Patrick von Gunten
Patrick von Gunten | |||
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Born |
Biel, Switzerland | February 10, 1985||
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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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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 | ![]() |
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
- ^ "Swiss defenseman signs with Frolunda". hockeysvergie.se (in Swedish). 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "Patrick von Gunter to the Indians". Frölunda HC. 2011-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Scandal in Kloten, Hollenstein fired!". blick.ch (in German). 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ "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
- 1985 births
- Living people
- EHC Biel players
- Frölunda HC players
- EHC Kloten players
- Swiss ice hockey defencemen
- Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Biel/Bienne
- Ice hockey people from the canton of Bern
- Swiss ice hockey biography stubs