Martin Plüss

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Martin Plüss
Date of birth April 5th 1977
place of birth Murgenthal , Switzerland
Size 174 cm
Weight 80 kg
position striker
number # 28
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1994-2004 Kloten Flyers
2004-2008 Frölunda HC
2008-2017 SC Bern

Martin Plüss (born April 5, 1977 in Murgenthal ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player who was under contract with EHC Kloten  and SC Bern in the Swiss National League A as well as with the Swedish first division club Frölunda HC . For many years he also played for the Swiss national team and played 236 international matches. His younger brother Benjamin Plüss was also a hockey player.

Career

In the national league and elite series

Plüss began his career at EHC Kloten , for whom he made his debut in National League A in 1994 at the age of 17 . With the team from the canton of Zurich , he became Swiss champions in 1995 and 1996 . In the 2000/01 season he was voted the most valuable player in the National League A. A season later , he was the second best scorer in the league behind the Canadian Christian Dubé from HC Lugano . In autumn 2004 he was signed by Frölunda HC from the Swedish Elitserien and played in Sweden until the end of the 2007/08 season, where he won the Swedish championship with the Gothenburg team in 2005 with and with the title "Best Swiss abroad" was honored. He was usually used as a center and was a good face-off player and scorer.

In 2008 he signed a contract with SC Bern , with whom he again became Swiss champions in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017 and his country's cup winners in 2015 . In 2010, 2011 and 2015 he was elected to the All-Star Team of the National League A and in 2013 and 2015, after more than a decade, was again named the most valuable player in the league. After winning the title in 2017 (he was team captain) and after a disagreement over the contract extension, he did not receive a new contract with SC Bern. In mid-November 2017 he announced the end of his playing career.

International

In the junior division, Plüss took part in the U18 European Championship in 1995 and the U20 World Championship in 1996 and 1997 for Switzerland.

Plüss has played over 236 international matches for the Swiss national team . He played at the World Championships in 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 and 2013 . At his last World Cup in 2013 in Stockholm and Helsinki , he and his team won the silver medal, a success that Switzerland could only achieve at the 1935 World Cup .

He also played at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , 2006 in Turin , 2010 in Vancouver and 2014 in Sochi . He also played several times in the Germany Cup , which he won with the team from his home country in 2001 .

Achievements and Awards

In national leagues

  • 1995 Swiss champion with the EHC Kloten
  • 1996 Swiss champion with the EHC Kloten
  • 2001 Most valuable player in the National League A.
  • 2005 Swedish champion with the Frölunda HC
  • 2005 Best Swiss player abroad
  • 2010 Swiss champion with SC Bern
  • 2010 All-Star Team of the National League A
  • 2011 All-Star Team of the National League A
  • 2013 Swiss champion with SC Bern
  • 2013 Most valuable player in the National League A.
  • 2015 Swiss Cup winner with SC Bern
  • 2015 Most valuable player in the National League A.
  • 2015 All-Star Team of the National League A
  • 2016 Swiss champions with SC Bern
  • 2017 Swiss champions with SC Bern

International

Career statistics

Club competitions

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 EHC Kloten NLA 19th - - - 2
1995/96 EHC Kloten NLA 16 - - - 4th 4th - - - -
1996/97 EHC Kloten NLA 45 6th 5 11 30th 4th 0 1 1 12
1997/98 EHC Kloten NLA 40 9 10 19th 12 6th 0 2 2 10
1998/99 EHC Kloten NLA 45 11 21st 32 32 12 3 1 4th 8th
1999/00 EHC Kloten NLA 39 10 18th 28 54 7th 2 2 4th 0
2000/01 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 9 26th 35 30th 5 4th 4th 8th 4th
2001/02 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 23 32 55 30th 10 2 7th 9 4th
2002/03 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 13 18th 31 44 5 2 3 5 0
2003/04 Kloten Flyers NLA 31 15th 23 38 12 - - - - -
2003/04 Frölunda HC Elitserien 7th 2 1 3 2 - - - - -
2004/05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 46 23 16 39 42 13 1 0 1 8th
2005/06 Frölunda HC Elitserien 45 10 12 22nd 36 19th 4th 4th 8th 24
2006/07 Frölunda HC Elitserien 54 17th 33 50 96 - - - - -
2007/08 Frölunda HC Elitserien 50 16 9 25th 32 6th 2 0 2 4th
2008/09 SC Bern NLA 38 21st 22nd 43 58 6th 4th 4th 8th 0
2009/10 SC Bern NLA 45 15th 27 42 18th 15th 3 10 13 12
2010/11 SC Bern NLA 47 22nd 16 38 20th 11 6th 4th 10 24
2011/12 SC Bern NLA 49 11 18th 29 28 17th 6th 4th 10 6th
2012/13 SC Bern NLA 50 18th 16 34 26th 20th 10 6th 16 10
2013/14 SC Bern NLA 45 14th 22nd 36 26th 6 1 2 2 4th 6th
2014/15 SC Bern NLA 50 23 22nd 45 18th 11 2 2 4th 14th
2015/16 SC Bern NLA 50 16 16 32 18th 11 0 5 5 2
2016/17 SC Bern NLA 50 19th 14th 33 32 15th 2 6th 8th 24
Elitserien total 162 68 71 179 266 38 7th 4th 11 36
NLA total 791 255 327 581 492 165 48 63 111 124

1 = games in the relegation.

International

Represented Switzerland at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Switzerland U18 European Championship 5 0 2 2 0
1996 Switzerland U20 World Cup 6th 0 0 0 0
1997 Switzerland U20 World Cup 6th 3 1 4th 4th
1998 Switzerland WM 9 0 1 1 4th
1999 Switzerland WM 6th 0 1 1 2
2001 Switzerland WM 6th 3 2 5 0
2002 Switzerland Olympia 4th 2 0 2 2
2002 Switzerland WM 6th 2 1 3 0
2003 Switzerland WM 7th 5 1 6th 2
2004 Switzerland WM 7th 1 1 2 2
2005 Switzerland WM 7th 3 2 5 6th
2006 Switzerland Olympia 6th 0 3 3 8th
2006 Switzerland WM 6th 2 3 5 14th
2009 Switzerland WM 6th 3 1 4th 4th
2010 Switzerland Olympia 5 0 3 3 0
2010 Switzerland WM 7th 4th 2 6th 25th
2011 Switzerland WM 6th 0 3 3 2
2013 Switzerland WM 10 0 6th 6th 4th
2014 Switzerland Olympia 4th 1 0 1 0
Juniors overall 17th 3 3 6th 4th
Men overall 102 26th 30th 56 75

( 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 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SCB Captain Martin Plüss on his own future. (No longer available online.) In: luzernerzeitung.ch. April 18, 2017, archived from the original on August 17, 2017 ; Retrieved May 29, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.luzernerzeitung.ch
  2. ↑ https://www.srf.ch/sport/eishockey/martin-pluess-tritt-zurueck
  3. ↑ sehv.ch, player statistics, completed international matches (PDF; 1.2 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Goodbye, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 5th 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Murgenthal