Alain Berger (ice hockey)

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Alain Berger
Born (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for SC Bern
Hamilton Bulldogs
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2022

Alain Berger (born December 27, 1990) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey forward who most notably played for SC Bern of the National League (NL).

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Playing career

Originally developing with SC Bern in Switzerland, Berger played two seasons of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, but was not drafted by a National Hockey League club. On April 8, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens signed Berger as a free agent to three-year entry-level contract. [1]

Berger returned to play for SC Bern on December 11, 2012, after he was granted a release in the midst of his contract with the Canadiens. [2]

On January 20, 2017, Berger was suspended for two games and fined CHF 2,420 for a hit to the head of EHC Kloten's Lukas Stoop.

On December 18, 2019, Berger agreed to an early two-year contract extension with SC Bern through the 2021–22 season.

Personal

Alain is married to famous Canadian social media personality Zar Ann

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Young Sprinters NLB 2023522—————
2007–08 SC Bern NLA 10000—————
2008–09Young SprintersNLB269101938—————
2008–09 SC BernNLA190006—————
2009–10 Oshawa Generals OHL 4419143356—————
2010–11 Oshawa GeneralsOHL65292352861053814
2011–12 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4716717—————
2012–13 Hamilton BulldogsAHL90004—————
2012–13 SC BernNLA2022482021310
2013–14 SC BernNLA3613428—————
2014–15 SC BernNLA508111926110004
2015–16 SC BernNLA4934734143146
2016–17 SC BernNLA46371049161016
2017–18 SC BernNL3927981100014
2018–19 SC BernNL50235281702210
2019–20 SC BernNL5021320—————
2020–21 SC BernNL421123290000
2021–22 SC BernNL481124—————
NL totals45025406524398641050

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Switzerland WJC18 8th62026
2009 Switzerland WJC-D1 11th51126
Junior totals1131412

Awards and honours

AwardYear
NL
Champion (SC Bern) 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract". Montreal Canadiens. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Alain Berger Züruck Zum SC Bern". www.scb.ch. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. ↑ "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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