Severin Blindenbacher

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Severin Blindenbacher
Date of birth March 15, 1983
place of birth Zurich , Switzerland
Size 180 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
number # 5
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2001 , 9th lap, 273rd position
Phoenix Coyotes
Career stations
1999-2005 Kloten Flyers
2005-2009 ZSC Lions
2009-2010 Färjestad BK
2010-2011 Texas Stars
since 2011 ZSC Lions

Severin Blindenbacher (born March 15, 1983 in Zurich ) is a Swiss ice hockey player . He is currently under contract with the ZSC Lions in the Swiss National League A.

Career

Blindenbacher played for Kloten Flyers before moving to his hometown in 2005 . He had already played there as a junior and made his professional debut in the National League A in the 2000/01 season . During his time in Kloten he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2001 in the ninth round in 273rd position by the Phoenix Coyotes . With the ZSC Lions he won the Swiss championship title in 2008 and the Champions Hockey League in 2009 . From summer 2009 he played for the reigning Swedish champions Färjestad BK in the Elitserien .

For the 2010/11 season Blindenbacher went to North America and was signed by the Dallas Stars . After the training camp he was sent by the Stars to their farm team , the Texas Stars , in the American Hockey League . In February 2011, he ended his engagement in North America after the Dallas Stars put him on the waiver list, but the defender had not been selected by any of the teams. About a month later he signed a contract with the ZSC Lions, valid from the 2011/12 season.

International

In 2001 Blindenbacher took part in a major international tournament for the Swiss junior team for the first time, the U18 World Cup . He won the silver medal with the U18 selection. In the same year he also took part in the U20 World Cup. Further appearances in U20 world championships followed in 2002 and 2003 , before he became a member of the Swiss national ice hockey team in 2003 . With this he played the World Championships in 2003 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 and 2012 as well as the Olympic ice hockey tournaments in 2006 and 2010 .

At the 2013 World Cup in Stockholm and Helsinki he was again part of the national team and won the silver medal with it. In August 2016 he announced his resignation from the national team.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 Kloten Flyers NLA 27 0 2 2 17th 9 0 0 0 10
2001/02 Kloten Flyers NLA 38 1 3 4th 22nd 10 0 2 2 10
2002/03 Kloten Flyers NLA 43 4th 19th 23 52 5 1 0 1 4th
2003/04 Kloten Flyers NLA 34 4th 10 14th 56 - - - - -
2004/05 Kloten Flyers NLA 41 10 15th 25th 66 5 1 3 4th 10
2005/06 ZSC Lions NLA 44 2 7th 9 68 10 4th 0 4th 6th
2006/07 ZSC Lions NLA 39 6th 12 18th 54 7th 0 1 1 8th
2007/08 ZSC Lions NLA 47 10 8th 18th 77 16 2 2 4th 16
2008/09 ZSC Lions NLA 47 13 21st 34 68 4th 0 0 0 0
2009/10 Färjestad BK Elitserien 48 8th 11 19th 44 7th 1 1 2 6th
2010/11 Texas Stars AHL 26th 1 9 10 10 - - - - -
2011/12 ZSC Lions NLA 40 5 17th 22nd 77 15th 0 4th 4th 16
2012/13 ZSC Lions NLA 35 1 7th 8th 36 10 2 1 3 29
2013/14 ZSC Lions NLA 50 1 11 12 44 18th 1 3 4th 16
NLA total 485 57 132 189 637 109 11 16 27 125
Elitserien total 48 8th 11 19th 44 7th 1 1 2 6th
AHL total 26th 1 9 10 10 - - - - -

International

Represented Switzerland at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
2000 Switzerland U18 World Cup 7th 0 0 0 8th
2001 Switzerland U20 World Cup 7th 0 0 0 10
2001 Switzerland U18 World Cup 7th 2 3 5 10
2002 Switzerland U20 World Cup 7th 0 0 0 4th
2003 Switzerland U20 World Cup 6th 2 3 5 4th
2003 Switzerland WM 7th 0 1 1 0
2005 Switzerland WM 6th 1 1 2 12
2006 Switzerland Olympia 6th 0 1 1 6th
2006 Switzerland WM 5 0 2 2 12
2007 Switzerland WM 7th 0 1 1 2
2008 Switzerland WM 6th 0 3 3 2
2009 Switzerland WM 6th 0 2 2 6th
2010 Switzerland Olympia 5 1 1 2 4th
2012 Switzerland WM 7th 0 3 3 2
2013 Switzerland WM 10 0 1 1 12
Juniors overall 34 4th 6th 10 36
Men overall 65 2 16 18th 58

( 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. ↑ Blindenbacher goes north. In: iihf.com. November 20, 2008, accessed September 5, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Blindenbacher stops in the national team. In: Neue Luzerner Zeitung. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 4, 2016 .
Logo of the ZSC Lions
ZSC Lions squad in the 2019/20 season
personal data
SURNAME Blindenbacher, Severin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich