Leonardo Genoni | |||
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Born | Semione, Switzerland | 28 August 1987||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
NL team Former teams | EV Zug ZSC Lions HC Davos SC Bern | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
Playing career | 2004–present |
Leonardo Genoni (born 28 August 1987) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for EV Zug of the National League (NL).
Genoni made his professional debut with the GCK Lions in the Swiss League as a prospect to the ZSC Lions during the 2004–05 season. He went on to play 3 seasons in the organization before moving to HC Davos for the 2007–08 season. Genoni played 9 seasons for Davos becoming one of the best goaltenders in the National League.
On 1 October 2015 Genoni signed a three-year contract with SC Bern worth CHF 1.8 million for the 2016/17 season and through the 2018–19 season.
On 6 August 2018 Genoni signed a five-year contract worth CHF 5 million with EV Zug for the 2019–20 season and through the 2023–24 season. [1]
Medal record | ||
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Representing Switzerland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2018 Denmark |
As a junior player, Genoni competed at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships and at the IIHF World U20 Championship. [2] He participated at multiple Ice Hockey World Championships (e.g. 2011 and 2018) as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
At the 2018 IIHF World Championship, he won a silver medal after advancing to the final but Switzerland fell to Sweden in the shootout. [3]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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2011 | Switzerland | WC | 9th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 2.43 | .947 | |
2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .839 | |
2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 0.98 | .955 | |
2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 362 | 10 | 2 | 1.66 | .933 | |
2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9.28 | .667 | |
2018 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 446 | 19 | 0 | 2.56 | .915 | ||
2019 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 8 | 0 | 1.99 | .938 | |
2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 8 | 1 | 2.18 | .918 | |
2022 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 1.13 | .961 | |
2022 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 9 | 1 | 2.30 | .890 | |
Senior totals | 35 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 2,058 | 74 | 5 | 2.15 | .922 |
Award | Year | |
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NL | ||
Youngster of the Year | 2008 | |
Champion (HC Davos) | 2009, 2011, 2015 | |
Jacques Plante Trophy | 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019 | |
All-Star Team | 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
MVP | 2011 | |
Champion (SC Bern) | 2017, 2019 | [4] |
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