Constantin Braun Explained

Constantin Braun (born March 11, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Braun was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round, 164th overall, and began playing professionally with Berlin in the 2005–06 season.

As a five-time German champion, and following his 15th season with Eisbären Berlin, Braun was reunited with his brother, Laurin, as he was loaned to Krefeld Pinguine for the following 2020–21 season on 9 December 2020.^[1]

International play

Braun has played internationally for the German national team.^[2] Braun was named to the Germany men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.^[3]

Family

His younger brother, Laurin, also plays for the Eisbären. His older brother, Simon trains the Eisbären junior team. Constantin Braun is a father of 3.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Jungadler Mannheim	DNL		30	12	5	17	42		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	DNL		39	14	20	34	125		6	4	5	9	16
2004–05	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	GER.3		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	DNL		7	8	4	12	14		1	1	0	1	6
2005–06	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	GER.3		14	5	5	10	18		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		34	1	3	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	GER.3		10	4	3	7	37		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		50	4	7	11	32		14	3	7	10	2
2007–08	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	GER.3		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		43	6	9	15	20		12	0	2	2	2
2008–09	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	GER.3		2	1	4	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		40	6	12	18	24		5	0	2	2	2
2010–11	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		51	6	12	18	48		12	2	3	5	8
2011–12	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		37	5	13	18	14		13	2	1	3	8
2012–13	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		40	8	18	26	26		13	2	10	12	8
2013–14	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		30	2	11	13	26		3	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		13	2	9	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	7	12	19	34		7	1	2	3	8
2016–17	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	1	11	12	42		13	0	3	3	20
2017–18	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		24	2	6	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		11	0	1	1	2		8	0	0	0	0
2019–20	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		38	0	7	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		37	0	6	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL		51	6	23	29	10		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL		47	4	22	26	14		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		47	1	11	12	20		2	1	1	2	2
DEL totals				703	61	193	254	360		102	11	32	43	60

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Germany	U17		4	0	0	0	4
2005	Germany	WJC18		6	1	2	3	12
2006	Germany	WJC18		6	2	4	6	4
2007	Germany	WJC		6	1	0	1	18
2008	Germany	WJC D1		5	4	2	6	8
2010	Germany	WC		9	0	0	0	4
2011	Germany	WC		7	0	2	2	4
2013	Germany	OGQ		3	0	2	2	2
2014	Germany	WC		7	0	0	0	2
2016	Germany	WC		6	1	1	2	4
Junior totals				27	8	8	16	46
Senior totals				32	1	5	6	16

Awards and honors

Award	Year
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin)	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constantin Braun loaned to Krefeld . . 9 December 2020 . 9 December 2020 . German . .
2. Web site: Team Roster: GER - Germany . . 2013-02-08 .
3. Web site: Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. iihfworlds2014.com. 2014-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923115412/http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/roster-forming/. September 23, 2018. dead.