# Brett Breitkreuz

Brett Breitkreuz (born April 6, 1989) is a Canadian-German former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

## Playing career

As a junior player, he was active in the Western Hockey League and played his first season (2006-07) for the Kelowna Rockets. For the next season he was acquired by the new team in this league the Edmonton Oil Kings. In his second season for the Kings (2008-09), he scored 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), was alternate captain and got with his team the play-offs for the first time in his history.
During the 2009-10 season, in January 2010, Breitkreuz was traded to the Vancouver Giants.
After his junior career, he moved to Germany, where his father came from, and previously played with Kölner Haie for three seasons before signing with the Augsburger Panther on a one-year contract on April 23, 2013.
On May 26, 2015, Breitkreuz moved to the German second tier DEL2, joining his brother Clarke Breitkreuz, in signing a one-year contract with Löwen Frankfurt.
Following three years in his second stint with Frankfurt, Breitkreuz announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, ending his 14-year professional career.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2006–07 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 58 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 70 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 72 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 40 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Füchse Duisburg | Germany3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 2013–14 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 48 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2016–17 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 50 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 98 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 51 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 2019–20 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Bietigheim Steelers | DEL2 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | Foam Lake Flyers | LLHL | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
| 2022–23 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL | 41 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL | 44 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 308 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 411 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |