Thomas Déruns | |
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Born | 1 March 1982 |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
Position | Forward |
Shoots | Left |
NLA team | Genève-Servette HC |
National team | Switzerland |
Playing career | 2000–present |
Thomas Déruns (born 1 March 1982) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward. He plays for the Genève-Servette of the Swiss National League A. Déruns began playing with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2000. He joined Genève-Servette in 2002.
Déruns was selected to play for the Swiss national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Switzerland at the 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, and the 2006, 2008 and 2009 Ice Hockey World Championships.
On 17 April 2010, Déruns scored a fantastic goal (video footage on Swiss National TV) in the Swiss National League A Playoff finals match Geneva vs. Berne that brought him mass media attention all over the world.