Björn Christen
Björn-Olaf Christen (born April 5, 1980) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey forward who played in Switzerland's National League A (NLA).
| Björn Christen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 5, 1980 Bern, SUI | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
SC Bern HC Davos EV Zug | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2015 | ||
Playing career
Christen began his career as a hockey player in the youth team of SC Bern. In the 1996–97 season he made his senior debut in the National League A, and finished his rookie year as the Swiss champions with Bern. After five years, Christen left Bern in 2001 and moved on to their league rivals HC Davos . With Davos, he won the Spengler Cup in 2001 and 2004, and in 2002 and 2005, the Swiss Championship. In the summer of 2006, Christen moved to EV Zug, for which he remained for the duration of his career.[1]
International play
Christen represented Swiss national team at the Under-18 European Junior Championships in 1997 and 1998, as well as the Under-20 Junior World Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 in part. Furthermore, he was in the squad of Switzerland at the World Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2010, and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | SC Bern | Elite Jr. A | 31 | 25 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | SC Bern | NLA | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Bern | Elite Jr. A | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Bern | NLA | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Bern | Elite Jr. A | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Bern | NLA | 33 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Bern | NLA | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Bern | Elite Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Bern | NLA | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Davos | NLA | 41 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Davos | NLA | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Davos | NLA | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Davos | NLA | 43 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | EV Zug | NLA | 43 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | EV Zug | NLA | 44 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | EV Zug | NLA | 43 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | EV Zug | NLA | 49 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | EV Zug | NLA | 44 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | EV Zug | NLA | 49 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | EV Zug | NLA | 50 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EV Zug | NLA | 43 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NLA totals | 715 | 152 | 201 | 353 | 543 | 163 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 106 | ||||
References
- "Bjorn Christen retires at end of season". EV Zug. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com