Ingolstadt's ice hockey star Stachowiak fulfills NHL dream with Tampa!

Ingolstadt's ice hockey star Stachowiak fulfills NHL dream with Tampa!

Ingolstadt, Deutschland - Wojciech Stachowiak has made a significant step in the career: the 25-year-old international switches from ERC Ingolstadt to the Tampa Bay Lightning to the NHL. With the signing of a one -year contract, Stachowiak wants to realize his dream of playing in the highest league of ice hockey. This reports Merkur .

Stachowiak's move to the NHL comes after an impressive season in Germany, where he drew attention to himself in 52 games for Ingolstadt both in the German ice hockey league (DEL) and in the playoffs. In the playoffs he scored 6 goals in 12 games and collected 11 points, which made him team leader in both categories. He also ranked fifth for goals in the entire league, scoring 10 goals and 30 points in the regular season, the NHL .

national team and success

Stachowiak has been an integral part of the German national team under national coach Harold Kreis since 2023. During the IIHF World Cup in Denmark and Sweden in Denmark and Sweden, he made a significant contribution to the team by playing 3 goals in all seven games, scoring and contributing 2 game-decisive goals. With a total of 6 points, he took second place in the team, which made him one of the outstanding characters of the team. This was confirmed by Ice Hockey Online

Stachowiak, who comes from Gdansk, Poland, came to Ingolstadt in 2020 and has developed strongly in the DEL since then. In his career, he completed a total of 281 missions in the DEL, scored 42 goals and collected 104 points. His individual assessment was often in the positive area with a plus-15 rating last season.

outlook on the NHL

With his move to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Stachowiak will be the third German international this year, who dares to jump into the NHL. Before that, Joshua Samanski switched to the Edmonton Oilers and goalkeeper Arno Tiefensee to the Dallas Stars. The NHL will again be richer around a talented player who was able to show promising performance at both national and international level.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have expanded a promising talent pool with the commitment of Stachowiak and offered it a one-year entry salary. The team relies on its offensive skills and experience from the DEL to strengthen the team.