Benjamin Baumgartner

Benjamin Baumgartner (born 22 April 2000) is an Austrian professional ice hockey forward for HC Davos of the National League (NL). He was drafted 161st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Benjamin Baumgartner
Born (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Zell am See, Austria
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NL team HC Davos
National team  Austria
NHL Draft 161st overall, 2020
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2018present

Baumgartner plays with a Swiss-player license in the NL.

Playing career

Baumgartner played at the under-17 level with ZSC Lions before moving to HC Davos junior development squad at the age of 14 in 2014. He made his professional debut as an 18-year old in the 2018–19 season with Davos, appearing in 20 games for 1 goal and 4 points. On 11 March 2019, Baumgartner was signed to his first full professional contract in agreeing to a three-year contract extension to continue with HC Davos.[1]

Baumgartner played with HC Davos during the 2019–20 season as he recorded 27 points in 37 regular season games.[2] He missed a few games while playing with Austria U20 national team at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

At the 2020 NHL Entry Draft he was selected 161st overall by the New Jersey Devils.[3] Baumgartner had been eligible for the previous two drafts but had not been selected.[2]

International play

Baumgartner as the youngest member of the squad, represented Austria at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[4] He played four games and did not record a point.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 HC Davos Elite Jr. A 50002
2017–18 HC Davos Elite Jr. A 4023174032 51238
2018–19 HC Davos Elite Jr. A 2311152637 21452
2018–19 HC Davos NL 201342
2018–19 HCB Ticino Rockets SL 81234
2019–20 HC Davos NL 377202718
NL totals 578233120

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Austria WJC18-D1 18th 5 1 2 3 0
2018 Austria WJC18-D1 18th 5 3 5 8 0
2018 Austria WJC-D1 15th 5 4 0 4 2
2019 Austria WJC-D1 15th 5 0 3 3 6
2019 Austria WC 16th 4 0 0 0 0
2020 Austria WJC-D1 11th 5 5 6 11 10
Junior totals 25 13 16 29 18
Senior totals 4 0 0 0 0

References

  1. "Heinen and Baumgartner with professional contracts" (in German). HC Davos. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. Bogard, Catherine (7 October 2020). "DRAFT: Baumgartner Brings Consistent Skill". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. Bogart, Catherine (7 October 2020). "DRAFT: Fitzgerald and Devils Add Strong Prospects to Franchise". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. "Kader reduziert". eishockey.at. 6 May 2019.


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