Dino Kessler

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Dino Kessler
Born (1966-12-23) December 23, 1966 (age 57)
Chur, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
NLB team
Former teams		 EHC Basel
NLA
EHC Chur
EV Zug
Genève-Servette HC
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Playing career 1984–2005

Dino Kessler (born December 23, 1966) is sports journalist and a former Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for EHC Basel in Switzerland's National League B.

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Kessler has participated as a member of the Swiss national team in numerous international tournaments, including the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1]

Playing career

Dino Kessler began his career at HC Chur in the mid-1980s. In 1990, he joined EV Zug. An aggressive defender, he played there for ten years, with a one-season break at CP Berne. With Zug, he obtained his only Swiss championship title in 1998.

In 1992, he participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

In 2001, he left for Genève-Servette HC which played in LNB. The following season, he participated with Geneva in the playoffs for the title against CP Berne. During the game he was injured in the neck following a charge by Bernese defender Rolf Ziegler. [2]

In the spring of 2003, he was announced as a new recruit for HC Basel. During the 2004-2005 season, he only played eight matches due to a shoulder injury and a damaged knee. He ended his playing career at the end of season.

Journalistic career

Since his retirement from ice hockey in 2005, Kessler is a sports journalist at Blick.

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References

  1. ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Dino Kessler". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Hockeyarchieves".
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