Kai Hospelt
German Olympian and longtime DEL forward.
Kai Hospelt (born August 23, 1985) is a German professional ice hockey player who last played for the Ravensburg Towerstars of the DEL2. He represented Germany at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 23 August 1985
- Birthplace
- Cologne, West Germany
- Position
- Forward
- Shoots
- Left
- League
- DEL2
- Team
- Ravensburg Towerstars
- Former teams
- Kölner Haie
- Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
- Adler Mannheim
- Krefeld Pinguine
- Draft
- 216th overall
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Playing career
Hospelt began his professional career in 2002 with his hometown Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. After his first DEL season, the San Jose Sharks selected him in the 2003 NHL entry draft, though he never played for the Sharks. He remained with Cologne for five more seasons, totaling six years there, then moved to the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. He spent five seasons with Wolfsburg, serving as captain for his final two years until the end of the 2012–13 season. On April 12, 2013, he signed a three-year contract with Adler Mannheim. Following the 2015–16 campaign, he returned to Kölner Haie. After three more seasons with Cologne, he left as a free agent after 2018–19 and agreed to a one-year contract with Krefeld Pinguine on April 17, 2019.
International play
Hospelt played for Germany at the IIHF World U18 Championships in 2002 and 2003, and at the World Junior Championships in 2003, 2004, and 2005. He represented the senior national team at the World Championships six times: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015. His highest honor came at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, where he recorded one assist in four games as Germany fell in the qualification round. Having earned 115 caps for the German men's national team, he announced his retirement from international ice hockey in July 2017.
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