Christian Ehrhoff (born July 6, 1982 in Moers, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing defense for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted 106th overall in the 4th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Sharks. He played in Germany until the fall of 2003, and came onto the Sharks without starting in the minor leagues first. He spent the end of the 2003-2004 season and all of the locked-out 2004-2005 season with the Sharks' minor league affiliate, the Cleveland Barons. He has returned to the Sharks' roster for the 2005-2006 season. He has been selected for the German ice hockey team for the 2006 Olympics. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moers (in older texts also Mörs or Meurs) is a city (population about 108,000 in 2003) in western Germany. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Defenceman (defenseman in American English) is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ... The San Jose Sharks are a National Hockey League team based in San Jose, California. ... The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2004-05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... This article discusses the current and former American Hockey League teams. ... (Redirected from 2006 Olympics) See also: 2006 Winter Paralympics The XX Olympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to 26. ...

After going through many growing pains, Ehrhoff has improved tremendously during the second half of the 2005-2006 season, and he may live up to his potential of a second-pairing offensive defenseman. The modernized NHL shield logo was introduced for the 2005-06 season. ...

Ehrhoff currently has a US$650,000 contract, which will expire in June 2006, making Ehrhoff a free agent. In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ...

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External links

• Ehrhoff Profile on San Jose Sharks