Dennis "Denny" Urban (born June 28, 1988) is an American professional

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player who is currently playing for the

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 ...

of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

During the

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season while in his third season with the

Reading Royals The Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the North Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Santander Arena located in downtown R ...

in the

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. Urban made his AHL debut with the

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. On February 1, 2013, he was signed for the remainder of the campaign with Worcester and contributed with 17 points in 36 games from the Blueline. On July 16, 2013, Urban was signed as a free agent by the

San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. The Rampage was primarily owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment throughout the team's existence. In 2020, the franchise was so ...

to a one-year contract. In the 2013–14 season, Urban appeared in 30 games with the Rampage for just 8 assists before he was traded to fellow AHL club, the Springfield Falcons, in exchange for Tim Miller on February 20, 2014. On July 14, 2015, Urban left the North American minor leagues to sign his first contract abroad with German club, Straubing Tigers of the DEL.

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* 1988 births American men's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Living people Reading Royals players Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey players San Antonio Rampage players Springfield Falcons players Worcester Sharks players {{US-icehockey-defenceman-stub