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Tremendous skating qualifies Tiffels for pro hockey, although the rest of his game falls short and might restrict him to a bottom-six defensive role.


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September 2018 – Tiffels was placed on unconditional waivers so he could be released from his contract. It’s no surprise considering how deep Pittsburgh’s farm system is at LW. Mark Allan

 

September 2018 – The speedy yet unproductive German was dispatched to Wilkes-Barre Scranton of the AHL as Pittsburgh cut its training camp hopefuls to 45. It’s no surprise for a player who spent most of last season in the ECHL. Tiffels faces a long, steep climb to the NHL. Mark Allan

 

 May 2018 – Sixteen goals and 17 assists in 44 games. A pretty good pro debut, wouldn’t you say? Unfortunately for the fleet-footed German, he posted those stats with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers after three points in 12 AHL outings got him demoted. He’s never registered a point-per-game season in six years in the USHL, NCAA, ECHL or AHL and, aside from nine points in 13 outings during consecutive WJCs, has never posted good offensive numbers during his extensive international experience. Flying feet+mediocre hands=fourth-line PK specialist. Mark Allan

January 2018 – With just two points in 11 AHL games, Tiffels was demoted to the ECHL, where he has 15 points in 18 games for the Wheeling Nailers. The sixth-rounder is a longshot to be an NHL regular. Mark Allan

December 2017 – The husky German earned a promotion to the AHL by garnering seven points in six games with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers. The former Western Michigan Bronco scored one lone goal in his first five outings with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The 22-year-old will have one more season after this one on his ELC, and he will need minor-league seasoning before getting even a sniff of the big time. Mark Allan

 

June 2017 – Dipping yet again into the NCAA well that has helped the Penguins to two straight Cups, GM Jim Rutherford signed the husky German to a two-year, entry-level contract. Tiffels has taken an interesting route to his first NHL deal, playing for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, Fargo Force and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in two USHL campaigns. He followed with three underwhelming seasons at Western Michigan University, posting 27 goals and 32 assists in 105 games. However, after going pointless in his first six WJC games, he totaled five goals and four assists in 13 games during his next two U-20 world junior tourneys.

Tiffels is known for blazing speed and agility more than offensive production. Unless his brain and hands start catching up to his feet, he’s likely destined as a highly effective bottom-six checker and PK specialist with sporadic scoring. The 22-year-old will develop in the AHL for at least a couple of seasons. Mark Allan

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 3.0
NHL Certainty 2.0
Country GER
Position LW
Roster Type Free Agent
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth May 20, 1995
Height 6‘1”
Weight 201 lbs
Drafted 2015 Round 6; Overall: 167

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2007-2008 Krefelder EV 1981 U16Schüler-BL23 7 1623 0|Playoffs5 0 00
 2008-2009 Kölner EC U16Schüler-BL30 16 2844 12|Playoffs5 3 14
 2009-2010 Kölner EC U16Schüler-BL27 44 3781 45|Playoffs5 3 36 22 
 2010-2011 Mannheimer ERC U16Schüler-BL4 7 1118 2|Playoffs5 7 916
  Jungadler Mannheim U18DNL36 9 2332 12|Playoffs4 0 00
  Germany U16 (all)International-Jr3 3 36 2|        
  Germany U17WHC-175 2 24 0|        
  Germany U18WJC-186 0 00 2|        
 2011-2012 Jungadler Mannheim U18DNL36 6 2228 6|Playoffs8 3 58
  Germany U17WHC-175 2 02 6|        
  Germany U17 (all)International-Jr9 3 14 10|        
  Germany U18WJC-186 2 02 25|        
  Germany U18 (all)International-Jr14 2 24 25|        
 2012-2013 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL50 3 2225 10|Playoffs3 1 01
  Germany U20WJC-206 0 00 2|        
  Germany U20 (all)International-Jr7 0 00 2|        
 2013-2014 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL13 3 25 4|        
  Fargo ForceUSHL12 1 45 2|        
  Cedar Rapids RoughRidersUSHL31 9 1827 4|Playoffs4 1 01
  Germany U20WJC-207 3 25 12|        
  Germany U20 (all)International-Jr8 3 25 14|        
 2014-2015 Western Michigan Univ.NCAA32 11 1021 14|        
  Germany U20WJC-206 2 24 2|        
 2015-2016 Western Michigan Univ.NCAA36 7 1017 25|        
 2016-2017 Western Michigan Univ.NCAA37 9 1221 12|        
  GermanyWC8 2 02 6|        
  Germany (all)International16 5 16 8|        
 2017-2018 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL12 2 13 2|        
  Wheeling NailersECHL44 16 1733 6|        
  GermanyWC7 2 02 6|        
  Germany (all)International10 2 02 8|        
 2018-2019 Kölner HaieDEL27 6 1622 14|Playoffs11 4 59
  GermanyWC8 2 24 4|        
  Germany (all)International13 2 810 6|        
 2019-2020 Kölner HaieDEL51 9 1827 29|        
  Germany Deutschland Cup3 1 12 0|        
  Germany (all)International3 1 12 0|        
 2020-2021 Kölner HaieDEL37 12 2335 22|        
  Germany Deutschland Cup3 0 11 0|        
  GermanyWC6 1 12 0|        
  Germany (all)International13 2 24 2|        
 2021-2022 EHC MünchenDEL45 12 3749 12|Playoffs11 0 66
  EHC MünchenChampions HL10 8 614 0|        
  Germany OG4 0 00 0|        
  Germany (all)International4 0 00 0|        
 2022-2023 EHC MünchenDEL55 6 2228 20|Playoffs13 1 34
  EHC MünchenChampions HL8 2 57 0|        
  Germany Deutschland Cup2 0 22 0|        
  GermanyWC10 3 36 0|        
  Germany (all)International12 3 36 0|        
 2023-2024 Eisbären BerlinDEL50 12 2638 35|Playoffs15 2 79
  GermanyWC8 1 12 27|        
  Germany (all)International9 2 13 27|        
 2024-2025 Eisbären BerlinDEL16 6 612 6|        
  Eisbären BerlinChampions HL7 2 46 0|        

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