Michael Fora
Date of birth | October 30, 1995 |
place of birth | Giubiasco , Switzerland |
Size | 192 cm |
Weight | 97 kg |
position | defender |
number | # 29 |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
until 2014 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
2014-2015 | Kamloops Blazers |
2015-2018 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
2018 | Charlotte Checkers |
since 2018 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
Michael Fora (born October 30, 1995 in Giubiasco ) is a Swiss ice hockey player who has been under contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta since October 2018, where he plays the position of defender .
Career
Fora learned to play ice hockey in the youth of the GDT Bellinzona , in 2009 the Ticino moved to the youth division of HC Ambrì-Piotta . Following a year abroad (2014/15) with the Kamloops Blazers in the Canadian province of British Columbia , he made his debut for HCAP in the National League A in the 2015/16 season . Before the 2017/18 season, Fora was appointed team captain at Ambrì-Piotta .
In June 2018, Fora decided to move to North America again and signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes from the National Hockey League (NHL). In October of the same year he returned to Ambrì-Piotta after his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes had been terminated.
International
In the spring of 2015 he received his first squad for the Swiss men's national team, having previously represented his country in the U16, U18, U19 and U20 age groups on international ice. He then won the silver medal with the men at the 2018 World Cup .
Achievements and Awards
- 2018 silver medal at the world championship
Career statistics
Status: end of the 2018/19 season
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
2012/13 | HC Ambrì-Piotta U20 | U20 elite | 38 | 3 | 8th | 11 | 52 | 10 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6th | ||
2013/14 | HC Ambrì-Piotta U20 | U20 elite | 38 | 5 | 4th | 9 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | ||
2013/14 | GDT Bellinzona | RL | 7th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22nd | 5 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | ||
2014/15 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 6th | 26th | 32 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2015/16 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 33 | 6 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2016/17 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 50 | 1 | 8th | 9 | 56 | 10 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | ||
2017/18 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NL | 50 | 6th | 21st | 27 | 26th | 3 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2018/19 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2018/19 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NL | 30th | 4th | 10 | 14th | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
U20 elite overall | 76 | 8th | 12 | 20th | 118 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||
National League (A) overall | 162 | 14th | 42 | 56 | 147 | 24 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 29 |
International
Represented Switzerland at:
year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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2015 | Switzerland | U20 World Cup | 9th place | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2018 | Switzerland | WM | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
2019 | Switzerland | WM | 8th place | 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | |
Juniors overall | 6th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Men overall | 18th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
( 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
- Michael Fora at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fora è in Nazionale. Come mai Ambrì e Lugano non l'hanno considerato? È preoccupante. In: Ticinonline. April 1, 2015, accessed January 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Ambri brings Michael Fora back from Canada . In: Aargauer Zeitung . July 3, 2015 ( aargauerzeitung.ch [accessed January 4, 2018]).
- ↑ Terrell Williams: Canes Sign Fora to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com, June 15, 2018, accessed June 18, 2018 .
- ↑ https://www.srf.ch/sport/eishockey/national-league/nhl-ablebnis-zu-ende-michael-fora-kehrt-nach-ambri-zurueck
- ^ Sta: First national team for Fora . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . ( srf.ch [accessed on January 4, 2018]).
Goalkeeper:
Benjamin Conz
Defender:
Isacco Dotti |
Jannik Fischer |
Tobias Fohrler |
Michael Fora ( A ) |
Igor Jelovac |
Michaël Ngoy |
Julian Payr |
Christian Pinana |
Nick Plastino
attacker:
Elias Bianchi ( C ) |
Matt D'Agostini |
Chris Egli |
Brian Flynn |
Tommaso Goi |
Fabio Hofer |
Patrick Incir |
Johnny Kneubuehler |
Diego Kostner |
Marco Müller ( A ) |
Joël Neuenschwander |
Jiří Novotný |
Dario Rohrbach |
Robert Sabolič |
Noele Trisconi |
Dominic Zwerger
Head coach: Luca Cereda Assistant coach: René Matte General manager: Paolo Duca
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fora, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1995 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Giubiasco , Switzerland |