Patrick von Gunten

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Patrick von Gunten in the national jersey, April 29, 2012

Patrick von Gunten in the national jersey, April 29, 2012

Date of birth February 10, 1985
place of birth Biel / Bienne , Switzerland
Size 180 cm
Weight 83 kg
position defender
number # 72
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 2006 EHC Biel
2006-2011 Kloten Flyers
2011–2012 Frölunda Indians
2012-2018 EHC Kloten

Patrick von Gunten (born February 10, 1985 in Biel / Bienne ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player who was under contract with EHC Kloten in the National League for many years .

Career

Von Gunten began his career in the youth teams of the EHC Biel and made his debut in the National League B (NLB) for his club in the 2002/03 season . In 2004 and 2006 he became NLB master with the EHC. At the end of the 2005/06 season he moved to the EHC's partner club, the Kloten Flyers. There he played alongside Radek Hamr and scored six goals and 17 assists in 44 games this season. After the 2006/07 season he was named Newcomer of the Year by NLA for his performances . After the 2010/11 season, von Gunten drew a contractual release clause for a transfer abroad and moved to the Frölunda Indians in Sweden. In February 2012 von Gunten was again committed by the Flyers, with the contract valid from the 2012/13 season.

Von Gunten retired from competitive sports for health reasons at the end of 2018.

International

Von Gunten (center) with the silver medal of the 2013 World Cup

Von Gunten took part in the U20 World Junior Championship in 2005 and the U18 World Championship in 2003 . In preparation for the 2007 World Cup, he was also used in test matches of the men's national team , but did not make it into the squad for the tournament. In 2010 he took part with the national team at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver . In 2012 von Gunten took part in an A World Championship for the first time .

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

Achievements and Awards

  • Swiss NLB champions 2004 and 2006
  • Swiss Newcomer of the Year 2007
  • Vice Swiss Champion 2009 with the Kloten Flyers

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2001/02 EHC Biel Elite A Jr. 35 5 4th 9 32 2 0 1 1 0
2002/03 EHC Biel NLB 30th 1 0 1 27 10 0 0 0 4th
2002/03 EHC Biel Elite A Jr. 28 4th 5 9 66 - - - - -
2003/04 EHC Biel NLB 42 0 2 2 14th 19th 2 2 4th 24
2003/04 EHC Biel Elite A Jr. 9 5 4th 9 18th - - - - -
2004/05 EHC Biel NLB 35 4th 7th 11 18th 12 2 3 5 4th
2005/06 EHC Biel NLB 42 14th 9 23 76 21st 0 7th 7th 28
2005/06 Kloten Flyers NLA 6th 2 0 2 2 - - - - -
2006/07 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 6th 17th 23 26th 11 3 3 6th 18th
2007/08 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 7th 9 18th 50 5 0 0 0 10
2008/09 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 12 15th 27 90 15th 5 4th 9 6th
2009/10 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 11 24 35 30th 10 0 1 1 12
2010/11 Kloten Flyers NLA 49 6th 22nd 28 34 18th 2 10 12 6th
2011/12 Frölunda HC SEL 51 5 19th 24 12 6th 0 0 0 0
2012/13 Kloten Flyers NLA 35 5 10 15th 24 5 1 2 2 4th 4th
2013/14 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 3 12 15th 32 14th 1 1 2 10
2014/15 Kloten Flyers NLA 46 3 9 12 20th 4 1 0 1 1 2
2015/16 Kloten Flyers NLA 37 2 15th 17th 39 4th 0 0 0 6th
2016/17 EHC Kloten NLA 15th 3 5 8th 18th 4 1 0 3 3 2
2017/18 EHC Kloten NL 34 3 11 14th 16 - - - - -
Elite A Juniors total 72 14th 13 27 116 2 0 1 1 0
NLB total 149 19th 18th 37 135 62 4th 12 16 60
NLA total 458 63 149 212 381 77 13 19th 30th 68
Elitserien total 51 5 19th 24 12 6th 0 0 0 0

International

year team event Sp T V Pt SM +/-
2003 Switzerland U18 World Cup 6th 0 1 1 6th −1
2005 Switzerland U20 World Cup 6th 0 1 1 2 +1
2010 Switzerland Olympia 5 1 0 1 0 −1
2012 Switzerland WM 7th 0 0 0 0 ± 0
2013 Switzerland WM 10 1 1 2 0 +2
2014 Switzerland Olympia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 12 0 2 2 8th ± 0
Men overall 24 2 1 3 0 +1

( 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. klotenflyersinsider.blogspot.com, Patrick Von Gunten is Newcomer of the Year!
  2. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , Patrick von Gunten has to end his career , January 29, 2018