Alain Berger (ice hockey)
Alain Berger | |||
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Born |
Burgdorf, Switzerland | December 27, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NLA team Former teams |
SC Bern Hamilton Bulldogs | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Alain Berger (born December 27, 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for SC Bern of the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Originally developing with SC Bern in Switzerland, Berger played two seasons of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, but was not drafted by a National Hockey League club. On April 8, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens signed Berger as a free agent to three-year entry-level contract.[1]
Berger returned to play for SC Bern on December 11, 2012, after he was granted a release in the midst of his contract with the Canadiens.[2]
On January 20, 2017, Berger was suspended for two games and fined CHF 2,420 for a hit to the head of EHC Kloten's Lukas Stoop.
Personal information
Alain's brother, Pascal, plays for Bern's biggest rival, the SCL Tigers.
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 | ||
2007–08 | Young Sprinters | NLB | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | SC Bern | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Young Sprinters | NLB | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | SC Bern | NLA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 44 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 65 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | ||
2011–12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | SC Bern | NLA | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
2013–14 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | SC Bern | NLA | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
NLA totals | 126 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 68 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
2009 | Switzerland | WJC-D1 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
References
- ↑ "Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract". Montreal Canadiens. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ↑ "Alain Berger Züruck Zum SC Bern". www.scb.ch. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database