Calvin Elfring (born April 23, 1976) is a

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former professional

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defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

. He was originally selected by the

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in the seventh round (165th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played predominantly for

Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team, based in Straubing, Germany, that competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Straubing plays its home games at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which has a capacity of 5,635 spectators. P ...

in the 2nd Bundesliga and the

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(DEL) from 2004 to 2013.Straubing Tigers 2011/2012 Roster
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* 1976 births Living people Belfast Giants players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Hershey Bears players Lowell Lock Monsters players Pee Dee Pride players Quebec Nordiques draft picks Roanoke Express players SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players Ice hockey people from Lethbridge Straubing Tigers players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub