Christian Marti

Christian Marti
Marti in 2024 with ZSC Lions
Born	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 32) Bülach, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NL team Former teams	ZSC Lions Kloten Flyers Genève-Servette HC Lehigh Valley Phantoms
National team	Switzerland
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Christian Marti (born 29 March 1993) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Marti participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team. After transferring from the Kloten Flyers and playing two National League A seasons with Genève-Servette HC, Marti as an undrafted free agent, signed to an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on 1 May 2015. ^[1]

In the 2015–16 season, Marti attended the Flyers training camp before he was reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In 27 games with the Phantoms, Marti registered 1 assist while also appearing in two games with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.

At the conclusion of his first North American season, Marti opted to leave the Flyers organization and return to his native Switzerland, signing a three-year deal with the ZSC Lions on 14 June 2016. ^[2]

International play

Medal record
Representing    Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2024 Czechia
	2025 Sweden/Denmark

Marti represented Switzerland at the Ice Hockey World Championships and won silver medals in 2024 and 2025. ^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Kloten Flyers	SUI U17		30	2	6	8	48		10	1	2	3	30
2009–10	Kloten Flyers	SUI U17		28	11	14	25	86		10	2	6	8	26
2009–10	Kloten Flyers	SUI U20		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kloten Flyers	SUI U20		38	3	6	9	22		11	0	0	0	28
2011–12	Kloten Flyers	SUI U20		12	4	6	10	24		3	1	0	1	0
2011–12	Kloten Flyers	NLA		41	0	2	2	6		5	0	0	0	2
2012–13	Blainville–Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL		46	5	9	14	35		15	1	3	4	6
2013–14	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		50	4	8	12	24		12	1	4	5	8
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		32	1	7	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		27	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Reading Royals	ECHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	ZSC Lions	NLA		48	2	8	10	43		6	1	0	1	8
2017–18	ZSC Lions	NL		28	1	3	4	10		13	0	1	1	8
2018–19	ZSC Lions	NL		48	0	3	3	32		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	ZSC Lions	NL		50	2	16	18	48		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	ZSC Lions	NL		51	2	13	15	22		9	1	2	3	0
2021–22	ZSC Lions	NL		51	2	12	14	22		18	1	5	6	16
NL totals				399	14	72	86	227		63	4	12	16	42

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Switzerland	U18	7th		6	0	0	0	16
2012	Switzerland	WJC	8th		6	1	0	1	0
2013	Switzerland	WJC	6th		6	1	2	3	4
2016	Switzerland	WC	11th		4	0	0	0	4
2017	Switzerland	WC	6th		8	0	1	1	2
2022	Switzerland	WC	5th		5	0	1	1	2
2024	Switzerland	WC			10	0	0	0	2
2025	Switzerland	WC			8	1	6	7	2
Junior totals					18	2	2	4	20
Senior totals					35	1	8	9	12

References

1. "Flyers sign Swiss defenseman Christian Marti". Philadelphia Flyers. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
2. "ZSC Lions sign Christian Marti" (in German). ZSC Lions. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
3. "Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final". swisshockeynews.ch. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database