Steve Hirschi (born 18 September 1981 in Grosshöchstetten, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey Defenseman who most notably played for as Captain of HC Lugano in the National League A (NLA).
| Steve Hirschi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 18, 1981 Grosshöchstetten, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SCL Tigers HC Lugano | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2017 | ||
Playing career
editHirschi played with SC Langnau until 2003 and then signed with fellow NLA club HC Lugano. He won the Swiss national championship with HCL in 2006 and later served as team captain.
He announced on February 23, 2017, that he will retire at the end of the 2016-17 season to begin his coaching career in HC Lugano's youth ranks.[1]
International play
editHe participated at the 2006 Olympic Games[2] as well as at the 2007 and 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[3]
Personal
editHirschi practises a vegan lifestyle.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Langnau | SUI U20 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 1998–99 | SC Langnau | SUI U20 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Langnau | NDA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Signau | SUI.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | SC Langnau | SUI U20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | SC Langnau | NLA | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Langnau | SUI U20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Langnau | NLA | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Langnau | NLA | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Langnau | NLA | 43 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Lugano | NLA | 47 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Lugano | NLA | 43 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Lugano | NLA | 40 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Lugano | NLA | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Lugano | NLA | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Lugano | NLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Lugano | NLA | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Lugano | NLA | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Lugano | NLA | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Lugano | NLA | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Lugano | NLA | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Lugano | NLA | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Lugano | NLA | 45 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Lugano | NLA | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| NDA/NLA totals | 641 | 65 | 124 | 189 | 444 | 102 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 42 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Switzerland | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Senior totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
References
edit- ^ redesign-agency.ch, REDESIGN SAGL |. "Hirschi hat über seine Zukunft befunden". www.hclugano.ch. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "TEAM ROSTER / EFFECTIF DE L'ÉQUIPE" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
- ^ "Steve Hirschi über seine Karriere: "Es ist ein Wunder, dass ich noch spielen kann"". Watson. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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