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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Alexander Andrievsky, Alexander Dueck, Alexander Selivanov, Andreas Driendl, Andy Hedlund, Andy Roach, Ben Ondrus, Bill Bowler, Boris Ackers, Boris Blank (ice hockey), Brad Purdie, Brent Severyn, Brett MacDonald, Charlie Stephens, Christian Ehrhoff, Christoph Brandner, Chris Heid, Chris Herperger, Chris Kelleher, Chris Lindberg, Chris Luongo, Daniel Pietta, Danijel Kovacic, Danton Cole, Darryl Shannon, Dave Pichette, Dave Tomlinson, David Cespiva, Dick Decloe, Duncan Milroy, Du an Milo, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Gary Shuchuk, Greg Evtushevski, Greg Parks, Herberts Vasi jevs, Jeff Christian, Jim Fahey, Justin Kelly (ice hockey), Justin Kurtz, Krys Kolanos, Lawrence Nycholat, Marcel Noebels, Marcel Ohmann, Marcel Rodman, Marc Schaub, Mark Pederson, Martin Hyun, Martin Lindman, Martin Schymainski, Marvin Tepper, Michael Endrass, Mickey Elick, Nathan Marsters, Pascal Trepanier, Pascal Zerressen, Patrick Hager, Patrik Augusta, Paul Albers, Petri Liimatainen, Petr Klima, Philip Riefers, Rainer Kottstorfer, Richard Pavlikovsky, Robert Muller, Roland Verwey, Scott Langkow, Serge Payer, Sinan Akdag, Stefan Ustorf, Steve Brule, Ted Drury, Terry Yake, Tom Preissing, Vitali Karamnov. Excerpt: Christian Ehrhoff (born July 6, 1982) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is known primarily as an offensive defenceman with strong skating and shooting abilities. Before playing in the NHL, Ehrhoff spent several years playing professionally in Germany, starting with EV Duisburg of the third-tier Oberliga and the Krefeld Penguins of the premiere Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He spent three years with Krefeld, winning the German championship in 2003. Selected 106th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Ehrhoff moved to North America for the 2003-04 season. He spent one-and-a-half seasons with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, before joining San Jose on a full-time basis, beginning in 2005-06. After playing six seasons within the Sharks' organization, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in August 2009. During his two seasons with the club, he won back-to-back Babe Pratt Trophies as the team's top defenceman and helped them to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins. Internationally, Ehrhoff has played for the German national team in numerous tournaments, including three Winter Olympics, four World Championships and a World Cup. Ehrhoff was born and raised in Moers, a city on the left bank of the Rhine. His father, Achim, is a drummer in a band, and he has a sister named Katrin. Ehrhoff first played hockey at the age of six, deciding to play the sport after watching an NHL game on television. As his hometown did not have a hockey program, he played minor hockey 20 kilometres away in the Krefeld Penguins' system. He won a national championship with the club around the age of 12; Ehrhoff has recalled scoring in the final on a penalty shot. Following the NHL growing up, Ehrhoff has singled out Wayne Gretzky, Pavel Bure and Uwe Krupp as his childhood heroes. He was inspired to play in the style of an
