Patrick von Gunten

Swiss ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Patrick von Gunten
Patrick Von Gunten - Switzerland vs. Canada, 29th April 2012.jpg
Born (1985-02-10) February 10, 1985 (age 39)
Biel, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for EHC Biel
EHC Kloten
Frölunda HC
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2002–2018

Patrick von Gunten (born February 10, 1985) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played in the Swiss National League A (NLA) with EHC Kloten.

Playing career

Von Gunten first played professionally with hometown club, EHC Biel of the National League B, for four seasons before transferring to the Kloten Flyers in the 2005–06 season. In the 2011–12 season, von Gunten played a single year abroad in the Swedish Elitserien with Frölunda HC.[1][2]

Despite establishing himself within the Frölunda blueline, von Gunten opted to return to the Kloten Flyers the following season on February 24, 2012. After initially agreeing to a two-year deal, von Gunten contract was voided and was re-signed to an improved four-year deal on June 29, 2012.[3]

On 29 January 2018, von Gunten announced his immediate retirement after 12 seasons with EHC Kloten due to chronic hip and back injuries.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 EHC Biel SUI.2 U20 28 1 4 5 7 0 3 3
2001–02 EHC Biel SUI U20 35 5 4 9 32 2 0 1 1 0
2002–03 EHC Biel SUI U20 28 4 5 9 66 — — — — —
2002–03 EHC Biel NLB 30 1 0 1 27 10 0 0 0 4
2003–04 EHC Biel SUI U20 9 4 4 8 18 — — — — —
2003–04 EHC Biel NLB 42 0 2 2 14 19 2 2 4 24
2004–05 EHC Biel SUI U20 10 4 9 13 8 — — — — —
2004–05 EHC Biel NLB 35 4 7 11 18 12 2 3 5 4
2005–06 EHC Biel NLB 42 14 9 23 76 21 0 7 7 28
2005–06 Kloten Flyers NLA 6 2 0 2 2 — — — — —
2006–07 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 6 17 23 26 11 3 3 6 18
2007–08 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 7 9 16 50 5 0 0 0 10
2008–09 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 12 15 27 90 15 5 4 9 6
2009–10 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 11 24 35 30 10 0 1 1 12
2010–11 Kloten Flyers NLA 49 6 22 28 34 18 2 10 12 6
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 51 5 19 24 12 6 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Kloten Flyers NLA 35 5 10 15 24 — — — — —
2013–14 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 3 12 15 32 14 1 1 2 10
2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 3 9 12 20 — — — — —
2015–16 Kloten Flyers NLA 37 2 15 17 39 4 0 0 0 6
2016–17 EHC Kloten NLA 15 3 5 8 18 — — — — —
2017–18 EHC Kloten NL 34 3 11 14 16 — — — — —
NL totals 458 63 149 212 381 77 11 19 30 68
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden/Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Switzerland WJC18 9th 6 0 1 1 6
2005 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 0 1 1 2
2010 Switzerland OG 8th 5 1 0 1 0
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 7 0 0 0 0
2013 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 0
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 1 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 12 0 2 2 8
Senior totals 23 2 1 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Swiss defenseman signs with Frolunda". hockeysvergie.se (in Swedish). 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  2. ^ "Patrick von Gunter to the Indians". Frölunda HC. 2011-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  3. ^ "Scandal in Kloten, Hollenstein fired!". blick.ch (in German). 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  4. ^ "Patrick von Gunten ends his career for health reasons". EHC Kloten (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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