Shoots Right Height 1.8 m Name Jeff Likens Positions Defenseman | NHL Draft Undrafted Career start 2007 Weight 81 kg | |
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Born August 28, 1985 (age 39) Barrington, IL, USA ( 1985-08-28 ) DEL teamFormer teams Grizzly Adams WolfsburgManchester MonarchsAugsburger PantherThomas Sabo Ice TigersERC Ingolstadt Education University of Wisconsin-Madison | ||
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Jeff Likens (born August 28, 1985 in Barrington, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Playing career
After spending two years playing for the US National Development Team Program, Likens spent four years playing for the University of Wisconsin–Madison before turning pro in 2007 with the American Hockey League's Manchester Monarchs. He also had a spell in the ECHL with the Reading Royals. In 2008, Likens moved to Germany and signed for Augsburger Panther. After two seasons, Liken left the Panthers and signed a one-year contract on April 12, 2010, for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers.
On April 8, 2011, Likens left the Ice Tigers after one season and joined ERC Ingolstadt on a one-year deal. After completing the 2012–13 season, his second with Ingolstadt, Likens was out of contract and signed a one-year deal with fellow DEL club, EHC Wolfsburg on April 17, 2013.