René Swette
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| Date of birth | August 21, 1988 | 
| place of birth | Lustenau , Austria | 
| size | 183 cm | 
| Weight | 79 kg | 
| position | goalkeeper | 
| number | # 30/33 | 
| Catch hand | Left | 
| Career stations | |
| 2003-2008 | EHC Lustenau | 
| 2008-2016 | EC KAC | 
| 2016 | EHC Linz | 
| 2016-2017 | Dresden Ice Lions | 
| 2017 | EC VSV | 
| 2017-2019 | HC Innsbruck | 
| 2019-2020 | EHC Lustenau | 
| since 2019 | HC Innsbruck | 
René Swette (born August 21, 1988 in Lustenau ) is an Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper who has been playing again for HC Innsbruck in the Austrian ice hockey league since August 2019 .
Career
Swette began his career at a young age in the various youth teams of the EHC Lustenau . Thanks to his good performances, he was able to quickly establish himself in the fighting team and reached the climax of his young career in the 2005/06 season , when he was the first goalkeeper with his home club to become champion of the National League , Austria's second-highest division. At the time, Swette was still seventeen years old. After two more successful years in the national league , he signed a contract with the EC KAC and moved to the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga .
There he acted as a backup goalie behind Hannes Enzenhofer and showed excellent performances. After an injury to Enzenhofer, he ended the season as a substitute goalkeeper behind Travis Scott and celebrated his first Bundesliga shutout on December 9th against the Vienna Capitals . Swette even led the goalkeeper statistics at times and ended the season in second place behind Scott. In the 2009/10 season he finally rose to become the first goalkeeper at EC KAC. With the Carinthians he won the Austrian championship title in 2009 and 2013 . In 2013 he achieved the best catch quota in the Austrian league with 92.8% and also the best goals against goals in the playoffs with 1.47 GAA . No new contract option was offered to Swette in 2016. Swette came to the KAC on 227 missions, which was a club record since the establishment of the top division in 2000. His successor as the first goalkeeper was Tomáš Duba .
In October 2016, EBEL rival EHC Linz announced that it would sign René Swette for at least one month due to Michael Ouzas' absence . In November 2016 Swette switched to the DEL2 with a short-term contract with the Dresdner Eislöwen , which expired in January 2017. He was then signed by the EC VSV to replace Olivier Roy , who was injured due to injury .
In May 2017 he was signed by HC Innsbruck .
International
At the U20 World Cup in Division I in 2007 , René Swette was appointed to the junior national team for the first time and was back in the squad again in 2008 , when he achieved the second-highest catch quota and the second-best goal against goals after the German Timo Pielmeier . At the 2008 World Cup, he scored his first shutout in an international competition.
On April 10, 2009 Swette was in the 8-1 defeat in Innsbruck against Russia in the senior national team , but did not make it into the World Cup team. However, he was then part of the Alpine team at the World Championships in the top division in 2011 , 2013 and 2015 , the World Championships in Division I in 2014 and the Olympic qualification for the 2014 Games , the Winter Games in Sochi itself and the Olympic qualification for the Pyeongchang Games in 2018 . So far, however, he has only been used at the 2013 World Cup, when he conceded three goals in the final 4-8 defeat against Russia in the first third and then had to clear the space between the posts for Bernhard Starkbaum , and at the 2015 World Cup, when he stood three times in the gate of the Alpine countries.
successes
- 2006: National league champion with the EHC Lustenau
- 2009: Austrian champion with the Klagenfurt AC
- 2013: Austrian champion with the Klagenfurt AC
- 2013: Best catch quota in the Austrian Ice Hockey League
- 2014: Promotion to the top division at the World Championship of Division I, Group A.
