Former NHLer, U.S. Olympian Re-Signs With German Club
American forward Kenny Agostino, 33, has signed a one-year contract extension with ERC Ingolstadt, the DEL club announced on Monday.
Last season, his first with the club, Agostino had 53 points and 38 penalty minutes in 62 regular-season and playoff games. Ingolstadt finished first in the DEL regular season but was eliminated in the semifinals by Kölner Haie.
'Last season made me want more, and I'm looking forward to returning to Ingolstadt and playing again with the team and the fans,' said Agostino, who added, 'My wife and I also really enjoy Ingolstadt and the region, which of course made the decision easy in the end.'
'Kenny has exceptional qualities, is a difference-maker on offense, and was one of our most productive forwards last season,' said Ingolstadt sports director Tim Reagan. 'He will continue to play this role in the future.'
Kenny Agostino moves from Düsseldorf to Ingolstadt Veteran American forward Kenny Agostino, a former NHLer and Olympian, will remain in Germany but is moving from Düsseldorfer EG to ERC Ingolstadt, the latter DEL team announced on Friday.
Agostino was a fifth-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2010 and then attended Yale University for the next four years, helping the Bulldogs win the NCAA title in his third year. After turning pro, he played 86 NHL games for the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs, recording 30 points. In 2016-17 with the AHL's Chicago Wolves, he had 93 points in 75 combined regular-season and playoff games.
For the last three seasons, Agostino has played in Europe, first with the KHL's Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and then in Düsseldorf, where he played the 2023-24 season.
In 2022, he was chosen to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, scoring one goal in four games.
Agostino is the second former NHLer and Olympian that Ingolstadt has re-signed from last year's squad, joining Canadian defenseman Morgan Ellis.
Ex-Hab, Canadian Olympian Signs Contract Extension In Germany ERC Ingolstadt finished first in the DEL regular season and, with the playoffs about to start,
announced on Friday that an important piece of this year's team will be returning in 2025-26, in the form of Canadian defenseman Morgan Ellis.
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