Patrick von Gunten

Patrick von Gunten
Born	(1985-02-10) February 10, 1985 (age 40) Biel, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	EHC Biel EHC Kloten Frölunda HC
National team	Switzerland
Playing career	2002–2018

Patrick von Gunten (born February 10, 1985) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played in the Swiss National League A (NLA) with EHC Kloten.

Playing career

Von Gunten first played professionally with hometown club, EHC Biel of the National League B, for four seasons before transferring to the Kloten Flyers in the 2005–06 season. In the 2011–12 season, von Gunten played a single year abroad in the Swedish Elitserien with Frölunda HC. ^{[1] [2]}

Despite establishing himself within the Frölunda blueline, von Gunten opted to return to the Kloten Flyers the following season on February 24, 2012. After initially agreeing to a two-year deal, von Gunten contract was voided and was re-signed to an improved four-year deal on June 29, 2012. ^[3]

On 29 January 2018, von Gunten announced his immediate retirement after 12 seasons with EHC Kloten due to chronic hip and back injuries. ^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	EHC Biel	SUI.2 U20		28	1	4	5			7	0	3	3
2001–02	EHC Biel	SUI U20		35	5	4	9	32		2	0	1	1	0
2002–03	EHC Biel	SUI U20		28	4	5	9	66		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	EHC Biel	NLB		30	1	0	1	27		10	0	0	0	4
2003–04	EHC Biel	SUI U20		9	4	4	8	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EHC Biel	NLB		42	0	2	2	14		19	2	2	4	24
2004–05	EHC Biel	SUI U20		10	4	9	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	EHC Biel	NLB		35	4	7	11	18		12	2	3	5	4
2005–06	EHC Biel	NLB		42	14	9	23	76		21	0	7	7	28
2005–06	Kloten Flyers	NLA		6	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Kloten Flyers	NLA		44	6	17	23	26		11	3	3	6	18
2007–08	Kloten Flyers	NLA		50	7	9	16	50		5	0	0	0	10
2008–09	Kloten Flyers	NLA		46	12	15	27	90		15	5	4	9	6
2009–10	Kloten Flyers	NLA		50	11	24	35	30		10	0	1	1	12
2010–11	Kloten Flyers	NLA		49	6	22	28	34		18	2	10	12	6
2011–12	Frölunda HC	SEL		51	5	19	24	12		6	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Kloten Flyers	NLA		35	5	10	15	24		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Kloten Flyers	NLA		46	3	12	15	32		14	1	1	2	10
2014–15	Kloten Flyers	NLA		46	3	9	12	20		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Kloten Flyers	NLA		37	2	15	17	39		4	0	0	0	6
2016–17	EHC Kloten	NLA		15	3	5	8	18		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	EHC Kloten	NL		34	3	11	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
NL totals				458	63	149	212	381		77	11	19	30	68

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
	2013 Sweden/Finland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Switzerland	WJC18	9th		6	0	1	1	6
2005	Switzerland	WJC	8th		6	0	1	1	2
2010	Switzerland	OG	8th		5	1	0	1	0
2012	Switzerland	WC	11th		7	0	0	0	0
2013	Switzerland	WC			10	1	1	2	0
2014	Switzerland	OG	9th		1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					12	0	2	2	8
Senior totals					23	2	1	3	0

References

1. "Swiss defenseman signs with Frolunda". hockeysvergie.se (in Swedish). 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
2. "Patrick von Gunter to the Indians". Frölunda HC. 2011-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
3. "Scandal in Kloten, Hollenstein fired!". blick.ch (in German). 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
4. "Patrick von Gunten ends his career for health reasons". EHC Kloten (in German). 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database