Luca Cereda

Luca Cereda
Born	(1981-09-07) September 7, 1981 Sementina, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Forward
NHL draft	24th overall, 1999 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1998–2007

Luca Cereda (born September 7, 1981) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, 24th overall, of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Cereda was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect in November 2000. [1] He never appeared in a National Hockey League (NHL) game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	HC Ambrì-Piotta	CHE U20		35	13	8	21	26		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Ambrì-Piotta	CHE U20		28	17	27	44	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	GDT Bellinzona	CHE.5
1998–99	HC Ambrì-Piotta	CHE U20		3	4	3	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NDA		38	6	10	16	8		15	0	6	6	4
1998–99	GDT Bellinzona	CHE.4
1999–2000	HC Ambrì-Piotta	CHE U20		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		43	1	5	6	14		9	0	1	1	2
2001–02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		71	5	8	13	23		11	2	1	3	10
2002–03	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		78	7	18	25	26		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		22	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	SC Bern	NLA		9	1	3	4	22		15	4	0	4	4
2004–05	SC Bern	NLA		37	1	1	2	2		11	0	1	1	2
2005–06	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		42	6	16	22	51		7	1	1	2	4
2006–07	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		30	3	14	17	26		—	—	—	—	—
NDA/NLA totals				199	18	49	67	123		57	5	9	14	16
AHL totals				171	12	28	40	57		11	2	1	3	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Switzerland	EJC		6	1	1	2	4
1999	Switzerland	WJC		6	1	0	1	10
1999	Switzerland	WJC18		7	2	8	10	10
2000	Switzerland	WJC		7	2	4	6	14
2003	Switzerland	WC		7	0	2	2	2
2004	Switzerland	WC		5	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				26	6	13	19	38
Senior totals				12	0	2	2	4

External links

• Luca Cereda career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database