Edgar Salis | |||
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Born | Chur, Switzerland | May 20, 1970||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | EHC Chur SC Bern ZSC Lions HC Ambrì-Piotta | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
Playing career | 1989–2005 |
Edgar Salis (born May 20, 1970) is a former Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for ZSC Lions of the National League A. In 2002, he played for the Switzerland national ice hockey team in the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1988–89 | EHC Arosa | SUI.2 U20 | ||||||||||||
1989–90 | EHC Arosa | SUI.2 U20 | ||||||||||||
1989–90 | EHC Arosa | SUI.3 | ||||||||||||
1990–91 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | SUI.2 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | ||
1991–92 | EHC Chur | NDA | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | SC Bern | NDA | 36 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Zürcher SC | NDA | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1994–95 | Zürcher SC | NDA | 33 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
1995–96 | Zürcher SC | NDA | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
1996–97 | Zürcher SC | NDA | 44 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
1998–99 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
1999–2000 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 43 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
2001–02 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 35 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
2004–05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
NDA/NLA totals | 527 | 48 | 120 | 168 | 696 | 117 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 140 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1994 | Switzerland | WC B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1998 | Switzerland | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2000 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
2001 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2002 | Switzerland | OG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
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