Sven Leuenberger
Sven Leuenberger (born 25 August 1969 in Niederuzwil, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Sven Leuenberger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 August 1969 Niederuzwil, SUI | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SC Bern (NLA) HC Lugano (NLA) EHC Uzwil | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2003 | ||
He is currently the general manager for the ZSC Lions.
Career
Playing in the NLA, Leuenberger accumulated 74 goals, 173 assists, and 443 penalty minutes in the regular season.
Leuenberger served as General Manager for SC Bern from 2006 to December 2015. He went on to coach Bern U20 team for the remainder of the 2015-16 season.
On 1 August 2008 SC Bern's coach suffered, John van Boxmeer, a heart attack side-lining him for a month. During van Boxmeer's absence, General Manager Sven Leuenberger coached the team along with assistant coach Konstantin Kurashev.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | EHC Uzwil | NLB | 36 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Lugano | NLA | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Lugano | NLA | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | SC Bern | NLA | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | SC Bern | NLA | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Bern | NLA | 36 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Bern | NLA | 45 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Bern | NLA | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Bern | NLA | 44 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Bern | NLA | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Bern | NLA | 37 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| NLA totals | 579 | 74 | 173 | 247 | 443 | 137 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 124 | ||||
Achievements
Awards
- His jersey number 16 has been retired by the SC Bern.
International play
Sven Leuenberger played a total of 124 games for the Swiss national team.
He participated in the following tournaments:
- 3 A World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993,
- 3 B World Championships: 1994, 1996, 1997
- 1 Olympic Games: 1992 in Albertville
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Leuenberger on hockeyfans.ch