Moritz Seider is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently signed to the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing in the position of defenceman. He was picked sixth overall by the Red Wings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Besides, he also represents his national side and was named as one of three provisional players for Germany's Olympic roster for the Beijing Games, alongside Leon Draisaitl and Philipp Grubauer in October 2021.
Zell, Germany native, Moritz Seider was born on 6th April 2001, under the star sign Aries. Ther twenty years old holds German nationality. He stands 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) tall and weighs 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb).
Moritz Seider is currently under a 3 year / $5,325,000 deal with the Detroit Red Wings, which includes a $277,500 signing bonus, $5,325,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,775,000.
In the 2021-22 season, Seider's base salary is $832,500 and also has a signing bonus of $92,500, while carrying a cap hit of $863,333. Nick Leddy is the highest-paid rooster of the Red Wings with an annual base salary of $7 million.
As of 2021, Mortiz Seider's net worth is approximately $3 million.
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Mortiz Seider has maintained his personal life as secret as possible. There is no buzz on the media about the Red Wings' defenceman relationship or girlfriend. The only thing known by the public is his NHL Stats.
Moritz Seider is active on Instagram with 51.5k followers. Also, he has not drooped any hint there. Since there is no confirmation, he is believed to be single.
Mortiz Seider was considered a top prospect for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and was tabbed as "the best German defense prospect since Christian Ehrhoff" by The Hockey Writers. On 21st June 2019, the Detroit Red Wings selected him in the first round, sixth overall. On 14th July 2019, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Red Wings.
He then went on loan to his original club, Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). On 4th August 2020, he returned to the Red Wings to start the 2020–21 season due to the delayed North American season as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 8th October 2020, he was loaned to Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) for the remainder of the season, where he joined former Adler Mannheim teammate Ben Smith. Following the 2020-21 season, Seider was honored as the SHL defenceman of the year.
To begin the 2021-22 NHL Season, Seider made the Red Wings opening day roster out of training camp, He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for October 2021 after scoring 8 points in nine games.
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