Rolf Ziegler (ice hockey player)

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Rolf Ziegler Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 14, 1975
place of birth Renens , Switzerland
Size 190 cm
Weight 92 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 1996 Grasshopper Club Zurich
1996 Raleigh IceCaps
1996-1997 Lausanne HC
1997 Frankfurt Lions
1997-1999 HC Lugano
1999-2000 Friborg-Gottéron
2000-2007 SC Bern

Rolf Ziegler (born September 14, 1975 in Renens ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player who, during his active career between 1993 and 2007, worked for the Grasshopper Club Zurich , Lausanne HC , EHC Chur , HC Lugano , Friborg-Gottéron and SC Bern in of National League A and National League B played in the position of defender .

Career

Ziegler, who was initially active as a junior player for lower-class teams from Wallisellen and Kloten , made his debut for Grasshopper Club Zurich in the National League B during the 1993/94 season . For Zurich, the physically strong defensive player was on the ice for three seasons in the second highest Swiss league. The 1996/97 spent Ziegler predominantly in the league competitors Lausanne HC and completed its successful to date statistically game time, 20 Scorer points in 42 parts of the main round. With 117 penalty minutes, the powerful clearer underlined his physical potential for the first time, which the defender developed into an elementary part of his playing style in the following years.

During this time, the national defender also played six games for the Raleigh IceCaps from the East Coast Hockey League . In the following season, the reliable defensive player was active for both EHC Chur in National League B and HC Lugano in National League A and the Frankfurt Lions in the German Ice Hockey League . In the Luganesi jersey , the Swiss finally became a regular player in the National League A and won the first Swiss championship of his career with the Ticino team in 1999 . After winning the title, however, Lugano coach Jim Koleff let him move to Friborg-Gottéron ; as compensation, the Luganesi received defensive defender Olivier Keller .

For this, the 190 cm tall actor was on the ice for a year of play. In December 1999 he signed a contract with SC Bern for the 2000/01 season , while Ziegler was still in action for Friborg-Gottéron in the National League A. In his first season in the SCB dress, he set new personal records in the categories plus / minus balance and number of penalty minutes. During his time with the Berner Mutzen he played together with his brother Thomas Ziegler , who like Rolf prefers a physical style of play. After Rolf Ziegler increasingly appeared in offensive actions in his first season wearing the SC Bern jersey, the defensive player in the following years largely limited himself to his role as a so-called Big Bad Bear , an uncompromising clearer and actor who wore down the opposing lines of attack puts the focus.

In the 2003/04 season he won the eleventh championship title in club history with the Bernese; this was Ziegler's second championship win of his career. In his role as clearer and tough guy, he played a decisive role in this success, particularly in the playoff final series against HC Lugano. On the ice, Ziegler was also seen as a provocateur, who showed a high level of motivation with physical effort and sometimes borderline actions and showed extraordinary devotion for the club. A comparable type of player was his Canadian SCB teammate at the time, Yves Sarault . After three more seasons in the outfit of SC Bern, Ziegler ended his active career at the end of the 2006/07 season .

International

As a member of the Swiss national team , Ziegler took part in the Junior B World Championship in 1995 at junior level . At the Junior B World Championship he and the ice comrades were promoted to the A group. In addition, the defender was elected to the all-star team of the event and, along with Vjeran Ivanković, was one of two Swiss who succeeded in this at this tournament. He was on the ice for the senior team at the 2000 World Cup and spent four minutes in the penalty box in his seven World Cup appearances.

Achievements and Awards

International

  • 1995 Promotion to the A group at the Junior B World Championship
  • 1995 All-Star-Team of the Junior B World Championship

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Simon Graf, Urs Keel, Klaus Zaugg: Ice Hockey Stars 2002 . 2001, p. 60 .
  2. ^ Simon Graf, Urs Keel, Klaus Zaugg: Ice Hockey Stars 2004 . 2003, p. 85 .
  3. ^ Simon Graf, Urs Keel, Klaus Zaugg: Ice Hockey Stars 2004 . 2003, p. 84 .
  4. ^ A b Benjamin Muschg, Simon Graf, Klaus Zaugg: Ice Hockey Stars 2005 . 2004, p. 61 .
  5. ↑ Joël Wüthrich: Yves Sarault: The 'honest plague'. St. Gallen Online, June 8, 2005, accessed April 26, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Ziegler, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Renens