Roman Josi
| Roman Josi | |
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 Roman Josi after the 2013 IIHF World Championship final. |
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| Born | June 1, 1990 Bern, Switzerland |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators SC Bern |
| National team |  Switzerland |
| NHL Draft | 38th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for  Switzerland |
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| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Roman Josi (born June 1, 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
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Playing career [edit]
Josi began playing professionally with Bern in 2006. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the second round, 38th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Josi was considered one of the top Swiss prospects.
Josi was selected to play for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Switzerland at the 2007 and 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2007, 2008, and 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship, and the 2009 Ice Hockey World Championship.
Josi scored his first NHL goal on December 10, 2011 against Dan Ellis of the Anaheim Ducks.[1]
On February 25, 2013, Josi scored a career high 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in an overtime home win against the Dallas Stars. He was elected the MVP at the 2013 Hockey World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
Awards and achievements [edit]
NLA [edit]
- 2010 National League A championship
- 2013 National League A championship
International [edit]
- 2013 IIHF World Championship MVP
- 2013 IIHF World Championship Silver medal
- 2013 IIHF World Championship Media All-Star Team
- 2013 IIHF World Championship Best Defenceman
Career statistics [edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | SC Bern Jr. | Swiss-Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | SC Bern Jr. | Swiss-Jr. | 33 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | SC Bern | NLA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Neuchâtel | NLB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | SC Bern | NLA | 42 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | SC Bern | NLA | 26 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 69 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 52 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | SC Bern | NLA | 26 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 100 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
- All statistics taken from NHL.com[2]
References [edit]
- ^ "Tootoo scores winner in return, Preds beat Ducks 3-2". National Hockey League. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ NHL.com (2011). "Roman Josi's NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
External links [edit]
- Roman Josi's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Roman Josi's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Roman Josi – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Information at Hockey's Future
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