Andres Ambühl

Andres Ambühl (born 14 September 1983) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who currently serves as captain of HC Davos of the National League (NL). He has won 6 Swiss NL championships, and 2 Spengler Cups with HC Davos and a silver medal with Switzerland at the 2013 World Championship. Ambühl also represented Switzerland at the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Ambühl is the world record holder for most World Championship tournaments played by a player, with 17 tournaments.

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
Hartford Wolf Pack
ZSC Lions
National team  Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

Playing career

Ambühl began playing junior 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 NLA. 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 championship-winning goal against Team Canada in a 3–2 final win.[1] In 2007–08, Ambühl scored a career-high 26 points in 49 games for HC Davos.

Having previously played nine seasons for Davos, Ambühl signed a contract with the New York Rangers on 27 May 2009.[2] He was then assigned to the Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League for the duration of the 2009–10 season.

On 17 April 2010, Andres returned to the Swiss NLA, signing with the ZSC Lions.[3] In 2012 he was part of ZSC's Swiss NLA championship winning team. After three seasons with the ZSC Lions, Andres Ambühl returned to his home team HC Davos for the 2013–14 season.

On January 28, 2016, Ambühl signed a 3-year contract extension with HC Davos worth CHF 3 million. On December 17, 2018, Ambühl agreed to an early two-year contract extension with HC Davos through the 2020–21 season.

On January 18, 2021, Ambühl was signed to an early two-year contract extension by HC Davos through the 2022–23 season.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
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
NL totals 937 217 351 568 948 195 49 38 87 162

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

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Switzerland WJC18 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
Junior totals 20 2 11 13 24
Senior totals 145 27 37 64 92

References
  1. "Canada denied at Spengler Cup". CBC. 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  2. "Rangers agree to terms with Andreas Ambuhl". New York Rangers. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. "ZSC sign Andreas Ambuhl". (in German) ZSC Lions. 2010-04-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  4. "Five extensions in Davos". swisshockeynews.ch. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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