Shoots Right Height 1.77 m Weight 78 kg | NHL Draft Undrafted Positions Centerman Name Garrett Festerling | |
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Born March 3, 1986 (age 38) Prince George, BC, CAN ( 1986-03-03 ) DEL teamFormer teams Hamburg FreezersHannover Scorpions | ||
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Garrett Festerling (born March 3, 1986) is a professional ice hockey forward who is under contract with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is a dual citizen of Canada and Germany.
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- Danke garrett festerling
- Playing career
- International play
- Personal life
- References
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Playing career
Festerling played for the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL before making the move to the WHL. He first represented the Portland Winter Hawks and then joined the Regina Pats.
In 2007, Festerling headed over the pond to play professionally in Germany and spent the 2007-08 season with EV Füssen, a team from the third division in Germany. Festerling excelled as the league’s leading scorer, recording 50 goals and 70 assists in 45 games, while being named Oberliga Player of the Year by eishockeynews.de.
His outstanding performances with the Füssen team drew the attention of teams from the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Festerling eventually signed with the Hannover Scorpions in 2008, joining the DEL side on a three-year contract. In his second year in Hannover, Festerling saw action in 18 contests en route to winning the German championship with the Scorpions.
He left the team after the championship season to pursue more playing time and joined the Hamburg Freezers for the 2010–11 campaign. Festerling developed into a key member of the Freezers’ squad and was joined by his twin brother Brett who signed with the Freezers in April 2014. Garrett inked a four-year contract extension with the Freezers in June 2014. The Freezers folded in May 2016, which made Festerling a free agent. Only a couple of days later, he was picked up by another DEL team, Adler Mannheim. He signed a three-year deal with the Adler organization.
International play
In December 2011, Festerling made his debut on the German Men’s National Team in an exhibition game against Russia.
Personal life
His twin brother Brett Festerling previously played in the Winnipeg Jets organization of the National Hockey League.
Festerling’s grandfather emigrated from Hamburg, Germany, to Canada after World War 2.