Patrick von Gunten

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Switzerland
World Championships

Patrick von Gunten
Patrick von Gunten
Born	February 10, 1985; Biel, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	EHC Kloten; Frölunda HC
National team	Switzerland
Playing career	2002–2017

Patrick von Gunten (born February 10, 1985) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played in the Swiss National League A (NLA) with EHC Kloten.

Playing career

Gunten first played professionally with hometown club, EHC Biel of the National League B, for four seasons before transferring to the Kloten Flyers in the 2005–06 season. In the 2011–12 season, von Guntnen played a single year abroad in the Swedish Elitserien with Frölunda HC.[1][2]

Despite establishing himself within the Frölunda blueline, von Gunten opted to return to the Kloten Flyers the following season on February 24, 2012. After initially agreeing to a two-year deal, von Gunten contract was voided and was re-signed to an improved four-year deal on June 29, 2012.[3]

On 29 January 2018, von Gunten announced his immediate retirement after 12 seasons with EHC Kloten due to chronic hip and back injuries.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	EHC Biel	NLB	30	1	0	1	27	10	0	0	0	4
2003–04	EHC Biel	NLB	42	0	2	2	14	19	2	2	4	24
2004–05	EHC Biel	NLB	35	4	7	11	18	12	2	3	5	4
2005–06	EHC Biel	NLB	42	14	9	23	76	21	0	7	7	28
2005–06	Kloten Flyers	NLA	6	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Kloten Flyers	NLA	44	6	17	23	26	11	3	3	6	18
2007–08	Kloten Flyers	NLA	50	7	9	16	50	5	0	0	0	10
2008–09	Kloten Flyers	NLA	46	12	15	27	90	15	5	4	9	6
2009–10	Kloten Flyers	NLA	50	11	24	35	30	10	0	1	1	12
2010–11	Kloten Flyers	NLA	49	6	22	28	34	18	2	10	12	6
2011–12	Frölunda HC	SEL	51	5	19	24	12	6	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Kloten Flyers	NLA	35	5	10	15	24	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Kloten Flyers	NLA	46	3	12	15	32	14	1	1	2	10
2014–15	Kloten Flyers	NLA	46	3	9	12	20	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Kloten Flyers	NLA	37	2	15	17	39	4	0	0	0	6
2016–17	EHC Kloten	NLA	15	3	5	8	18	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	EHC Kloten	NL	34	3	11	14	16	—	—	—	—	—
NL totals			458	63	149	212	381	77	11	19	30	68

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Switzerland	WJC18	9th	6	0	1	1	6
2005	Switzerland	WJC	8th	6	0	1	1	2
2010	Switzerland	OG	8th	5	1	0	1	0
2012	Switzerland	WC	11th	7	0	0	0	0
2013	Switzerland	WC		10	1	1	2	0
2014	Switzerland	OG	9th	1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				12	0	2	2	8
Senior totals				23	2	1	3	0

References

"Swiss defenseman signs with Frolunda". hockeysvergie.se (in Swedish). 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
"Patrick von Gunter to the Indians". Frölunda HC. 2011-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
"Scandal in Kloten, Hollenstein fired!". blick.ch (in German). 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
"Patrick von Gunten ends his career for health reasons". EHC Kloten (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Swiss defenseman signs with Frolunda". hockeysvergie.se (in Swedish). 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.

[2] "Patrick von Gunter to the Indians". Frölunda HC. 2011-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

[3] "Scandal in Kloten, Hollenstein fired!". blick.ch (in German). 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

[4] "Patrick von Gunten ends his career for health reasons". EHC Kloten (in German). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.