Severin Blindenbacher

Severin Blindenbacher
Severin Blindenbacher
Born	March 15, 1983 (age 41); Zurich, SUI
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
AHL team; Former teams	Texas Stars; Kloten Flyers; ZSC Lions; Färjestads BK
National team	Switzerland
NHL draft	273rd overall, 2001; Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	2000–present

Severin Blindenbacher (born March 15, 1983 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays for the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League. Blindenbacher has also played for the Swiss national ice hockey team.

Playing career

A junior with Swiss National League A club, Kloten Flyers, Blindenbacher was drafted 273rd overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. Unsigned with the Coyotes, Severin remained with the Flyers for the first five years of his professional career before joining fellow NLA club, ZSC Lions. In his fourth year with the Lions, Blindenbacher broke out offensively scoring 13 goals for 35 points in 47 games.

He left the NLA prior to the 2009–10 season and signed with Swedish club, Färjestads BK of the Elitserien.^[1] In his one season with Färjestads, Severin led defenseman in scoring with 8 goals and 19 points in 48 games.

On July 1, 2010, Blindenbacher signed as a free agent to a one-year entry level contract with North American team, the Dallas Stars.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Kloten Flyers Jr.	Swiss Jr.	5	0	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Kloten Flyers Jr.	Swiss Jr.	30	8	10	18	18	4	1	1	2	8
2000–01	Kloten Flyers Jr.	Swiss Jr.	4	3	1	4	8	1	0	0	0	4
2000–01	Kloten Flyers	NLA	27	0	2	2	17	9	0	0	0	10
2001–02	Kloten Flyers	NLA	38	1	3	4	22	10	0	2	2	10
2001–02	Kloten Flyers Jr.	Swiss Jr.	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	1	2
2002–03	Kloten Flyers	NLA	43	4	19	23	52	5	1	0	1	4
2003–04	Kloten Flyers	NLA	34	4	10	14	58	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kloten Flyers	NLA	41	10	15	25	66	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	ZSC Lions	NLA	44	2	7	9	68	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	ZSC Lions	NLA	39	6	12	18	54	7	0	1	1	8
2007–08	ZSC Lions	NLA	47	10	8	18	77	16	2	2	4	16
2008–09	ZSC Lions	NLA	47	13	22	35	68	4	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Färjestads BK	SEL	48	8	11	19	44	7	1	1	2	6
NLA totals			360	50	98	148	482	51	3	5	8	48

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Switzerland	U18	7	2	3	5	10
2001	Switzerland	WJC	7	0	0	0	10
2002	Switzerland	WJC	7	0	0	0	4
2003	Switzerland	WJC	6	2	3	5	4
2005	Switzerland	WC	6	1	1	2	12
2006	Switzerland	OG	6	0	1	1	6
2006	Switzerland	WC	5	0	2	2	12
2007	Switzerland	WC	7	0	1	1	2
2008	Switzerland	WC	6	0	3	3	2
2009	Switzerland	WC	6	0	2	2	6
2010	Switzerland	OG	5	1	1	2	4
Junior int'l totals			34	4	6	10	40
Senior int'l totals			41	2	11	13	44

All statistics taken from NHL.com^[3]

References

^ "Blindenbacher ready for Färjestads in 09/10" (in Swedish). Färjestads BK. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Stars sign pair of defensmen to entry-level deals". Dallas Stars. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ NHL.com (2009). "Severin Blindenbacher's NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2009-04-22.

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[1] "Blindenbacher ready for Färjestads in 09/10" (in Swedish). Färjestads BK. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Stars sign pair of defensmen to entry-level deals". Dallas Stars. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[NHL_Bio-3] NHL.com (2009). "Severin Blindenbacher's NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2009-04-22.

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