Kevin Lotscher | |
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Born | February 17, 1988 Visp, Switzerland |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) |
Position | Forward |
Shoots | Right |
NLA team | EHC Biel |
National team | Switzerland |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Kevin Lotscher (born February 17, 1988) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for EHC Biel in Switzerland's National League A.
He is participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
In the early hours of May 14, 2011, Kevin Lotscher was involved in a traffic accident in the Swiss town of Sierre, and suffered life-threatening head injuries. Police have reported that Lotscher was walking on the side of the road around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver.[1] The driver of the car, a 19-year-old woman, tested positive for alcohol and was detained by police.[2]