Michel Riesen

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Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb)
Nationalliga A Team	HC Davos
Nationality	Switzerland
Born	April 11, 1979 (1979-04-11) (age 29), Oberbalm, Switzerland
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1997 Edmonton Oilers
Pro career	1998 – present

Michel Riesen (b. April 11, 1979 in Oberbalm, Switzerland) is a professional ice hockey winger, playing for HC Davos. He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 14th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.

Riesen was twice a member of Switzerland's World Junior team (1997, 1998) and a member of its World Championship team (1998). Riesen made his North American debut on the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs team in 1998–99. Riesen played three seasons in Hamilton with his best season being in 1999–00 when he registered 60 points (29G-31A). ^[1]

Riesen went to play a number of games with the Oilers in 2000–01, registering a single assist before deciding to head back to Switzerland for the 2001–02 season.^[2]

Often called the "Swiss Miss", Riesen played only twelve games for the Oilers, spending most of his time in North America with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. He currently plays in Switzerland for HC Davos.