Career
He is a dual citizen of Canada and Germany. Festerling played for the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL before making the move to the WHL. He first represented the Portland Winter Hawks and then joined the Regina Pats. In 2007, Festerling headed over the pond to play professionally in Germany and spent the 2007-2008 season with EV Füssen, a team from the third division in Germany.
His outstanding performances with the Füssen team drew the attention of teams from the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Festerling eventually signed with the Hannover Scorpions in 2008, joining the DEL side on a three-year contract. In his second year in Hannover, Festerling saw action in 18 contests en route to winning the German championship with the Scorpions.
He left the team after the championship season to pursue more playing time and joined the Hamburg Freezers for the 2010-2011 campaign. In December 2011, Festerling made his debut on the German Men's National Team in an exhibition game against Russia.