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Eisbären Berlin Loan18-Year-Old MMaxim Schäfer to QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Saguenéens

The move gives the Washington Capitals’ 2025 third-round pick a chance to adapt to North American junior hockey under a paused Eisbären contract.

Schäfer geht nach Kanada
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Overview

  • Eisbären Berlin announced on Sept. 2 that forward Maxim Schäfer will join the Saguenéens de Chicoutimi on loan in the QMJHL.
  • The German club said his contract in Berlin will be paused for the duration of his stay in Canada.
  • Sport director Stéphane Richer noted the team had planned to keep him for the new season but granted the request from the player and his agent to play in Quebec.
  • Schäfer was drafted 96th overall by the Washington Capitals in 2025, the earliest-selected German in this year’s NHL Draft.
  • The 18-year-old debuted in the DEL last season with 37 appearances for Eisbären, recording one goal and two assists after joining the Eisbären Juniors in 2022.