Adrian Wichser (born March 18, 1980) is a retired Swiss ice hockey winger, who played for different clubs in the Swiss National League A (NLA), including EHC Kloten, HC Lugano, ZSC Lions and Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. He won the Swiss national championship in 2003 and 2008 as well as the Champions Hockey League in 2009. Wichser was the leading scorer of the NLA in the 2002-03 campaign.[1]
| Adrian Wichser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1980 Winterthur, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kloten Flyers HC Lugano ZSC Lions SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft |
231st overall, 1998 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2018 | ||
Internationally, he won 99 caps for the Swiss men's national team, participating in the 2006 Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
He announced his retirement in April 2018 and became a skill coach.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | EHC Winterthur | SUI.3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997–98 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Winterthur | SUI.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 40 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 33 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 31 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 41 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Lugano | NLA | 44 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Lugano | NLA | 47 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Lugano | NLA | 43 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 33 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 36 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 33 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 35 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 25 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 41 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 36 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 40 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Winterthur | SUI.2 | 35 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Winterthur | SUI.2 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NDA/NLA totals | 642 | 157 | 307 | 464 | 262 | 114 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 28 | ||||
| SUI.2 totals | 164 | 17 | 67 | 84 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Switzerland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Switzerland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Switzerland | EJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Switzerland | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 36 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 12 | |||
| Senior totals | 40 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | |||
References edit
- ^ uk. "Adrian Wichser tritt zurück". Der Landbote, Der Landbote (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Actualité - Adrian Wichser raccroche, mais reste pour la relève | Planète Hockey". Planète Hockey (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2018-04-05.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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