Sandra Abstreiter (born 23 July 1998) is a German professional

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for the

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of the

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(PWHL) and a member of

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. She played

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Playing career

NCAA

After not appearing in a game during her freshman season in 2017–18, Abstreiter made her Friars debut on 6 October 2018, at Schneider Arena versus the Bemidji State Beavers. She needed to make only fourteen saves in a 4–3 final, as the Friars fought back from a 3-0 setback, with Neve Van Pelt scoring the game-winning goal. In Abstreiter's senior season with the Friars, the program qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. Gaining the start in the tournament quarterfinals for the Friars versus the top-ranked, and eventual national champion, Wisconsin Badgers, Abstreiter assembled a valiant effort, recording 41 saves in a 3–0 loss.

Professional

She signed with the Connecticut Whale in the

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(PHF) ahead of the 2023–24 season. The PHF was bought out and dissolved in late June 2023 and her contract was voided before she was able to play in the league. Abstreiter was drafted in the twelfth round, 68th overall by Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. In November 2023, she signed a one-year contract with Ottawa for the 2024 PWHL season. She signed a reserve contract with the

for the 2024–25 season, but did not play in any games. On June 19, 2025, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Victoire for the 2025–26 season.

International play

As a

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player with the German national under-18 team, she participated in the 2016 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship – Division I tournament, at which she served as backup netminder to Johanna May. Though she played in just one game, she posted an excellent .933 (93.3%)

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(SV%) and a solid 1.50

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(GAA). Abstreiter made her national senior team debut at the

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, serving as third goaltender to starters

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and

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. After entering in relief of Albl for the third period of the quarterfinal match versus , she played twenty minutes in net, blocked 23 of 25 shots on goal, and achieved a .920 (92.0%) save percentage. Following Harß's retirement, Abstreiter and Albl were tapped as the starting goaltenders for the

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. The tournament was a tough showing for the two netminders, who both posted save percentages below .900 (90%) and goals against averages over 3.00. Abstreiter was Germany's starting goalie at the

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, where she tallied a superb .9286 (92.86%) save percentage across five games played and recorded her first World Championship shutout, in the preliminary round versus . Her save percentage ranked third of all starting goalkeepers in the tournament and she was selected by the coaches as one of the three best players for Germany.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abstreiter, Sandra 1998 births Living people German women's ice hockey goaltenders People from Freising (district) Providence Friars women's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Upper Bavaria Ottawa Charge players German expatriate sportspeople in Canada German expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada 21st-century German sportswomen