehlers". hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ehlers excited to call Halifax home for hockey - Yahoo Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Tre ishockeylegender blev optaget i Hall of Fame". www.bt.dk. August 15, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Berliner-Kurier.de. "Capitals heute wieder mit "Magic" Heinz Ehlers! | Berliner-Kurier.de". Berliner-Kurier.de (in German). Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ringen er sluttet for Ehlers". www.bt.dk. April 7, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ^ @IIHFHockey (June 29, 2018). "The Danish national team has a new head coach, and for the first time in 24 years one from its country. Heinz Ehler…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "IIHF - Home 2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP".
  9. ^ "20 Minuten - Biel verlängert Vertrag mit Heinz Ehlers - Eishockey". 20 Minuten. November 27, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Lausanne siegt erneut - Heinz Ehlers freigestellt". az Limmattaler Zeitung. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Heinz Ehlers neuer Trainer in Langenthal". Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Trainer Heinz Ehlers verlässt den SC Langenthal". az Solothurner Zeitung. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Heinz Ehlers skifter til Lausanne". www.bt.dk. April 22, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  14. ^ Club, Lausanne Hockey. "Communiqué de presse - Le Lausanne Hockey Club et Heinz Ehlers mettent un terme à leur collaboration - Lausanne Hockey Club". Lausanne Hockey Club (in French). Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  15. ^ "Lausanne HC: "il faut que l'on change de système de jeu"". rts.ch. March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  16. ^ Tigers, SCL (October 3, 2016). "Heinz Ehlers neuer Headcoach der SCL Tigers | SCL Tigers". Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  17. ^ Tigers, SCL (October 12, 2017). "Heinz Ehlers betreut dänische Nationalmannschaft | SCL Tigers". SCL Tigers (in German). Retrieved October 13, 2017.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""