Grégory Hofmann

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Grégory Hofmann
Date of birth November 13, 1992
place of birth Neuchâtel , Switzerland
Size 182 cm
Weight 93 kg
position striker
number # 15
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2011 , 4th round, 103rd position
Carolina Hurricanes
Career stations
until 2006 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
2006–2012 HC Ambrì-Piotta
2012-2015 HC Davos
2015-2019 HC Lugano
since 2019 EV train

Grégory Hofmann (born November 13, 1992 in Neuchâtel ) is a Swiss ice hockey player who has been under contract with EV Zug from the National League since 2019 .

Career

Hofmann in the jersey of HC Lugano (2015)

Hofmann was born in Neuchâtel and played in the youth team of HC La Chaux-de-Fonds before moving to HC Ambrì-Piotta , where he was also used in the youth team and gained his first experience in the National League during the 2009/10 season A (NLA) collected. In addition, he completed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer .

In the draft of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes decided to select Hofmann in the fourth round in 103rd place. He received the offer to move to North America, but decided to stay in Switzerland. In 2012 Hofmann was signed by HC Davos . He benefited from Arno del Curto's sponsorship , but had trouble performing consistently. At that time his performance fluctuated “between world class and NLA average” .

On the way to the championship title of HC Davos in 2015, he contributed 11 goals and 14 assists in 47 qualifying games, scored 3 goals in 13 games in the playoffs, and also scored 2 more.

After three years at HCD, Hofmann switched to NLA competitor HC Lugano in 2015 and was runner-up in his first season. In the summer of 2017, he first attended a 13-week training course in Magglingen and later a Carolina Hurricanes training camp. In the following season 2017/18 he was the best Swiss in the National League with 60 points from 63 games. In addition, Hofmann was the top scorer in the play-offs with 14 goals.

In December 2018 Hofmann decided to leave HC Lugano at the end of the 2018/19 season and signed a four-year contract with EV Zug . He finished the main round with 30 goals scored, making him the top scorer in the entire National League and was appointed to the All-Star Team and the Swiss All-Star Team.

National team

At the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2009, Hofmann won the silver medal with the Swiss U16 team. In addition, Andrighetto played for Switzerland at the 2010 U18 World Junior Championship . A year later he represented the U20 team for the first time at the Junior World Championships and finished fifth with the national team. At the U20 Junior World Cup in 2012 , the Swiss U20 team finished fourth in the preliminary group and managed to stay in the relegation round (in the top division).

In January 2013 Hofmann was appointed to the squad of the men's national team for the first time . In May 2016, he took part in his first A World Championship and scored one goal and one assist in seven tournaments. Two years later, he won the silver medal at the 2018 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

( 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 )

Club competitions

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2006/07 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds Elite Jr. A 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2007/08 HC Ambrì-Piotta Elite Jr. A 11 4th 1 5 6th 8th 0 0 0 2
2008/09 HC Ambrì-Piotta Elite Jr. A 22nd 10 7th 17th 26th 2 0 0 0 2
2009/10 HC Ambrì-Piotta Elite Jr. A 34 25th 30th 55 20th 3 1 2 3 6th
2009/10 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2010/11 HC Ambrì-Piotta Elite Jr. A 2 2 0 2 2
2010/11 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 41 3 9 12 2 17 1 1 4th 5 4th
2011/12 HC Ambrì-Piotta Elite Jr. A 7th 3 1 4th 2 2 1 2 0 2 0
2011/12 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 34 5 1 6th 6th 12 1 2 1 3 2
2012/13 HC Davos NLA 49 16 11 27 20th 7th 0 2 2 0
2013/14 HC Davos NLA 41 7th 10 17th 30th - - - - -
2014/15 HC Davos NLA 47 11 14th 25th 18th 13 3 2 5 2
2015/16 HC Lugano NLA 46 17th 14th 31 47 13 4th 3 7th 6th
2016/17 HC Lugano NLA 45 12 16 28 26th 11 1 1 2 2
2017/18 HC Lugano NL 45 22nd 17th 39 22nd 18th 14th 7th 21st 8th
2018/19 HC Lugano NL 50 30th 21st 51 24 4th 2 2 4th 2
National League (A) overall 399 123 113 236 195 66 24 17th 41 20th

International

Represented Switzerland at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM +/-
2009 Switzerland EYOF 2nd place, silver 4th 0 0 0 0
2010 Switzerland U18 World Cup 5th place 6th 5 0 5 2 +3
2010 Switzerland WJAC 3rd place, bronze 4th 4th 2 6th 6th
2011 Switzerland U20 World Cup 5th place 6th 1 3 4th 2 +2
2012 Switzerland U20 World Cup 8th place 6th 1 1 2 6th −2
2016 Switzerland WM 11th place 7th 1 1 2 0 +3
2018 Switzerland Olympia 10th place 2 0 1 1 0 +1
2018 Switzerland WM 2nd place, silver 10 4th 3 7th 2 0
2019 Switzerland WM 8th place 8th 3 0 3 0 +3

Web links

Commons : Gregory Hofmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Nicola Berger: Grégory Hofmann is a marksman. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . April 22, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2019 .
  2. ^ Cory Lavalette: Hurricanes Select Gregory Hofmann in Fourth Round. In: Canes Country. June 25, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Grégory Hofmann changes from Ambri to HC Davos . In: Aargauer Zeitung . ( aargauerzeitung.ch [accessed on October 25, 2016]).
  4. ↑ These two tricks made Gregory Hofmann the best Swiss goalscorer. In: watson.ch. October 17, 2017, accessed May 14, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Sven Aregger: Hofmann is the next high profile for EV Zug. In: luzernerzeitung.ch . December 4, 2018, accessed May 14, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b Dominik Kubalik was elected MVP of the regular season at the Hockey Awards. In: sport.ch. March 7, 2019, accessed May 14, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Two newcomers to the line-up: Hofmann and Vermin before their debut . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 25, 2013, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed October 25, 2016]).
  8. ↑ Teams - 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. In: iihfworlds2016.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016 .
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Squad EV train in the season 2019/20
personal data
SURNAME Hofmann, Grégory
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hofmann, Gregory
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuchâtel