Straubing Tigers grab ex-NHL star Ryan Spooner!

Die Straubing Tigers stehen kurz vor der Verpflichtung des erfahrenen Centers Ryan Spooner, ehemals in der KHL aktiv.
The Straubing Tigers are about to commit the experienced center Ryan Spooner, formerly active in the KHL. (Symbolbild/MW)

Straubing Tigers grab ex-NHL star Ryan Spooner!

Straubing, Deutschland - The Straubing Tigers seem to be reorganized in the ice hockey scene and stand loud EishockeyNews Centers Ryan Spooner. The 33-year-old, who most recently played in the KHL for Avangard Omsk, has already had an impressive career that leads him through the NHL, where he played over 300 games for teams such as Boston, the New York Rangers, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Ryan Spooner was born on January 30, 1992 in Ottawa and brings a sporty stature with: 180 cm tall and 86 kg. During his time in the NHL, he scored 169 scorer points and was also able to demonstrate his talent in the KHL. In the past season, he was the fourth best scorer of his team with 31 templates and eight goals. His performance in the 2020/21 season was particularly remarkable when he collected 61 scorer points for Omsk in 65 games.

a new coach, a familiar player

It is also interesting that Spooner already played under the coach Craig Woodcroft, who will now take over the scepter at the Straubing Tigers. Woodcroft significantly promoted the services of Spooner as a coach of Dinamo Minsk in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. Such a connection can often make the difference and will certainly benefit the team when it comes to integrating new players.

The Straubing Tigers are in an exciting phase, since the transfer market in Germany is active at the new season 2023/2024. While there are four profite leagues in Germany, including the DEL and DEL2, shows ice hockey online that around 1,300 players are professionally active in these leagues. The Tigers apparently want to strengthen their team with this change and will soon be announced by an official confirmation for the transfer of Spooner.

What does the future bring?

The top league in German ice hockey has changed significantly in recent years, especially by promoting young players. In the DEL, at least three places for funding contract players have to be used per team, which increases the chances of young talents. Spooner, as an experienced contingent player, should be a valuable support for the development of younger players.

But whether he can also win the coveted Stanley Cup remains to be seen, because so far Spooner has not yet been able to win this title as a player. Nevertheless, the ice hockey community looks forward to its upcoming missions in the Penny del.

Overall, the first signs can be expected that the Straubing Tigers have proven a good hand with spooners. Spectators and fans can look forward to exciting games, while the Tigers plunge into the new adventure!

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