Mathias Seger

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IIHF Hall of Fame , 2020
Mathias Seger
Date of birth 17th December 1977
place of birth Flawil , Switzerland
Nickname Segi
Size 181 cm
Weight 84 kg
position defender
number # 15
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1996-1999 SC Rapperswil-Jona
1999-2018 ZSC Lions

Mathias Seger (born December 17, 1977 in Flawil ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player . From the 1999/2000 season to the 2017/18 season he played for the ZSC Lions in the National League A in the position of defender .

Career

Mathias Seger (center) in a duel with Denis Hollenstein

Seger began his career at EHC Uzwil before playing for SC Rapperswil-Jona in the National League A between 1996 and 1999 . He made his NLA debut in 1996; in his first season he formed a defender pair with the Finn Kari Martikainen . He then took third place in the choice of the best newcomer. Since 1999 he has been a regular with the ZSC Lions, with whom he became Swiss champions in 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2018 and won the IIHF Continental Cup twice (2000 and 2002). Furthermore, Seger won the Champions Hockey League with his team in 2009 .

Seger took over the captaincy of the ZSC Lions for the 2005/06 season as the successor to Mark Streit . In the 2009/10 season he achieved a total of 51 points scorer in 48 qualifying games, which was the best career result for the Swiss national player. The following season 2010/11 did not go as desired with a plus / minus value of -25 over the entire season, which meant the worst value in the team of the city of Zurich. Seger missed the start of the 2011/12 season due to a cheekbone fracture that he suffered from a punch from SCB player Johann Morant . In the playoff final series against SC Bern , he scored the winning goal for the ZSC Lions in overtime of the fifth game, who won the series against the Bernese 4: 3 after a 3-1 deficit. His contractual relationship with Zurich was extended to the end of the 2016/17 season. On September 30, 2016, he completed his 1079th NLA game and thus became the new record holder.

Immediately after winning the championship with the ZSC Lions in spring 2018, he ended his playing career. On the occasion of the farewell, the Aargauer Zeitung described him as "a unique piece in the best sense of the word, one of the greatest Swiss hockey players".

Seger was considered an offensive defender who took on a leadership role on the ice and was widely viewed as a key player in the ZSC Lions.

His jersey number 15 was banned by the ZSC Lions after his career ended.

Between January and April 2019 he was Arno Del Curto's assistant trainer at ZSC.

In 2020 Seger was elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame .

International

Mathias Seger was a long-time member of the Swiss national ice hockey team and is Switzerland's record player with 305 appearances (as of October 1, 2016). The defender has been on the ice at 16 world championships, setting the world record for the number of world championships.

He took part in the following tournaments for his home country:

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1996/97 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLA 45 0 1 1 32 3 0 0 0 0
1997/98 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLA 39 7th 7th 14th 52 7th 0 3 3 12
1998/99 SC Rapperswil-Jona NLA 42 6th 9 15th 66 5 0 0 0 14th
1999/00 ZSC Lions NLA 41 5 15th 20th 64 15th 2 4th 6th 24
2000/01 ZSC Lions NLA 44 4th 12 16 40 16 2 4th 6th 18th
2001/02 ZSC Lions NLA 29 4th 10 14th 22nd 15th 0 4th 4th 20th
2002/03 ZSC Lions NLA 44 4th 10 14th 58 12 1 2 3 6th
2003/04 ZSC Lions NLA 43 3 9 12 56 13 1 3 4th 14th
2004/05 ZSC Lions NLA 25th 3 9 12 54 15th 2 3 5 28
2005/06 ZSC Lions NLA 44 8th 19th 27 96 - - - - -
2006/07 ZSC Lions NLA 44 4th 7th 11 80 5 0 0 0 6th
2007/08 ZSC Lions NLA 50 14th 12 26th 80 17th 0 5 5 20th
2008/09 ZSC Lions NLA 45 3 22nd 25th 80 4th 0 0 0 2
2009/10 ZSC Lions NLA 47 8th 43 51 80 7th 2 5 7th 8th
2010/11 ZSC Lions NLA 48 5 17th 22nd 102 5 1 1 2 4th
2011/12 ZSC Lions NLA 43 4th 17th 21st 30th 14th 2 4th 6th 4th
2012/13 ZSC Lions NLA 50 9 23 32 50 12 0 10 10 18th
2013/14 ZSC Lions NLA 45 5 14th 19th 66 17th 2 1 3 26th
2014/15 ZSC Lions NLA 42 1 14th 15th 20th 12 2 3 5 10
2015/16 ZSC Lions NLA 50 4th 12 16 24 4th 0 0 0 4th
2016/17 ZSC Lions NLA 47 1 9 10 42 16 0 1 1 0
2017/18 ZSC Lions NLA 29 0 7th 7th 22nd 2 0 0 0 4th
NLA total 937 103 300 367 1216 227 18th 54 72 266

