Julien Vauclair

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Men's Ice hockey
Representing Switzerland
World Championships
World Junior Championships

Julien Vauclair
Julien Vauclair
Born	October 2, 1979 (age 45); Delémont, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NLA team; Former teams	HC Lugano; Ottawa Senators
National team	Switzerland
NHL draft	74th overall, 1998; Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1996–present

Julien Vauclair (born October 2, 1979) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman. He currently plays for HC Lugano in the Swiss National League A (NLA).

Playing career

Vauclair was drafted 74th overall by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played one NHL game for the Senators in the 2003–04 NHL season. Vauclair has also played in the American Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Binghamton Senators. Vauclair began his professional career with Lugano in 1998, and he returned to them in 2004 and has played for them since.

Vauclair has played internationally for Switzerland in three Olympics and nine World Championships, winning a silver medal in the 2013 World Championships. On January 6, 2014, Vauclair was named to Team Switzerland's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.^[1]

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 Ajoie	NLB	40	0	6	6	24	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Lugano	NLA	36	1	2	3	12	7	0	0	0	25
1998–99	HC Lugano	NLA	38	0	3	3	8	16	0	0	0	2
1999–00	HC Lugano	NLA	45	3	3	6	16	14	0	0	0	0
2000–01	HC Lugano	NLA	42	3	4	7	57	18	0	1	1	4
2001–02	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	71	5	14	19	18	4	0	1	1	4
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL	67	6	16	22	30	14	0	1	1	8
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL	78	9	30	39	39	2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Ottawa Senators	NHL	1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Lugano	NLA	42	4	7	11	28	3	0	0	0	2
2005–06	HC Lugano	NLA	31	6	6	12	32	17	2	4	6	12
2006–07	HC Lugano	NLA	39	7	9	16	50	5	1	1	2	10
2007–08	HC Lugano	NLA	49	10	21	31	34	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Lugano	NLA	50	10	35	45	56	7	1	1	2	6
2009–10	HC Lugano	NLA	35	13	15	28	64	4	0	1	1	10
2010–11	HC Lugano	NLA	40	12	17	29	38	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Lugano	NLA	41	4	8	12	28	6	1	1	2	6
2012–13	HC Lugano	NLA	47	7	9	16	24	7	1	2	3	4
2013–14	HC Lugano	NLA	31	3	8	11	18	5	0	1	1	2
2014–15	HC Lugano	NLA	38	6	7	13	30	6	0	1	1	6
NLA totals			604	89	144	233	495	115	6	12	18	89
NHL totals			1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Switzerland	EJC18		6	1	0	1	4
1998	Switzerland	WJC		7	1	2	3	12
1999	Switzerland	WJC	9th	6	1	1	2	6
1999	Switzerland	WC	8th	6	0	0	0	2
2000	Switzerland	WC	6th	7	0	0	0	0
2001	Switzerland	WC	9th	6	1	0	1	27
2002	Switzerland	OG	11th	4	1	0	1	2
2002	Switzerland	WC	10th	6	0	2	2	2
2004	Switzerland	WC	8th	5	0	0	0	16
2005	Switzerland	OGQ	Q	3	1	0	1	2
2005	Switzerland	WC	8th	7	0	0	0	10
2006	Switzerland	OG	6th	6	0	0	0	6
2006	Switzerland	WC	9th	6	0	0	0	4
2007	Switzerland	WC	8th	7	0	0	0	4
2008	Switzerland	WC	7th	7	1	1	2	4
2010	Switzerland	WC	5th	7	1	1	2	0
2011	Switzerland	WC	9th	6	1	1	2	2
2013	Switzerland	WC		10	0	3	3	2
2014	Switzerland	OG	9th	4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals				19	3	3	6	22
Senior totals				97	6	8	14	95

Awards

2004 AHL All-Star Game
2013 World Championships All-Star Team

References

^ "Winter Olympics 2014: Switzerland unveils men's ice hockey roster". SBNation.com. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

[1] "Winter Olympics 2014: Switzerland unveils men's ice hockey roster". SBNation.com. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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