Andrew Verner

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg/13 st 12 lb)
EBHL Team	EC KAC
Nationality	Canada
Born	May 13, 1973 (1973-05-13) (age 35), Weston, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	34th overall, 1991 Edmonton Oilers
Pro career	1992 – present

Andrew Verner (born November 20, 1972 in Weston, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who plays in the Erste Bank Hockey League for EC KAC, based in Klagenfurt, Austria where he has been a member since 2003.

Verner played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Peterborough Petes. He was drafted 34th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, but spent three seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Cape Breton Oilers and never managed to play in the NHL.

Since 1995, Verner has played in European leagues, beginning with a spell in Austria for EHC Lustenau, followed by a season in Finland's SM-liiga with HPK where he served as the team's starting goalie. He then spent two seasons in Sweden playing in the Elitserien with Malmö IF. He moved to the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga in Germany, spending two seasons with the Kölner Haie and two seasons with the Hannover Scorpions. He returned to Austria to play for EC KAC in 2003 and has played there since.