Andres Ambühl

Andres Ambühl
Ambühl in 2015
Born (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 41)
Davos, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams		 HC Davos
Hartford Wolf Pack
ZSC Lions
National team   Switzerland
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

Andres Ambühl (born 14 September 1983) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward and captain of HC Davos of the National League (NL). He has won six Swiss top league championships, two Spengler Cups, and a silver medal with Switzerland at the 2013 World Championship. Ambühl also represented Switzerland at Winter Olympics in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. He holds the records for the most top-division appearances (18) and top-division games played (131) in World Championship history.[1]

Playing career

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Ambühl began playing junior ice 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 Nationalliga A. 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 tournament-winning goal against Canada national team in a 3–2 final win.[2] In 2007–08, Ambühl scored a career-high 26 points in 49 games for HC Davos.

Having previously played nine seasons for HC Davos, Ambühl signed a contract with the New York Rangers on 27 May 2009.[3] He was then assigned to the Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), for the duration of the 2009–10 season.

On 16 April 2010, Andres returned to Switzerland signing a three-year contract with the ZSC Lions.[4] In 2012, he was part of ZSC's Swiss NLA championship-winning team. After three seasons with ZSC Lions, on 28 December 2012, Ambühl returned to his home team HC Davos on a three-year deal starting in the 2013–14 season.[5]

On 28 January 2016, Ambühl signed a three-year contract extension with HC Davos.[citation needed] On 17 December 2018, he agreed to an early two-year contract extension with HC Davos through the 2020–21 season.[6] On 18 January 2021, Ambühl was signed to an early two-year contract extension by HC Davos through the 2022–23 season,[7] and on 28 December 2022, extended his contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.[8]

International play

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Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Silver medal – second place 2024 Czechia

He represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.[9]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 HC Davos SUI U20 21 3 4 7 8 — — — — —
2000–01 HC Davos SUI U20 31 24 17 41 36 6 4 3 7 6
2000–01 HC Davos NLA 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2001–02 HC Davos SUI U20 3 2 2 4 12 1 0 1 1 2
2001–02 HC Davos NLA 38 5 3 8 26 6 1 0 1 4
2001–02 EHC Lenzerheide–Valbella SUI.3 1 0 2 2 — — — — — —
2002–03 HC Davos NLA 40 6 11 17 18 17 0 2 2 10
2002–03 EHC Lenzerheide–Valbella SUI.3 1 0 2 2 — — — — — —
2003–04 HC Davos NLA 47 6 16 22 40 6 0 1 1 2
2004–05 HC Davos NLA 43 7 11 18 67 15 3 2 5 12
2005–06 HC Davos NLA 44 7 14 21 50 15 4 1 5 12
2006–07 HC Davos NLA 44 5 13 18 88 19 2 2 4 20
2007–08 HC Davos NLA 49 11 15 26 46 13 5 3 8 8
2008–09 HC Davos NLA 50 17 24 41 98 21 4 3 7 26
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64 8 6 14 37 — — — — —
2010–11 ZSC Lions NLA 50 11 16 27 46 5 2 1 3 4
2011–12 ZSC Lions NLA 48 14 17 31 60 15 5 9 14 6
2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 45 19 8 27 26 12 3 0 3 2
2013–14 HC Davos NLA 49 8 21 29 44 4 1 1 2 0
2014–15 HC Davos NLA 49 13 16 29 28 15 2 6 8 10
2015–16 HC Davos NLA 50 14 27 41 30 9 6 2 8 10
2016–17 HC Davos NLA 48 12 29 41 53 10 6 1 7 4
2017–18 HC Davos NL 50 12 22 34 47 3 0 0 0 2
2018–19 HC Davos NL 50 12 16 28 57 — — — — —
2019–20 HC Davos NL 46 11 23 34 30 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Davos NL 45 14 30 44 26 3 1 0 1 2
2021–22 HC Davos NL 49 13 18 31 68 7 4 4 8 6
2022–23 HC Davos NL 52 12 17 29 20 5 0 0 0 0
2023–24 HC Davos NL 52 9 13 22 8 7 1 1 2 4
NL totals 1,041 238 381 619 976 207 50 39 89 166

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Switzerland U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 2
2002 Switzerland WJC 4th 7 1 3 4 16
2003 Switzerland WJC 7th 6 0 6 6 6
2004 Switzerland WC 8th 7 1 1 2 6
2005 Switzerland OGQ Q 3 1 0 1 2
2005 Switzerland WC 8th 6 0 0 0 2
2006 Switzerland OG 6th 1 0 0 0 0
2006 Switzerland WC 9th 6 1 1 2 8
2007 Switzerland WC 8th 7 0 0 0 12
2008 Switzerland WC 7th 7 2 3 5 2
2009 Switzerland WC 9th 6 2 1 3 6
2010 Switzerland OG 8th 5 0 0 0 0
2010 Switzerland WC 5th 7 4 2 6 4
2011 Switzerland WC 9th 6 1 1 2 4
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 7 1 0 1 0
2013 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 2 4 6 16
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 4 0 0 0 0
2014 Switzerland WC 10th 7 1 3 4 4
2015 Switzerland WC 8th 8 1 1 2 0
2016 Switzerland WC 11th 7 0 4 4 6
2017 Switzerland WC 6th 8 3 2 5 14
2018 Switzerland OG 10th 4 0 5 5 2
2019 Switzerland WC 8th 8 2 2 4 2
2021 Switzerland WC 6th 8 0 5 5 0
2022 Switzerland OG 8th 5 2 0 2 2
2022 Switzerland WC 5th 8 3 2 5 0
2023 Switzerland WC 5th 8 4 1 5 4
2024 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 0 5 5 10
Junior totals 20 2 11 13 24
Senior totals 163 31 43 74 106

References

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  1. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (9 June 2023). "By The Numbers: 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". IIHF.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Canada denied at Spengler Cup". CBC.ca. 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Andres Ambuhl". NHL.com. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ Graf, Simon (16 April 2010). "ZSC Lions verpflichten Nationalstürmer". Der Bund (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ^ Kuchta, Marcel (28 December 2012). "Der verlorene Sohn kehrt zum HC Davos zurück". Luzerner Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Zwei weitere Jahre: "Büeli" bleibt beim HCD". Südostschweiz (in Swiss High German). 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Erste Vertragsverlängerungen unter Dach und Fach". hcd.ch (in Swiss High German). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  8. ^ Camenisch, Hansruedi (28 December 2022). "Wir haben eine 'huara cooli' Truppe". hcd.ch (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final". swisshockeynews.ch. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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