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Germany Canada Justin Krueger This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#3 Lausanne HC / NL - 21/22
1-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 1
3-time NL Champion 3
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1986
Position
D
Age
38
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Düsseldorf, GER
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Germany / Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
VEU Feldkirch
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 7 #213 overall by Carolina Hurricanes

Krueger is a defensive defenseman with great size and reach. Plays a simple game with the puck. Owns terrific hockey smarts and skating ability.- Ulf Andersson, EP

Owns Swiss player license. Does not count against foreign player limit in Switzerland.

Father: Ralph Krueger

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Eishockey-Magazin / Sportfoto- Sale (JB)

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Justin Krueger Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 HC Davos U17 Elite Novizen -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 HC Davos U17 Elite Novizen -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Germany U16 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
2002-03 HC Davos U20 Elite Jr. A 12* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
HC Prättigau-Herrschaft U20 Top Junioren -* -* -* -* -* -* |
HC Prättigau-Herrschaft SwissDiv2 12* 0* 3* 3* -* -* |
Germany U17 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 HC Davos U20 Elite Jr. A 33* 2* 0* 2* 14* -* |
EHC Lenzerheide-Valbella SwissDiv1 2* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
Germany U18 WJC-18 D1 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 3* |
Germany U18 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 3* |
2004-05 HC Davos U20 Elite Jr. A 38* 5* 12* 17* 76* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
EHC St. Moritz SwissDiv1 9* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
2005-06 Penticton Vees BCHL 55* 7* 15* 22* 25* -* |
Germany U20 WJC-20 D1 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
Germany U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
2006-07 Cornell Univ. NCAA 31* 1* 5* 6* 24* 8* |
2007-08 Cornell Univ. NCAA 35* 4* 5* 9* 33* -1* |
2008-09 Cornell Univ. NCAA 35* 1* 4* 5* 24* -4* |
2009-10 Cornell Univ. NCAA 34* 1* 11* 12* 22* 13* |
Germany WC 9* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
Germany (all) International 15* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2010-11 SC Bern NLA 50* 1* 10* 11* 61* 6* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 8 0
Germany WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 8* -5* |
Germany (all) International 18* 0* 1* 1* 14* -* |
2011-12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 58* 2* 11* 13* 36* 16* |
Germany WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -5* |
Germany (all) International 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2012-13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 69* 1* 14* 15* 31* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -3
Germany WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Germany (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2013-14 SC Bern NLA 48* 3* 5* 8* 26* -4* | Relegation 6 0 2 2 25 -2
Germany WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
Germany (all) International 17* 0* 2* 2* 10* -5* |
2014-15 SC Bern NLA 41* 3* 14* 17* 43* 7* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -1
Germany WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
Germany (all) International 19* 2* 3* 5* 10* 2* |
2015-16 SC Bern NLA 43* 5* 13* 18* 10* -16* | Playoffs 13 1 0 1 14 0
2016-17 SC Bern NLA 47* 1* 3* 4* 33* -3* | Playoffs 16 1 3 4 31 8
Germany WC 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
Germany (all) International 12* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2017-18 SC Bern NL 48* 0* 2* 2* 49* 7* | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 2 4
Germany (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
2018-19 SC Bern NL 41* 0* 6* 6* 59* 10* | Playoffs 18 0 2 2 0 3
2019-20 SC Bern NL 39* 0* 2* 2* 39* -1* |
2020-21 Lausanne HC NL 47* 0* 0* 0* 6* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 25 -1
2021-22 Lausanne HC NL 40* 0* 1* 1* 14* -2* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 2 0

Justin Krueger Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 SC Bern ET 8* 0* 2* 2* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 6 -
Germany Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2013-14 SC Bern ET 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Germany Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 SC Bern Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 20* -1* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Germany Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2015-16 SC Bern Champions HL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2016-17 SC Bern Champions HL 8* 1* 0* 1* 8* 0* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Germany Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2017-18 SC Bern Champions HL 10* 1* 0* 1* 0* -4* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Germany Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
2018-19 SC Bern Champions HL 8* 0* 1* 1* 18* 0* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2019-20 SC Bern Champions HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
SC Bern Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2020-21 Lausanne HC Swiss Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2021-22 Lausanne HC Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Justin Krueger Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 127* 3* 25* 28* 0.22* 67* 14* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * -3 *
BCHL 1 55* 7* 15* 22* 0.40* 25* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 7 46* 4* 2* 6* 0.13* 56* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 5 12* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 15* 0* 2* 2* 0.13* 12* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 6 * - *
International 8 96* 3* 10* 13* 0.14* 46* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 20* 0* 4* 4* 0.20* 14* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 135* 7* 25* 32* 0.24* 103* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 10 444* 13* 56* 69* 0.16* 340* 10* | 9 97 3 * 9 * 12 * 0.12 * 109 * 11 *
Swiss Cup 7 16* 0* 2* 2* 0.13* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv1 2 11* 1* 0* 1* 0.09* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv2 1 12* 0* 3* 3* 0.25* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Top Junioren (U20-A) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 3 83* 7* 12* 19* 0.23* 94* -* | 2 6 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
WC 7 48* 1* 4* 5* 0.10* 18* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Justin Krueger Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/10/2022
06/10/2022 Confirmed Lausanne HC Retired
08/03/2021
08/03/2021 Extension Lausanne HC Lausanne HC
06/02/2020
06/02/2020 Confirmed SC Bern Lausanne HC
09/06/2017
09/06/2017 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
11/12/2014
11/12/2014 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
05/24/2013
05/24/2013 Confirmed Charlotte Checkers SC Bern
06/01/2012
06/01/2012 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
04/12/2011
04/12/2011 Confirmed SC Bern Carolina Hurricanes
05/26/2010
05/26/2010 Confirmed Cornell Univ. SC Bern
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Germany