Max Birbraer

Max Birbraer

Birbraer wore #21 with the Israeli National Team
Born (1980-12-15) December 15, 1980
Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
EPIHL team
Former teams
Telford Tigers
Albany River Rats
San Antonio Rampage
Cardiff Devils
Heilbronner Falken
National team  Israel
NHL Draft 67th overall, 2000
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1999present

Maxim Birbraer (Hebrew: מקס בירבראייר; born December 15, 1980) is a Kazakhstan born Israeli professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Telford Tigers in the English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL). Birbraer is Jewish.[1] and has played for the Israel national ice hockey team.

He was the only Israeli national ever to be drafted by a NHL team when he was drafted 67th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. Despite this, he never played in the NHL, instead spending three seasons with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Albany River Rats. In 2006, Birbraer signed with the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League. In 2008, he signed for the Heilbronn Falcons in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga

See also

References

  1. "Professional Hockey Review: 2010–11; European Hockey League". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 8–9. September–October 2011.



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