Mark Streit
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Le couteau suisse[1] (english: the Swiss knife) Jedi in the making |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| NHL Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Nationality |  Switzerland |
| Born | December 11, 1977 , Englisberg, Switzerland |
| NHL Draft | 262nd Overall, 2004 Montreal Canadiens |
| Pro career | 1995 – present |
Mark Streit (born December 11, 1977 in Englisberg, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player, and captain of Swiss national ice hockey team. He plays defence for the Montreal Canadiens, and until recently was the only skater in the NHL from Switzerland. The other three are goalies, Martin Gerber, David Aebischer, and Jonas Hiller. On March 16th 2006, the three Swiss players (Gerber, Aebischer and Streit) were playing on the same ice for the first time ever, as the Carolina Hurricanes visited the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
Streit was nominated by the Canadiens' for the Bill Masterton Trophy by the Montreal chapter of the Professional Hockey Writer's Association.
Streit also captained Switzerland's hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Fribourg-Gottéron | Swiss-A | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Davos | Swiss-A | 46 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Davos | Swiss-A | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Davos | Swiss-A | 44 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 43 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Swiss-A | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | ||
| 2001–02 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Swiss-A | 28 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Swiss-A | 37 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Swiss-A | 48 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Swiss-A | 44 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| NHL Totals | 205 | 25 | 84 | 109 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Planète Hockey, toute l'actu du Hockey sur glace - Actualités - NHL: Cristobal Huet a dit non aux Capitals
