Alain Berger (ice hockey)

Alain Berger
Born (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NLA team
Former teams
SC Bern
Hamilton Bulldogs
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007present

Alain Berger (born December 27, 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for SC Bern of National League A (NLA).

Originally developing with SC Bern in Switzerland, Berger played two seasons of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, but was not drafted by a National Hockey League club. On April 8, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens signed Berger as a free agent to three-year entry-level contract.[1]

Berger returned to play for SC Bern on December 11, 2012, after he was granted a release in the midst of his contract with the Canadiens.[2]

Personal information

Alain's brother, Pascal, also plays hockey for SC Bern.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Young Sprinters NLB 20 2 3 5 22
2007–08 SC Bern NLA 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Young Sprinters NLB 26 9 10 19 38
2008–09 SC Bern NLA 19 0 0 0 6
2009–10 Oshawa Generals OHL 44 19 14 33 56
2010–11 Oshawa Generals OHL 65 29 23 52 86 10 5 3 8 14
2011–12 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 47 1 6 7 17
2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 9 0 0 0 4
2012–13 SC Bern NLA 20 2 2 4 8 20 2 1 3 10
2013–14 SC Bern NLA 36 1 3 4 28
2014–15 SC Bern NLA 50 8 11 19 26 11 0 0 0 4
NLA totals 126 11 16 27 68 31 2 1 3 14

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Switzerland WJC18 8th 6 2 0 2 6
2009 Switzerland WJC-D1 11th 5 1 1 2 6
Junior totals 11 3 1 4 12

References

  1. "Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract". Montreal Canadiens. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  2. "Alain Berger Züruck Zum SC Bern". www.scb.ch. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

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