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Dusseldorf. (PM DEG) The Düsseldorfer EG has strengthened itself on the defensive again.
Kyle Cumiskey is moving from the North American AHL to the Rhine. The 34-year-old defender comes to Düsseldorf with recommendations for 154 NHL games with ten goals and 27 assists for the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks. In Chicago, the Canadian was also involved in winning the Stanley Cup of the Blackhawks in 2015 with nine playoff appearances (out of 23 games).
Sports director Niki Mondt: “As announced, we wanted to go even further in defense. Kyle Cumiskey will strengthen our roster and our defense. He is strong at running and playing. Kyle has a lot of experience and has played in Europe too. After a few difficult years with injuries, he was able to play ice hockey free of symptoms until the lockdown last season. Kyle is fit and eager to start the new season with DEG! “
Cumiskey is expected in Germany on Monday. The left-handed shooter must first be in quarantine and will therefore miss the start of the 2020/21 PENNY DEL season at the Kölner Haien. He will receive a contract with DEG until summer 2021. His shirt number is still to be determined.
About Kyle Cumiskey
Kyle Cumiskey is six feet tall and weighs 84 pounds. He was born on December 2, 1984 in Abbotsford, Canada. The first professional station were the Kelowna Rockets in the Western Hockey League. Directly from there in 2006 he switched to the NHL in Colorado. In the following years he commuted between there and AHL clubs. In 2012 he moved to Europe for the first time and in two years played 98 games with 12 hits and 53 assists for the Swedish first division team MODO Hockey. In 2014 he moved back to North America to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) and just to the NHL club Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup. The following year he moved to Sweden again before he was injured and therefore paused in the 2017/18 season. From 2018 he played for the AHL clubs Toronto Marlies, Providence Bruins and Binghampton Devils.
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