Sven Helfenstein | |||
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Born | Winterthur, Switzerland | July 30, 1982||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Right | ||
NLA team Former teams | Lausanne HC Kloten Flyers HC La Chaux-de-Fonds SC Bern ZSC Lions Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC Davos SCL Tigers | ||
NHL draft | 175th overall, 2000 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1999–2013 |
Sven Helfenstein (born July 30, 1982) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player. Helfenstein was selected by the New York Rangers in the 6th round (175th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Helfenstein made his National League A debut playing with Kloten Flyers during the 1998–99 NLA season. [1] After helping his club Lausanne HC achieve promotion from the National League B in the 2012-2013 Season he retired. [2] He is now a player agent and expert on Swiss TV Channel MySports(UPC). [3]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | EHC Bülach | SUI.3 | ||||||||||||
1999–2000 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 40 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | NLA | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2001–02 | SC Bern | SUI U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | EHC Biel | SUI.2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | HC Davos | NLA | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | HC Davos | NLA | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 44 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | ||
2012–13 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
NDA/NLA totals | 441 | 61 | 96 | 157 | 250 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1999 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
2000 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
2000 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2002 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 35 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
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