Kevin Lotscher
Appearance
Kevin Lotscher | |||
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Born |
Visp, Switzerland | February 17, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NLA team | EHC Biel | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2005–present |
Kevin Lotscher (born February 17, 1988) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player who last played for EHC Biel in Switzerland's National League A.
He is participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
In the early hours of May 14, 2011, Kevin Lotscher was involved in a traffic accident in the Swiss town of Sierre, and suffered life-threatening head injuries. Police have reported that Lotscher was walking on the side of the road around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver.[1] The driver of the car, a 19-year-old woman, tested positive for alcohol and was detained by police.[2] This would eventually end his professional hockey career.
References
External links
- Kevin Lötscher career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kevin Lotscher career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database