| Morris Trachsler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | July 15, 1984 Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Genève-Servette HC ZSC Lions EHC Kloten | ||
| National team |  Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2018 | ||
Morris Trachsler (born 15 July 1984) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey player and the current CFO of Seervision AG.
He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. [1] He won a total of 104 caps for the Swiss team. [2]
At the club level, he played for the GC Küsnacht Lions in the National League B, the ZSC Lions, Genève-Servette HC and again the ZSC Lions in the National League A (NLA). In 2014, he captured the Swiss championship with the Lions. On May 8, 2017, Trachsler left the Lions for their biggest rival, EHC Kloten, on a 2-year deal, [3] but parted ways with the club after the conclusion of the 2017-18 season. He announced his retirement in November 2018. [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | GCK Lions | SUI U20 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | EHC Dübendorf | SUI.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | GCK Lions | SUI U20 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | EHC Dübendorf | SUI.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | ||
| 2008–09 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 45 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 49 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 39 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 37 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Kloten | NL | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NLA/NL totals | 652 | 59 | 108 | 167 | 340 | 120 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 91 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Switzerland | WC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC |  | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | OG | 9th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||
From 2006 to 2009, Traschler completed his bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Geneva, after which, in 2012, he completed his Master of Science in Economics also at UNIGE. [4] [5]
After retiring from hockey in November 2018, Trachsler also left his role as a consultant and joined Seervision as the CFO. [5]
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