Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1965 in Cologne, Germany
Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 11th round (223rd overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 21 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.19 | 2 | 0.07 | 27 | 5 | 34 | 3 | -9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.31 | 2.9 | ||
| 1987-88 | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.15 | 4 | 0.05 | 83 | 10 | 123 | 49 | -1 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1.12 | 2.4 | ||
| 1988-89 | 23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.26 | 6 | 0.09 | 66 | 1 | 106 | 41 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0.73 | 9.8 | ||
| 1989-90 | 24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0.31 | 8 | 0.10 | 75 | 4 | 86 | 30 | 15 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0.93 | 4.3 | ||
| 1990-91 | 25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 74 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.59 | 16 | 0.22 | 126 | 40 | 107 | 35 | 14 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 1.86 | 8.7 | ||
| 1991-92 | 26 | 2 Teams | NHL | 67 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 0.55 | 12 | 0.19 | 119 | 32 | 117 | 43 | 13 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 1.91 | 6.3 | ||
| 1991-92 | 26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.13 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.63 | 15.4 | ||
| 1991-92 | 26 | New York Islanders | NHL | 59 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 0.59 | 11 | 0.19 | 110 | 29 | 102 | 34 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 1.95 | 5.2 | ||
| 1992-93 | 27 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 0.48 | 13 | 0.16 | 106 | 35 | 95 | 30 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 1.45 | 7.8 | ||
| 1993-94 | 28 | New York Islanders | NHL | 41 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.51 | 8 | 0.19 | 59 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2.00 | 8.5 | ||
| 1994-95 | 29 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 44 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0.52 | 8 | 0.18 | 70 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 2.32 | 5.9 | ||
| 1995-96 | 30 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.50 | 0.0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 31 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 60 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.35 | 7 | 0.12 | 70 | 20 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 1.78 | 3.7 | ||
| 1997-98 | 32 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 78 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 0.40 | 11 | 0.14 | 82 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 21 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 1.91 | 6.0 | ||
| 1998-99 | 33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.23 | 2 | 0.09 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.45 | 9.4 | 470 | 21:23 |
| 2001-02 | 36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.04 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.13 | 0.0 | 136 | 17:03 |
| 2002-03 | 37 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.0 | 61 | 15:19 |
| Career | NHL | 729 | 69 | 212 | 281 | 0.39 | 98 | 0.13 | 924 | 224 | 894 | 291 | 97 | 660 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1111 | 1.52 | 6.2 | 668 | 19:39 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 | 0.0 | |||
| 1988-89 | 23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 0.0 | |||
| 1989-90 | 24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.67 | 0.0 | |||
| 1990-91 | 25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.17 | 7.7 | |||
| 1992-93 | 27 | New York Islanders | NHL | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.56 | 3.6 | |||
| 1993-94 | 28 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 | 0.0 | |||
| 1994-95 | 29 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.60 | 0.0 | |||
| 1995-96 | 30 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | SC | 22 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.73 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 1.73 | 10.5 | ||
| 1997-98 | 32 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.57 | 0.0 | |||
| 2001-02 | 36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0.0 | 40 | 20:00 |
| Career | NHL | 2 | 81 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 0.36 | -16 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 1.54 | 4.8 | 40 | 20:00 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 17 | Kolner EC | W.German | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 17 | West Germany | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 17 | West Germany | EJC-A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 18 | Kolner EC | W.German | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.15 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 19 | Kolner EC | W.German | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 19 | West Germany | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 20 | Kolner EC | W.German | 35 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0.69 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 20 | West Germany | WEC-A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.52 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 24 | West Germany | WEC-A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 29 | EV Landshut | Germany | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 32 | Germany | Olympics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | AHL | 42 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.52 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | EJC-A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | Germany | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | Olympics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | W.German | 103 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 0.41 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | WEC-A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | WJC-A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 8 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 19 | Kolner EC | W.German | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.56 | |||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 20 | Kolner EC | W.German | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 | |||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 17 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.71 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Career | AHL | 17 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.71 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Career | W.German | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.63 |
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All-Star Games 1991 NHL |
Total Goals Against 1991-92 NHL 117 (3) |
Power Play Goals Against 1987-88 NHL 49 (7)1991-92 NHL 43 (4) |
October 25, 1991: Traded to NY Islanders by Buffalo with Pierre Turgeon, Benoit Hogue and Dave McLlwain for Pat LaFontaine, Randy Hillier, Randy Wood and NY Islanders' 4th round choice (Dean Melanson) in 1992 Entry Draft, October 25, 1991.
June 28, 1994: Traded to Quebec by NY Islanders with NY Islanders' 1st round choice (Wade Belak) in 1994 Entry Draft for Ron Sutter and Quebec's 1st round choice (Brett Lindros) in 1994 Entry Draft, June 28, 1994.
June 21, 1995: Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995.
June 26, 1998: Claimed by Nashville from Colorado in Expansion Draft, June 26, 1998.
July 7, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, July 7, 1998.
December 19, 1998: Missed remainder of 1998-99 season and entire 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons recovering from back injury suffered prior to game vs. Phoenix, December 19, 1998.
July 19, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, July 19, 2002.
November 6, 2002: Missed majority of 2002-03 season recovering from back surgery, November 6, 2002.
April 27, 2003: Officially announced retirement, April 27, 2003.