Luca Hischier

Luca Hischier
Hischier in 2016
Born (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995
Naters, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 HC Davos
SC Bern
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Luca Hischier (born 16 February 1995) is a Swiss ice hockey player currently playing with HC Davos of the National League (NL). Hischier, who played in both the junior system of SC Bern and his hometown EHC Visp, made his pro debut with Bern in 2013. Internationally Hischier has represented Switzerland at the 2015 World Junior Championships. Hischier's younger brother, Nico, was selected first overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.

Personal life

Hischier comes from a family of athletes, as his father Rino played football for FC Naters and his mother Katja worked as a sports teacher. He is the oldest of three children, with a younger sister, Nina, and brother, Nico. Nico played for the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and was selected 1st overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 2017 NHL Draft. Nina also played volleyball at a high level in Switzerland. There were no rinks in Naters, so Katja took both her sons to nearby Visp to learn to skate and they discovered hockey there. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Boschetti, André (2017-04-11). "Rino Hischier raconte ses deux fils, Nico et Luca" (in French). 24Heures.ch. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
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