Ronny Keller

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Ronny Keller
Jeremy Gailland, Lausanne Hockey Club - HC Sierre, 20.01.2010.jpg
Born (1979-10-06) 6 October 1979 (age 45)
Volketswil, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for National League A
ZSC Lions
Kloten Flyers
Lausanne HC
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National League B
Grasshopper Club Zürich
EHC Basel
HC Thurgau
Lausanne HC
HC Sierre-Anniviers
EHC Olten
Swiss 1. Liga
HC Thurgau
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Playing career 1997–2013

Ronny Keller (born 6 October 1979) is a Swiss former ice hockey defenceman. Between 1997 and 2013, Keller played 14 seasons in the Swiss National League A (ZSC Lions, Kloten Flyers, Lausanne HC and Rapperswil-Jona Lakers) and National League B (Grasshopper Club Zürich, EHC Basel, Lausanne HC, HC Thurgau, HC Sierre-Anniviers and EHC Olten).

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On March 5, 2013, Keller (who played for EHC Olten at the time) was checked from behind and into the boards by SC Langenthal forward Stefan Schnyder. [1] He suffered significant damage to his fourth thoracic vertebra and was operated on the following day. On March 7 doctors announced that Keller's spinal cord injury would leave him a permanent paraplegic. [1] The Swiss league opened a disciplinary investigation on the incident while SC Langenthal officials announced that Schnyder would sit out the remainder of the season. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Grasshoppers U20Elite Jr. A3425783—————
1997–98SC Küsnacht SwissDiv1 ——————————
1997–98Grasshoppers U20Elite Jr. A222111328—————
1997–98 Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 363142850000
1998–99 Grasshopper Club ZürichNLB3113440300025
1998–99 ZSC Lions NLA 4000070000
1999–00 ZSC LionsNLA4110122120000
2000–01 Kloten Flyers NLA4332510910112
2001–02 Kloten FlyersNLA2712312—————
2002–03 Lausanne HCNLA4414548—————
2003–04 Lausanne HCNLA4313436—————
2004–05 Lausanne HCNLA2200010—————
2004–05 EHC Basel NLB172351219191026
2005–06 HC Thurgau SwissDiv12314223648159152442
2006–07 HC ThurgauNLB424232796—————
2006–07 Lausanne HCNLB20440611216
2007–08 HC ThurgauNLB20000—————
2008–09 HC Sierre-Anniviers NLB419253462621316
2009–10 HC Sierre-AnniviersNLB461224361061135818
2010–11 HC Sierre-AnniviersNLB43745524242246
2011–12 HC ThurgauNLB399142336—————
2011–12 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA50000—————
2012–13 HC ThurgauNLB407142158—————
2012–13 EHC OltenNLB92136915612
NLA totals229711181382810112
NLB totals3465615721348663102333119

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References

  1. 1 2 Associated Press (March 7, 2013). "Swiss ice hockey player paralyzed in playoff game". Mail.com . Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Agence France-Presse (March 8, 2013). "A SWISS ice hockey player has been left paralysed after being rammed by a rival team's forward during the second division playoffs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 7 March 2013.


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