Andres Ambühl

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Andres Ambühl
Date of birth September 14, 1983
place of birth Davos , Switzerland
Size 176 cm
Weight 85 kg
position Right wing
number # 10
Shot hand Right
Career stations
2000-2009 HC Davos
2009-2010 Hartford Wolf Pack
2010-2013 ZSC Lions
since 2013 HC Davos

Andres Ambühl (born September 14, 1983 in Davos ) is a Swiss ice hockey player who has been under contract with HC Davos in the Swiss National League since 2013 .

Career

Andres Ambühl began his career in 2000 with the Elite A-Juniors of HC Davos. In the same season he made his debut in the National League A for Davos. Already one year later, he was determined to NLA squad of HCD and shot on 11 September 2001 his first NLA-goal in the game against ZSC Lions .

In the following years Ambühl developed into a strong defensive striker, who is characterized above all by good checking and his combat-oriented game. In 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2009 he became Swiss champion with HC Davos, and the team also won the Spengler Cup several times . At the Spengler Cup 2007 Ambühl scored the decisive 3-2 against Team Canada when the Canadian goalkeeper Justin Pogge lost a puck behind his own goal and Ambühl only had to push it into the empty goal.

Andres Ambühl (October 2014)

In December 2007, Ambühl extended his contract with the HCD for two more years with an exit clause for a foreign engagement. At the end of the 2008/09 season he was again Swiss champion with the HCD. Due to the performances shown, he was signed by the New York Rangers in May 2009 after nine seasons at HCD . He did not play a game for the Rangers, but was only used in the American Hockey League .

On April 16, 2010, the ZSC Lions announced that Ambühl would return to Switzerland and would have signed a three-year contract with an NHL release clause until July 15, 2010. In 2012 he became Swiss champion with the Lions.

On December 28, 2012 it was announced that Andres Ambühl will return to his home club HC Davos for the next season after three years in Zurich. He has been captain of HC Davos since the 2014/15 season.

International

Andres Ambühl played his first game for Switzerland at the U18 World Cup in 2001 . In the following two years he played for the Swiss U20 national team , u. a. at the U20 World Cup in 2002 and the U20 World Cup in 2003 . From 2004 he was regularly appointed to the Swiss national team and established himself as a regular player. Since then, he has been on the ice for Switzerland at all subsequent World Championships ( 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 and 2017 ). Ambühl also qualified for the Olympic ice hockey tournament in 2005 and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , 2010 in Vancouver and 2014 in Sochi .

At the 2013 World Cup in Stockholm and Helsinki , he was also part of the national team and won the silver medal with it.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2012 Swiss champion with the ZSC Lions
  • 2014 NLA Most Popular Player
  • 2015 Swiss champion with HC Davos
  • 2015 NLA Most Valuable Player (MVP)
  • 2015 NLA Most Popular Player
  • 2016 NLA Most Popular Player
  • 2017 NLA Most Popular Player

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 HC Davos NLA 3 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2001/02 HC Davos NLA 38 5 3 8th 26th 6th 1 0 1 4th
2002/03 HC Davos NLA 40 6th 11 17th 18th 17th 0 2 2 10
2003/04 HC Davos NLA 47 6th 16 22nd 40 6th 0 1 1 2
2004/05 HC Davos NLA 43 7th 11 18th 67 15th 3 2 5 12
2005/06 HC Davos NLA 44 7th 14th 21st 50 15th 4th 1 5 12
2006/07 HC Davos NLA 44 5 13 18th 88 19th 2 2 4th 20th
2007/08 HC Davos NLA 49 11 15th 26th 46 13 5 3 8th 8th
2008/09 HC Davos NLA 50 17th 24 41 98 21st 4th 3 7th 46
2009/10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 8th 6th 14th 37 - - - - -
2010/11 ZSC Lions NLA 50 11 16 27 46 5 2 1 3 4th
2011/12 ZSC Lions NLA 48 14th 17th 31 60 15th 5 9 14th 6th
2012/13 ZSC Lions NLA 45 19th 9 28 26th 12 3 0 3 2
2013/14 HC Davos NLA 49 8th 20th 28 44 4th 1 1 2 0
2014/15 HC Davos NLA 49 13 16 29 28 15th 2 5 7th 10
2015/16 HC Davos NLA 50 14th 27 41 30th 9 6th 2 8th 10
2016/17 HC Davos NLA 48 12 29 41 53 10 6th 1 7th 4th
2017/18 HC Davos NL 50 12 22nd 34 47 3 0 0 0 2
2018/19 HC Davos NL 50 12 16 28 57 10 1 2 8th 10 18th
2019/20 HC Davos NL
NLA / NL total 797 179 280 459 824 195 46 42 88 172
AHL total 64 8th 6th 14th 37 - - - - -

International

Represented Switzerland at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
2004 Switzerland WM 7th 1 1 2 6th
2005 Switzerland WM 6th 0 0 0 2
2006 Switzerland Olympia 1 0 0 0 0
2006 Switzerland WM 6th 1 1 2 8th
2007 Switzerland WM 7th 0 0 0 12
2008 Switzerland WM 7th 2 3 5 2
2009 Switzerland WM 6th 2 1 3 6th
2010 Switzerland Olympia 5 0 0 0 0
2010 Switzerland WM 7th 4th 2 6th 4th
2011 Switzerland WM 6th 1 1 2 4th
2012 Switzerland WM 7th 1 0 1 0
2013 Switzerland WM 10 2 4th 6th 16
2014 Switzerland Olympia 4th 0 0 0 0
2014 Switzerland WM 7th 1 3 4th 4th
2015 Switzerland WM 8th 1 1 2 2
2016 Switzerland WM 7th 0 4th 4th 6th
2017 Switzerland WM 8th 3 2 5 14th
2018 Switzerland Olympia 4th 0 5 5 2
2019 Switzerland WM 8th 2 2 4th 2
Men overall 121 21st 30th 51 90

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hockeyfans.ch, ZSC-HCD match telegram
  2. ↑ hcdavos.ch, Marha and Hiller as playoff MVPs
  3. ↑ nachrichten.ch, Davos turn for the 14th Spenglercup victory
  4. ↑ nationalleague.ch, Nati striker becomes a "ranger"
  5. ↑ tagesanzeiger.ch, Bündner Ambühl signed with the ZSC Lions
  6. ↑ sf.ch, ZSC Lions on the championship title
  7. ↑ suedostschweiz.ch, Andres Ambühl back to HC Davos
  8. ↑ suedostschweiz.ch, [1]

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personal data
SURNAME Ambühl, Andres
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ambuhl, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Davos , Switzerland