Reto von Arx

Reto von Arx
Born (1976-09-13) 13 September 1976 (age 48)
Biel, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HC Davos
Chicago Blackhawks
National team   Switzerland
NHL draft 271st overall, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 1995–2015

Reto von Arx (born 13 September 1976) is a Swiss former ice hockey player. He played in the Swiss Nationalliga A from 1995 to 2015. He also played 19 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2000–01 season. Internationally he played for the Swiss national team at multiple tournaments, including several World Championships and the 2002 Winter Olympics. He is currently the head coach of EHC Chur.

Playing career

A product of SC Langnau,[1] von Arx played in Switzerland's second division before signing with HC Davos of the top-flight National League A (NLA) in 1995.

Von Arx was drafted 271st overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He only played the 2000–01 season in the U.S. with the Blackhawks and affiliate the Norfolk Admirals before returning to Switzerland.

Von Arx retired from professional hockey after the 2014-15 NLA season. He played all his 1004 NLA games with HC Davos and won six Swiss championships with the club[2] as well as two Spengler Cup titles (2006, 2011). He was named Most Valuable Player of the National League A three times (2001–02, 2005–06, 2008–09).

Internationally, he competed for Switzerland in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and at four World Championships.

Coaching career

Before the 2015–16 season, he was named assistant coach for the Swiss national team along Felix Hollenstein and with former NHL player, Patrick Fischer as head coach. Von Arx remained in that job until July 2016 and then joined the coaching staff of the Swiss under-17 national team.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 SC Langnau U20 SWI U20 — — — — — — — — — —
1991–92 SC Langnau SWI-3 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992–93 SC Langnau U20 SWI-U20 2 1 3 4 — — — — — —
1992–93 SC Langnau NLB 35 11 4 15 28 — — — — —
1993–94 SC Langnau U20 SWI-U20 8 4 10 14 — — — — — —
1993–94 SC Langnau SWI-3 32 35 31 66 42 3 2 2 4 —
1994–95 SC Langnau NLB 36 14 9 23 72 5 1 2 3 27
1995–96 HC Davos NDA 34 4 6 10 59 5 0 2 2 4
1996–97 HC Davos NDA 42 10 17 27 78 6 1 3 4 4
1997–98 HC Davos NDA 39 8 15 23 113 18 9 6 15 18
1998–99 HC Davos NDA 45 21 20 41 76 6 4 6 10 16
1999–00 HC Davos NLA 45 19 26 45 70 5 2 0 2 10
2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 49 16 26 42 28 9 1 2 3 8
2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 19 3 1 4 4 — — — — —
2001–02 HC Davos NLA 31 6 15 21 95 12 3 8 11 35
2002–03 HC Davos NLA 42 10 32 42 71 17 4 8 12 28
2003–04 HC Davos NLA 47 20 31 51 72 6 0 2 2 6
2004–05 HC Davos NLA 43 11 27 38 75 15 4 3 7 24
2005–06 HC Davos NLA 44 14 34 48 76 15 6 11 17 14
2006–07 HC Davos NLA 38 11 38 49 46 19 2 8 10 38
2007–08 HC Davos NLA 49 13 34 47 95 12 2 7 9 10
2008–09 HC Davos NLA 44 15 24 39 80 21 7 8 15 16
2009–10 HC Davos NLA 49 10 32 42 78 6 2 4 6 18
2010–11 HC Davos NLA 49 15 33 48 54 14 1 11 12 6
2011–12 HC Davos NLA 46 10 30 40 56 2 1 0 1 2
2012–13 HC Davos NLA 42 11 19 30 54 5 2 3 5 4
2013–14 HC Davos NLA 41 5 14 19 42 3 0 3 3 4
2014–15 HC Davos NLA 43 1 10 11 26 4 1 1 2 2
NDA/NLA totals 813 214 457 671 1316 191 51 94 145 259
NHL totals 19 3 1 4 4 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Switzerland EJC B 7 10 3 13 6
1995 Switzerland WJC B 7 3 1 4 17
1996 Switzerland WJC 6 5 2 7 35
1996 Switzerland WC B 7 1 5 6 12
1997 Switzerland WC B 7 1 4 5 6
1998 Switzerland WC 9 2 2 4 12
1999 Switzerland WC 6 2 2 4 10
2000 Switzerland WC 7 1 2 3 2
2002 Switzerland OLY 2 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 20 18 6 24 58
Senior totals 38 7 16 23 44

References

  1. ^ "Von Arx-Brüder werden keine Tigers". Der Bund. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. ^ sta (11 April 2015). "Reto von Arx: Geschichten, wie sie nur der Sport schreibt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ^ "News". www.sihf.ch. Retrieved 2016-07-09.