Severin Blindenbacher
Severin Blindenbacher (born March 15, 1983 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He previously played for EHC Kloten, Farjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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| Born |
March 15, 1983 Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams |
ZSC Lions EHC Kloten Färjestads BK Texas Stars | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL Draft |
273rd overall, 2001 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
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Internationally Blindenbacher has played for the Swiss national team at multiple World Championships, and three Winter Olympics.
Playing career
A junior with the Swiss National League A club, Kloten Flyers, Blindenbacher was drafted 273rd overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. Unsigned by the Coyotes, Severin remained with the Flyers for the first five years of his professional career before joining fellow NLA club, ZSC Lions. In his fourth year with the Lions, Blindenbacher broke out offensively scoring 13 goals for 35 points in 47 games.
He left the NLA prior to the 2009–10 season and signed with the Swedish club, Färjestads BK of the Elitserien.[1] In his one season with Färjestads, Severin led defensemen in scoring with 8 goals and 19 points in 48 games.
On July 1, 2010, Blindenbacher signed as a free agent to a one-year entry level contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He spent the 2010–11 season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Texas Stars, before returning to ZSC Lions.
On April 29, 2016, he agreed to a three-year contract extension worth CHF 2.7 million with the Lions.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 43 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 2013–14 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 50 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 43 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2017–18 | ZSC Lions | NL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ZSC Lions | NL | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NL totals | 660 | 71 | 188 | 259 | 765 | 128 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 154 | ||||
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| World Championships | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Switzerland | U18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Switzerland | WJC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | OG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40 | |||
| Senior totals | 62 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 60 | |||
- All statistics taken from NHL.com[4]
References
- "Blindenbacher ready for Färjestads in 09/10". Färjestads BK (in Swedish). 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- "Stars Sign Pair of Defensemen To Entry-Level Deals". NHL.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- "ZSC Lions verlängern mit Blindenbacher, Schäppi und Herzog". watson.ch (in German). April 29, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- NHL.com (2009). "Severin Blindenbacher's NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database