Andres Ambühl
Ambühl in 2015
Born (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983
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
ZSC Lions
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001present

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

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. 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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 HC Davos SUI U20 213478
2000–01 HC Davos SUI U20 312417413664376
2000–01 HC Davos NLA 30110
2001–02 HC Davos SUI U20 322412 10112
2001–02 HC Davos NLA 3853826 61014
2001–02 EHC Lenzerheide–Valbella SUI.3 1022
2002–03 HC Davos NLA 406111718 1702210
2002–03 EHC Lenzerheide–Valbella SUI.3 1022
2003–04 HC Davos NLA 476162240 60112
2004–05 HC Davos NLA 437111867 1532512
2005–06 HC Davos NLA 447142150 1541512
2006–07 HC Davos NLA 445131888 1922420
2007–08 HC Davos NLA 4911152646 135388
2008–09 HC Davos NLA 5017244198 2143726
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 64861437
2010–11 ZSC Lions NLA 5011162746 52134
2011–12 ZSC Lions NLA 4814173160 1559146
2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 451982726 123032
2013–14 HC Davos NLA 498212944 41120
2014–15 HC Davos NLA 4913162928 1526810
2015–16 HC Davos NLA 5014274130 962810
2016–17 HC Davos NLA 4812294153 106174
2017–18 HC Davos NL 5012223447 30002
2018–19 HC Davos NL 5012162857
2019–20 HC Davos NL 4611233430
2020–21 HC Davos NL 4514304426 31012
2021–22 HC Davos NL 4913183168 74486
NL totals 937217351568948 195493887162

Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Sweden/Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2001 Switzerland WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 71232
2002 Switzerland WJC 4th 713416
2003 Switzerland WJC 7th 60666
2004 Switzerland WC 8th 71126
2005 Switzerland OGQ Q 31012
2005 Switzerland WC 8th 60002
2006 Switzerland OG 6th 10000
2006 Switzerland WC 9th 61128
2007 Switzerland WC 8th 700012
2008 Switzerland WC 7th 72352
2009 Switzerland WC 9th 62136
2010 Switzerland OG 8th 50000
2010 Switzerland WC 5th 74264
2011 Switzerland WC 9th 61124
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 71010
2013 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1024616
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 40000
2014 Switzerland WC 10th 71344
2015 Switzerland WC 8th 81120
2016 Switzerland WC 11th 70446
2017 Switzerland WC 6th 832514
2018 Switzerland OG 10th 40552
2019 Switzerland WC 8th 82242
2021 Switzerland WC 6th 80550
2022 Switzerland OG 8th 52022
2022 Switzerland WC 5th 83250
Junior totals 202111324
Senior totals 14527376492

References

  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.
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