Luca Sbisa

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Luca Sbisa
Luca Sbisa 02-2015.JPG
Sbisa with the Vancouver Canucks in 2015
Born (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34)
Ozieri, Italy
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for EV Zug
Philadelphia Flyers
Anaheim Ducks
HC Lugano
Vancouver Canucks
Vegas Golden Knights
New York Islanders
Winnipeg Jets
Nashville Predators
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2006–2021

Luca Sbisa (born 30 January 1990) is an Italian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a development coach for the San Jose Sharks. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators. Sbisa played major junior hockey in Canada with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) before being selected by the Flyers in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut that year before returning to Lethbridge.

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Sbisa has also played for Switzerland in multiple international tournaments, including several International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Sbisa was drafted 19th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. On 1 October 2008, Sbisa signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Flyers. [1] Prior to his entry into the NHL, Sbisa started his hockey career with EV Zug in Switzerland. In the 2006–07 season, he made his debut for that club in the Swiss National League A (NLA). Later, he played with the EHC Seewen in the Swiss Liga. In the summer of 2007, he was drafted in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s annual import draft to the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Sbisa joined the Flyers for the start of the 2008–09 season, playing 39 games before being returned to the Hurricanes to complete the season. He returned to the Flyers to play in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. He replaced Daniel Carcillo on a line when Carcillo was suspended for taking a hit on the Pittsburgh Penguins' forward Maxime Talbot during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals. [2] He was widely regarded as one of the Flyers' top prospects during his tenure in Philadelphia.

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, on 26 June 2009, Sbisa was traded, along with Joffrey Lupul and Philadelphia's 2009 and 2010 first-round picks, to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle. [3]

On 16 October 2010, the Ducks sent Sbisa down to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, later recalling him on 10 November. Later in the 2010–11 season, on 8 March 2011, Sbisa signed a four-year contract extension with the Ducks, worth $8.7 million with a yearly cap hit of $2.175 million. [4]

On 27 June 2014, Sbisa was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, along with teammate Nick Bonino and a first- and third-round pick in 2014, in exchange for Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015. [5] On 8 April 2015, the Canucks signed Sbisa to a three-year extension worth $10.8 million. [6]

On 21 June 2017, having been left exposed by the Canucks, Sbisa was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. [7]

During the 2018 off-season, after not being re-signed by the Golden Knights, Sbisa was invited to the New York Islanders training camp on a professional try out contract. He later signed a one-year contract with the Islanders on 24 September 2018. [8] [9]

On 22 October 2019, Sbisa signed a one-year, $750,000 contract to return to the Ducks. [10] The team immediately placed him on waivers, where he was claimed by the Winnipeg Jets on 23 October. [11] Later, on 21 November 2019, Sbisa scored his first goal as a Winnipeg Jet (which was his first goal since he was still a member of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017–18 season) in a 5-3 road loss to the Dallas Stars. In the 2019–20 season, Sbisa made 44 appearances with the Jets, posting 2 goals and 10 points.

On 9 October 2020, Sbisa was signed by the Jets to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension. [12] After attending the Jets training camp in preparation for the delayed 2020–21 season, Sbisa was placed on waivers by Winnipeg and subsequently claimed by the Nashville Predators on 12 January 2021. [13]

International play

Luca Sbisa at the 2012 IIHF World Championship. Luca Sbisa - Switzerland vs. Canada, 29th April 2012-2.jpg
Luca Sbisa at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.

Sbisa played for Switzerland in the 2010 Winter Olympics, where the Swiss finished in eighth place.

Personal life

Sbisa was born in Ozieri, a city on the island of Sardinia, Italy, the first son and second child of Massimo and Isabella Sbisa. He has a sister, Chiara, who is two years older. [14] The Sbisa family moved to Oberägeri, Switzerland, when he was one. At the age of three, his parents took him to a game of EV Zug which made him want to become a hockey player. [15] Sbisa speaks four languages: English, German, Italian and French. [16] On 9 July 2016, Sbisa married long-time girlfriend, Lauren Anaka Sbisa. The two met while he was competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In August 2016 they reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, citing this as a major dream and personal achievement for the pair. [17] On 16 June 2017, Sbisa and his wife had their first child. [18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 EV Zug SUI U201803318—————
2006–07EV ZugSUI U2029514192830002
2006–07 EV Zug NLA 70000—————
2006–07EHC Seewen SUI.3 61234—————
2007–08 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 626273363193121517
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 390773610002
2008–09 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL1841115191121312
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 21122—————
2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL80006—————
2009–10 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL171121318—————
2009–10 Portland Winterhawks WHL12325111322426
2010–11 Anaheim DucksNHL6829114360118
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL82794—————
2011–12 Anaheim DucksNHL805192466—————
2012–13 HC Lugano NLA30571214—————
2012–13 Anaheim DucksNHL411782350004
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL40220—————
2013–14 Anaheim DucksNHL301564320115
2014–15 Vancouver Canucks NHL7638114661127
2015–16 Vancouver CanucksNHL4126826—————
2016–17 Vancouver CanucksNHL822111340—————
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL302121415120448
2018–19 New York Islanders NHL90114—————
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL44281037—————
2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL10000—————
NHL totals54920931133853217834

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Switzerland WJC 9th60004
2010 SwitzerlandWJC4th30000
2010 Switzerland OG 8th50000
2011 Switzerland WC 9th60114
2012 SwitzerlandWC11th70118
2016 Team Europe WCH Silver medal icon.svg10000
Junior totals90004
Senior totals1902212

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References

  1. ↑ "News: Flyers Sign Sbisa to Contract". Philadelphia Flyers . 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Flyers in denial as Carcillo suspended". Philly.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Anaheim Ducks trade Chris Pronger to Philadelphia Flyers for Joffrey Lupul and Luca Sbisa". ESPN.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ducks extend Sbisa with four-year contract". ESPN. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Canucks, Vancouver (27 June 2014). "Canucks acquire Bonino, Sbisa & picks for Kesler". Vancouver Canucks . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Canucks sign Derek Dorsett, Luca Sbisa to contract extensions, making cap picture tighter next year | The Hockey News". www.thehockeynews.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Losing Sbisa allows Canucks to reshape Blueline". Vancouver Sun . 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sbisa Signs One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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  10. ↑ Friedman, Elliotte. "On Luca Sbisa, he is signing w/ANA. Ducks have to clear him". Twitter. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Jets claim Sbisa off waivers". Winnipeg Jets. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Jets sign Luca Sbisa to one-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Predators claim Luca Sbisa on waivers from Winnipeg". Nashville Predators. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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  15. ↑ "Luca Sbisa – My Hometwon". Vancouver Canucks. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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