Lean Bergmann

Lean Bergmann (born 4 October 1998) is a German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also plays internationally for the German national team.

Lean Bergmann
Born (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998
Hemer, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 San Jose Sharks
San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Iserlohn Roosters
National team  Germany
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Bergmann played at the under-16 level in his native Germany with Mannheimer ERC. As a 15-year-old, Bergmann opted to further his development by moving to Sweden and playing in the J18 and J20 Elit junior levels with Frölunda HC and Almtuna IS.

During the 2015–16 season, Bergmann left Almtuna and Sweden on 4 January 2016, in order to pursue his North American ambition by signing for the remainder of the season with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL).[1]

Following two and half seasons in the USHL with the Stampede and the Green Bay Gamblers Bergmann was not selected in his eligible NHL Entry Draft years. He returned to Germany to embark on his professional career, agreeing to a one-year contract with hometown club, the Iserlohn Roosters of the top tiered Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on 26 July 2018.[2]

In his rookie professional season in 2018–19, Bergmann quickly adapted to show his scoring abilities with the Roosters, finishing third among teammates with 20 goals in 50 regular season games. As the youngest DEL player to reach the 20 goal plateau, Bergman was signed in the midst of the campaign to a lucurative one-year contract with contending club, Adler Mannheim, for the 2019–20 season on 17 January 2019.[3]

In the off-season, before he could commence his contract with Championship winning Adler Mannheim, Bergmann gained the interest of NHL teams as an undrafted prospect. On 28 May 2019, he was signed by the San Jose Sharks to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] Bergmann made his NHL debut with the Sharks on 2 October 2019 against the Vegas Golden Knights.

International play

Bergmann made his senior international debut, representing Germany at the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.[5] He finished the tournament scoreless in 5 appearances, as Germany placed 6th.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Almtuna IS J20 — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Almtuna IS J20 13 7 8 15 12 — — — — —
2015–16 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 28 5 7 12 25 3 0 0 0 12
2016–17 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 41 7 9 16 95 — — — — —
2017–18 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 56 11 14 25 132 2 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 50 20 9 29 87 — — — — —
2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 12 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 31 8 9 17 49 — — — — —
DEL totals 50 20 9 29 87 — — — — —
NHL totals 12 0 1 1 4 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Germany WC 6th 5 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 5 0 0 0 0

References
  1. "2015–16 USHL suspensions and transactions". United States Hockey League. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. "Lean Bergmann returns home from North America" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. "Eagles sign Lean Bergmann" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. "Sharks sign forward Lean Bergmann". San Jose Sharks. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. "Bundestrainer Toni Söderholm gibt Kader für die WM bekannt". deb-online.de. 8 May 2019.
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