statistics
Main round
| season | team | league | GP | MIP | SO-CALLED | SVS | GA | SVS% | ATM | W. | L. | T | SO | G | A. | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/04 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2004/05 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2004/05 | EHC Feldkirch 2000 | Oberliga | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2004/05 | Feldkirch / Lustenau | U20 | 19th | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2005/06 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 15th | 871 | 456 | 410 | 46 | 89.91 | 3.17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2005/06 | EHC Lustenau | U20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 14th | ||||||||||
| 2006/07 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 31 | 1815 | 925 | 838 | 87 | 90.59 | 2.88 | 0 | 4th | 10 | ||||
| 2007/08 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 30th | 1774 | 964 | 864 | 100 | 89.63 | 3.38 | 22nd | 8th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2008/09 | EC KAC | EBEL | 21st | 1211 | 630 | 583 | 47 | 92.54 | 2.33 | 14th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2009/10 | EC KAC | EBEL | 36 | 2019 | 1071 | 974 | 97 | 90.94 | 2.88 | 19th | 14th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2010/11 | EC KAC | EBEL | 26th | 1511 | 813 | 733 | 80 | 90.16 | 3.18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 
| 2011/12 | EC KAC | EBEL | 25th | 1507 | 804 | 739 | 65 | 91.92 | 2.59 | 2 | 14th | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 
| 2012/13 | EC KAC | EBEL | 25th | 1457 | 824 | 764 | 60 | 92.72 | 2.47 | 15th | 8th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2013/14 | EC KAC | EBEL | 36 | 2115 | 1024 | 938 | 86 | 91.60 | 2.44 | 18th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 2014/15 | EC KAC | EBEL | 14th | 741 | 378 | 336 | 42 | 88.89 | 3.33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015/16 | EC KAC | EBEL | 16 | 832 | 394 | 355 | 39 | 90.10 | 2.81 | |||||||
| 2016/17 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 1 | 65 | 28 | 26th | 2 | 92.86 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Dresden Ice Lions | DEL2 | 10 | 595 | 280 | 253 | 27 | 90.36 | 2.72 | 4th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EC VSV | EBEL | 2 | 90 | 51 | 44 | 7th | 86.27 | 4.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Playoffs
| season | team | league | GP | MIP | SO-CALLED | SVS | GA | SVS% | ATM | W. | L. | T | SO | G | A. | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 12 | 730 | 387 | 349 | 38 | 90.18 | 3.12 | 8th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2006/07 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 7th | 429 | 224 | 197 | 27 | 87.95 | 3.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007/08 | EHC Lustenau | National league | 7th | 430 | 233 | 207 | 26th | 88.84 | 3.63 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2008/09 | EC KAC | EBEL | 1 | 20th | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83.33 | 6:00 am | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2010/11 | EC KAC | EBEL | 1 | 31 | 21st | 20th | 1 | 95.24 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2012/13 | EC KAC | EBEL | 14th | 819 | 454 | 434 | 20th | 95.59 | 1.47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2014/15 | EC KAC | EBEL | 6th | 349 | 211 | 198 | 13 | 93.84 | 2.24 | 3 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015/16 | EC KAC | EBEL | 6th | 368 | 211 | 193 | 18th | 91.47 | 2.94 | 
National team
| season | team | league | GP | MIP | SO-CALLED | SVS | GA | SVS% | ATM | W. | L. | T | SO | G | A. | PIM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Austria | U20 World Cup, Div I | 5 | 264 | 122 | 110 | 12 | 90.16 | 2.73 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2008 | Austria | U20 World Cup, Div I | 4th | 239 | 96 | 86 | 10 | 89.58 | 2.51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2009 | Austria | Polesie Cup | 1 | 60 | 28 | 24 | 4th | 85.71 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2011 | Austria | WM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2013 | Austria | Olympic qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2013 | Austria | WM | 1 | 20th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2014 | Austria | Olympia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2014 | Austria | WM, Div I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2015 | Austria | WM | 3 | 68 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 82.69 | 7.92 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2016 | Austria | Olympic qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1 play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)
Web links
- René Swette at eliteprospects.com (English)
- René Swette at eurohockey.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ice hockey: Ex-KAC goalie Swette moved to Innsbruck. In: Tyrolean daily newspaper . May 3, 2017, accessed March 8, 2020 .
Goalkeeper:  
Tom McCollum  |
Kilian Leitner  |
René Swette  
Defender:  
Michael Boivin  |
Tyler Cuma  |
Sacha Guimond  |
Lukas Jaunegg  |
Jan Lattner  |
Jonathan Racine  |
Colton Saucerman  |
Adrian Saxrud Danielsen  |
Kevin Tansey  |
Thomas Vallant  |
Jakob Wetzelsberger  
Attacker:  
Felix Brunner  |
Lukas Bear  |
Braden Christoffer  |
Daniel Ciampini  |
Max Gerlach  |
Félix Girard  |
Caleb Herbert  |
Sam Lord  |
Henrik Hochfilzer  |
Christian Jennes  |
Tobias Krippels  |
Christof Kromp  |
Michael Kuprian  |
Thomas Mader  |
Clemens Paulweber  |
Deven Sideroff  |
Jesper Thörnberg  |
Marcel Westerthaler  |
Dario Winkler  |
Miha Zajc  
Head Coach:  Mitch O'Keefe    Assistant  Coach    : Florian Pedevilla General Manager:  Günther Hanschitz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Swette, René | 
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper | 
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1988 | 
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lustenau | 



