Fabrice Herzog

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Fabrice Herzog
Fabrice Herzog IMG 7895.jpg
Born (1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 29)
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EV Zug
Toronto Marlies
ZSC Lions
HC Davos
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
NHL Draft 142nd overall, 2013
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2012–present

Fabrice Herzog (born 9 December 1994) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing for EV Zug in the National League (NL). He was drafted 142nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

As a youth, Herzog played local team Pikes EHC Oberthurgau before joining the junior program of EV Zug. In his second season of Elite Junior A, Herzog made his professional debut with EV Zug in the 2012–13 season, appearing in 20 games for 4 points.[ citation needed ]

After his selection to the Maple Leafs in the off-season, Herzog opted to play major junior hockey in North America in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after he was selected 42nd overall in the 2013 CHL Import Draft by the Québec Remparts. Herzog adapted quickly with the Remparts and was amongst the team's top scorers with 58 points in 61 games. Following an opening-round post-season defeat, Herzog continued his 2013–14 season by agreeing to an amateur try-out contract with the Maple Leafs American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on 3 April 2014. [1] Herzog featured in five scoreless games with the Marlies.[ citation needed ]

On 6 June 2014, without a contract offer from the Maple Leafs, Herzog opted to continue his development in his homeland, returning to EV Zug on a one-year deal. [2] During the 2014–15 season, Herzog agreed to a two-year contract with top NLA club, ZSC Lions to commence the following year.[ citation needed ]

Following a breakout season in which he posted a career-high 22 points in his debut campaign with the Lions in 2015–16, Herzog agreed to a two-year contract extension on 29 April 2016. [3]

On 16 November 2018, Herzog signed a two-year contract with HC Davos for the 2019–20 season and through the 2020–21 season.

On February 1, 2021, Herzog agreed to a two-year deal to return to EV Zug for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 season. [4]

On 18 February 2021, Herzog was suspended for eight games following a hit to the head of SCB's Eric Blum on 14 February 2021. He also received a CHF 11,150 fine. [5]

On 4 November 2021, he was suspended for another five games following a cross-check against HC Fribourg-Gottéron's Mauro Dufner on 31 October 2021 and fined CHF 7,700. [6]

International play

Herzog first played in the Swiss national program at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships. He later made his full international debut after he was selected to the Swiss national team to participate at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France. [7] Herzog impressively scored the game-tying and overtime winning goal for Switzerland in a round-robin comeback win over Canada on 13 May 2017. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10Pikes OberthurgauSUI U1732671312—————
2010–11Pikes OberthurgauSUI U172722143614—————
2010–11Pikes Oberthurgau SUI.3 20000—————
2010–11Pikes OberthurgauSUI.510112—————
2011–12 EV Zug SUI U203518143245106286
2012–13EV ZugSUI U20322817452643252
2012–13 EV Zug NLA 202246—————
2013–14 Québec Remparts QMJHL 613226583453254
2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL 50000—————
2014–15 EV ZugNLA436391660330
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA34913225742020
2016–17 ZSC LionsNLA44911201462134
2017–18 ZSC LionsNL46781557186286
2018–19 ZSC LionsNL41661233—————
2019–20 HC Davos NL5014173136—————
2020–21 HC DavosNL331812305930110
2021–22 EV ZugNL38151126181577144
NL totals34986831692965217143114
AHL totals50000—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Switzerland WJC18 7th62020
2014 Switzerland WJC 7th53030
2017 Switzerland WC 6th83030
2018 Switzerland OG 10th30110
2021 SwitzerlandWC6th61232
2022 SwitzerlandOG8th51122
2022 SwitzerlandWC5th83362
Junior totals115050
Senior totals3087156

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References

  1. ↑ "Fabrice Herzog agrees to ATO contract with Marlies". Toronto Marlies. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fabrice Herzog returns to Zug" (in German). EV Zug. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Contract extensions announced" (in German). ZSC Lions. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Three new players arrive, the young Zuger stay" (in German). EV Zug. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Eight-game suspension for HC Davos' Fabrice Herzog". swisshockeynews.ch. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "EVZ's Fabrice Herzog suspended for five games". swisshockeynews.ch. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF . 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Herzog the Hero!". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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