Laurin Braun (born 18 February 1991) is a German professional
ice hockey
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who is currently playing for
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Grizzlys Wolfsburg are a professional ice hockey club of the German professional ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eisarena in Wolfsburg.
History
Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. Howe ...
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL). His older brother
Constantin Braun
Constantin Braun (born March 11, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for and captain of the Bietigheim Steelers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Braun was drafted by the Los Angeles ...
plays for the
Eisbären Berlin.
Playing career
He began playing professionally with
Eisbären Berlin in the 2008–09 season. He played with Berlins junior team in the third-level
Oberliga for four seasons. Following the
2016–17 season, Braun opted to leave the only organization he had played with, in signing a one-year deal with fellow German club, ERC Ingolstadt, on June 21, 2017.
Braun contributed with 18 points in his first season in Ingolstadt before returning for a second year with the club in the
2018–19 season. Limited through injury, Braun collected just 6 points in 37 games, before opting to leave the club at the conclusion of the post-season.
On April 10, 2019, Braun agreed to a one-year contract with his third DEL club,
Krefeld Pinguine.
In his third season with Krefeld Pinguine in
2021–22, Braun as team captain posted 6 goals and 18 points through 42 regular season games. He was unable to prevent Kreleld from suffering relegation to the
DEL2 for the first time in their history.
As a free agent, Braun opted to remain in the DEL, joining Grizzlys Wolfsburg on a two-year contract on 12 May 2022.
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1991 births
Living people
Eisbären Berlin players
ETC Crimmitschau players
ERC Ingolstadt players
Krefeld Pinguine players
German ice hockey left wingers
Grizzlys Wolfsburg players
People from Lampertheim
Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region)