International

Represented Switzerland at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Switzerland U18 European Championship 5 0 1 1 10
1996 Switzerland U20 World Cup 5 1 0 1 40
1997 Switzerland U20 World Cup 6th 0 2 2 10
1998 Switzerland WM 9 1 0 1 6th
1999 Switzerland WM 6th 1 1 2 8th
2000 Switzerland WM 7th 0 0 0 8th
2001 Switzerland WM 6th 0 3 3 6th
2002 Switzerland Olympia 4th 0 1 1 4th
2002 Switzerland WM 6th 0 0 0 6th
2003 Switzerland WM 7th 1 3 4th 8th
2004 Switzerland WM 7th 0 2 2 2
2005 Switzerland WM 7th 0 0 0 8th
2006 Switzerland Olympia 3 0 1 1 4th
2006 Switzerland WM 5 0 0 0 0
2008 Switzerland WM 4th 0 0 0 0
2009 Switzerland WM 6th 1 1 2 4th
2010 Switzerland Olympia 5 0 2 2 4th
2010 Switzerland WM 7th 0 2 2 6th
2011 Switzerland WM 5 0 1 1 4th
2012 Switzerland WM 7th 0 0 0 0
2013 Switzerland WM 10 0 2 2 6th
2014 Switzerland Olympia 4th 0 0 0 0
2014 Switzerland WM 7th 0 2 2 2
Juniors overall 16 1 3 4th 60
Men overall 122 4th 21st 25th 86

( 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. ↑ cf. SRF , some ice hockey databases give Ermatingen as the place of birth (e.g. Eliteprospects ), but this is the place of origin , cf. Swiss Olympic Team profile
  2. ↑ http://www.bote.ch/sport/eishockey/nla/seger-mit-titel-in-den-ruhestand;art2057,1091435
  3. ↑ a b c Urs Keel: Ice Hockey Stars 2012, ZSC Lions . 2011, p. 23 .
  4. ↑ Simon Graf, Urs Keel: Ice Hockey Stars 2013, ZSC Lions . 2012, p. 23 .
  5. ↑ https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/lösungen-mit-dem-meistertitel-die-triumphale-derniere-von-zsc-saurier-mathias-seger-132490330
  6. ↑ Fabian Sangines: Seger becomes assistant to trainer Del Curto. In: bazonline.ch. January 21, 2019, accessed February 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Player statistics, completed international matches (PDF; 1.2 MB)
  8. ↑ Ulrich Pickel: The record player Mathias Seger is splendid farewell. In: nzz.ch. September 22, 2018, accessed May 15, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Ralf Meile: This chubby boy is playing his 100th World Cup game today and becomes a world record holder - a journey through time. In: watson.ch. May 9, 2014, accessed May 15, 2020 .
  10. ^ Mathias Seger: Ice hockey legend from Eastern Switzerland enters Hall of Fame. In: fm1today.ch. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Seger, Mathias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Flawil