{{short description|German ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | name = Torsten Ankert | image = 2023-11-24 Eisbären Berlin gegen Düsseldorfer EG (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–008.jpg | caption = Torsten Ankert, 2023 | image_size = 230px | team = Düsseldorfer EG | league = DEL | former_teams = Kölner Haie<br>Grizzlys Wolfsburg<br>Krefeld Pinguine<br>Iserlohn Roosters | ntl_team = GER | position = Defence | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 220 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|22}} | birth_place = Essen, West Germany | draft = | career_start = 2005 | career_end = }} '''Torsten Ankert''' (born June 22, 1988) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career== After coming up through the junior ranks within Kölner Haie, he made his professional debut in the DEL, with Haie, in the 2005–06 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://del.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=92231&seasonid=7325 | title = Kölner Haie 2011–12 Roster | website = pointstreak.com | date = 2013-02-04 | access-date = 2013-02-04}}</ref> He played his first 12 professional seasons in Cologne, before leaving as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with fellow German outfit, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on April 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.grizzlys.de/news_605.html | title = Grizzlys announce first squad signings | website = EHC Wolfsburg | date = 2017-04-27 | access-date = 2017-04-27 | language = German}}</ref>
In the final year of his contract with Wolfsburg, Ankert made just 7 appearances with the club in the 2018–19 season, before terminating his contract to join fellow DEL club, Krefeld Pinguine, on October 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.krefeld-pinguine.de/torsten-ankert-wechselt-nach-krefeld.html | title = Torsten Ankert moves to Krefeld | publisher = Krefeld Pinguine | date = 2018-10-10 | access-date = 2018-10-10 | language = German}}</ref> Establishing a role within the blueline of Krefeld, Ankert was signed to a two-year contract extension on February 5, 2019.
In his only full season with Krefeld in 2019–20, Ankert served as team captain, matching a career high with 12 points through 52 regular season games before the playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a free agent from Krefeld after mutually terminating the final year of his contract, Ankert was signed by the Iserlohn Roosters on a two-year contract on 29 November 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://iserlohn-roosters.de/2020/11/29/roosters-verstaerken-sich-mit-torsten-ankert/ | title = Roosters strengthen with addition of Torsten Ankert | publisher = Iserlohn Roosters | date = 29 November 2020 | access-date = 29 November 2020 | language = German}}</ref>
Captaining the Roosters for three seasons, Ankert left the club following the 2022–23 campaign, signing a one-year contract with Düsseldorfer EG on 19 May 2023.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.deg-eishockey.de/torsten-ankert-schliesst-sich-den-rot-gelben-an/ | title = DEG signs Torsten Ankert | publisher = Düsseldorfer EG | date = 19 May 2023 | accessdate = 19 May 2023 | language = German}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2005 | Germany | U17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005 | Germany | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |- | 2006 | Germany | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008 | Germany | WJC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |- align=center | 2013 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |- align=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |- align=center | 2016 | Germany | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | Junior totals ! 22 ! 1 ! 7 ! 8 ! 18 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | Senior totals ! 16 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 8 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
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