Nico Hischier
| Nico Hischier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 4, 1999 Naters, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| QMJHL team | Halifax Mooseheads | ||
| NHL Draft | Eligible 2017 | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Nico Hischier (born January 4, 1999) is a Swiss ice hockey player currently playing with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Playing career
Major junior
Hischier was selected 6th overall by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2016 CHL Import Draft. After hearing input from Halifax's general manager and Swiss former Mooseheads player Timo Meier, Hischier committed to Halifax.[1]
Personal Life
Hischier comes from a family of athletes, where his father was a soccer player and his mother was a swimmer. He is the youngest of three siblings, with a sister and a brother that plays for SC Bern.[2] Hischier played both hockey and soccer as a child, but gave up soccer when he was 12.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Bern U20 | Elite Jr. A | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bern U20 | Elite Jr. A | 18 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | SC Bern | NLA | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Visp | NLB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| NLA totals | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | IH18 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Swiss sensation Hischier embraces Halifax". The Chronicle Herald. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ "Nico Hischier - The Swiss Connor McDavid". The Hockey Writers. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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