Luca Hischier

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Luca Hischier
NLA, Geneve-Servette HC vs. SC Bern, 19th January 2016 25.JPG
Hischier in 2016
Born (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 26)
Naters, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EHC Biel
SC Bern
HC Davos
Playing career 2013–present

Luca Hischier (born 16 February 1995) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player currently playing with EHC Biel of the National League (NL). He previously played with SC Bern where won two NL titles and with HC Davos.

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He is the older brother of New Jersey Devils captain, Nico Hischier.

Playing career

Hischier, who played in both the junior system of SC Bern and his hometown EHC Visp, made his NL debut with Bern in 2013 while still being a member of SC Bern U20 team. He signed his first professional contract on 1 May 2014 with SC Bern and went on to play the 2014/15 season for EHC Visp of the Swiss League (SL) on loan from SC Bern. On 21 December 2015, while in the middle of his first full season with SC Bern, Hischier was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain in Bern through the 2017-18 season.[ citation needed ]

On 24 November 2017, Hischier agreed to a three-year contract with HC Davos starting with the 2018/19 season and through the 2020/21 season.[ citation needed ]

On January 11, 2021, Hischier was traded, along with Perttu Lindgren, to EHC Biel in exchange for David Ullström and Valentin Nüssbaumer. [1]

International play

Hischier has represented Switzerland at the 2015 World Junior Championships.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Hischier comes from a family of athletes, as his father Rino played football for FC Naters and his mother Katja worked as a sports teacher. He is the oldest of three children, with a younger sister, Nina, and brother, Nico. Nico played for the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and was selected 1st overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 2017 NHL Draft. Nina also played volleyball at a high level in Switzerland. There were no rinks in Naters, so Katja took both her sons to nearby Visp to learn to skate and they discovered hockey there. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Trade between EHC Biel and HC Davos is officially confirmed". swisshockeynews.ch. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Boschetti, André (11 April 2017). "Rino Hischier raconte ses deux fils, Nico et Luca" (in French). 24Heures.ch. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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