Ulrich Hiemer (born 21 September 1962) is a German former professional

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player who was among the first Germans to play in the

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Career

Hiemer appeared at three Olympics and at the

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. He spent three seasons with the

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in the mid 1980s making his NHL debut on 12 October 1984, recording 73 points in 143 total games. He retired in 1996 after playing in the

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for the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1962 births Living people Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Düsseldorfer EG players EV Füssen players German expatriate sportspeople in the United States German ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Kölner Haie players Maine Mariners (AHL) players New Jersey Devils players Olympic ice hockey players for Germany Olympic ice hockey players for West Germany Ice hockey people from Füssen {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub