Markus Eisenschmid (born 22 January 1995) is a German professional

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player for

EHC Red Bull München Eishockeyclub Red Bull München (or EHC Red Bull München; English: ''Munich Red Bulls Ice Hockey Club'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Munich, Germany. The club is a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of p ...

of the

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(DEL). He has previously played for the

St. John's IceCaps The St. John's IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally aff ...

and

Laval Rocket The Laval Rocket () are a professional ice hockey team based in Laval, Quebec. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL. The Rocket play ...

of the

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(AHL).

Playing career

During his youth, Eisenschmid played for the youth team of the

ESV Kaufbeuren ESV Kaufbeuren (ESVK) is a professional ice hockey team based in Kaufbeuren, Germany. They currently play in the DEL2 DEL2 (also known as Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 or DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany Germany, of ...

. For the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, he played in the Deutsche Nachwuchsliga (DNL). At the same time, he was named to the junior team of the

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. In the 2012–13 season, Eisenschmid completed his first game for the first team in the former 2nd Bundesliga. In April 2013, Eisenschmid was signed by the

Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers were a professional men's ice hockey club from Hamburg, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club announced its withdrawal from the DEL and ceased operations on 24 May 2016 when Anschutz Entertainment Group, ...

, but he never played for them. Before the 2013–14 season,

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scouts became aware of Eisenschmid. He was selected by the

Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) based in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Established in 1970, the team is tied with the Kamloops Blazers for the most Ed Chynoweth Cups as league cha ...

of the

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(WHL) in the

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in the first round in 28th overall. Due to a clause in his contract, he was able to switch to the Tigers, whom he played with for two seasons. After two successful seasons in the

Canadian Hockey League The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; , LCH) is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three me ...

(CHL), he was invited to the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

summer training camp due to his good performance. He was then offered an AHL contract with the

, for whom he was active from October 2015. In January 2017, the Canadiens signed him to a two-year contract, after which he played the 2017–18 season for their new farm team, the

. In June 2018, he signed a contract with the

Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern par ...

of the

(DEL), returning to his homeland. Following five seasons with Adler Mannheim, Eisenschmid continued his career in the DEL, signing a one-year contract with

on 4 May 2023.

International play

Eisenschmid has represented Germany since his first nomination to the U16 national team of the DEB-Pokal. He also took part in the World Junior Championships for Germany. Eisenschmid debuted for the German senior national team at the end of April 2018 for the 2018 Euro Hockey Challenge and then took part in the 2018 World Championship in

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Personal life

Eisenschmid has two sisters who also play hockey. His older sister,

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, and his younger sister, Nicola, played for the German women's national team. His older brother, Michael, plays ball hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisenschmid, Markus 1995 births Adler Mannheim players EHC München players ESV Kaufbeuren players German expatriate sportspeople in Canada German ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Swabia (Bavaria) Laval Rocket players Living people Medicine Hat Tigers players People from Marktoberdorf St. John's IceCaps players