International Played for the German National Team at the 1986 and 1990 World Championships ... Wasn't able to play in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey due to injury ... Saw action in two games at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.
Career Buffalo's 13th choice, 214 overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft ... Played four years with Koln in West Germany's Elite League from 1982-83 through 1985-86 and was a German First Team All-Star in 1985-86 as well as being named as the league's top defenseman ... Only the third player from Germany to be selected in the NHL Draft ... Played on the Calder Cup champion Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in 1986-87 ... Led Quebec's defense in scoring in 1994-95 with 23 points (6 goals and 17 assists) ... In 1995-96, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the first game of the season and did not return to play until the last five games of the regular season ... Played strongly in playoffs, appearing in all 22 of Colorado's games, totaling 16 points (4-12-16) ... Scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime of game four versus the Florida Panthers. |