Andres Ambühl

Andres Ambühl
Born 14 September 1983 (1983-09-14) (age 28)
Davos, SUI
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NLA team
Former teams		 ZSC Lions
HC Davos
AHL
Hartford Wolf Pack
National team  Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

Andres Ambühl (born 14 September 1983) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing for ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A (NLA).

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Playing career

Ambühl began playing junior hockey in the HC Davos organization, with the club's junior team. In 2000–01, he scored 41 points in 31 games as a junior and debuted in three games with Davos in the NLA. He joined the senior team in 2001–02, scoring eight points in 38 games during his rookie season. Playing with Davos in the 2006 Spengler Cup as tournament hosts, Ambühl scored the championship-winning goal against Team Canada in a 3–2 final win.[1] In 2007–08, Ambühl scored a career-high 26 points in 49 games for HC Davos.

Having previously played nine seasons for Davos, Ambühl signed a contract with the New York Rangers on 27 May 2009.[2] He was then assigned to the Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack for the duration of the 2009-10 season.

On 17 April 2010, Andres returned to the Swiss NLA, signing with the ZSC Lions.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Davos NLA 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Davos NLA 38 5 3 8 26 6 1 0 1 4
2002–03 Davos NLA 40 6 11 17 18 17 0 2 2 10
2003–04 Davos NLA 47 6 16 22 40 6 0 1 1 2
2004–05 Davos NLA 43 7 11 18 67 15 3 2 5 12
2005–06 Davos NLA 44 7 14 21 50 15 4 1 5 12
2006–07 Davos NLA 44 5 13 18 88 19 2 2 4 20
2007–08 Davos NLA 49 11 15 26 46 13 5 3 8 8
2008–09 Davos NLA 50 17 24 41 98 21 4 3 7 26
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 8 6 14 37 — — — — —
AHL Totals 64 8 6 14 37 — — — — —

International

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Switzerland WJC18 7 1 2 3 2
2002 Switzerland WJC 7 1 3 4 16
2003 Switzerland WJC 6 0 6 6 6
2004 Switzerland WC 7 1 1 2 6
2005 Switzerland WC 6 0 0 0 2
2006 Switzerland OG 1 0 0 0 0
2006 Switzerland WC 6 1 1 2 8
2007 Switzerland WC 7 0 0 0 12
2008 Switzerland WC 7 2 3 5 2
2009 Switzerland WC 6 2 1 3 6
2010 Switzerland OG 5 0 0 0 0
Junior int'l Totals 20 2 11 13 24
Senior int'l Totals 45 6 6 12 36

References

  1. ^ "Canada denied at Spengler Cup". CBC. 2006-12-31. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2006/12/31/canada-spengler-cup.html. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
  2. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Andreas Ambuhl". New York Rangers. 2009-05-27. http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=423990. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  3. ^ "ZSC sign Andreas Ambuhl". (in German) ZSC Lions. 2010-04-17. http://www.zsclions.ch/nc/home/aktuell/news/news/article/zsc-lions-verpflichten-andres-ambuehl/61.html. Retrieved 2010-04-17. 

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