Kyle Helms (born April 21, 1986) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Saale Bulls Halle in the third German division, the Oberliga.

Kyle Helms
Born (1986-04-21) April 21, 1986 (age 38)
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Oberliga team
Former teams
Saale Bulls Halle
EHC München
Augsburger Panther
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

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Helms played for the Streetsville Derbys (OPJHL) and the Cambridge Winter Hawks (MWJHL) in his native Canada, before moving to Germany in 2007. After spending the 2007-08 season with EV Landsberg, he joined fellow second-division side EV Ravensburg for the following two season.

He was set to join the Hamburg Freezers of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2010-11 campaign, but had his contract terminated before the season due to medical concerns: Helms had sustained a shoulder injury in January 2010.[1] He signed with another DEL team, EHC München, instead and spent the 2010-11 season with the club.

From 2011 to 2013 he played for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[2] In 2013, he moved to German DEL2 side EC Bad Nauheim, where he spent three years and left at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. In May 2016, he signed with Heilbronner Falken of the German DEL2.[3] Helms left the Heilbronn side after three years, signing with Oberliga team MEC Halle 04 in April 2019.[4]

Personal life

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Helms' father is a native of Hameln, Germany.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Helms spielt nicht für die Freezers". Schwäbische.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ^ Augsburger Panther 2011/2012 Roster
  3. ^ GmbH, Thomas Röstel, Matthias Geissler - Sports Trade. "Falken verpflichten Henry Martens und Kyle Helms | del-2.org". del-2.org. Retrieved 2016-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Saale Bulls Halle verpflichten Angreifer Kyle Helms aus Heilbronn". www.eishockeynews.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  5. ^ "Rote Teufel verpflichten DEL-Stürmer Kyle Helms". Hockeyweb. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
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