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Switzerland Croatia Goran Bezina
#57 HC Sierre / SL - 21/22
3-time NL Media All-Star Team 3
Date of Birth
Mar 21, 1980
Position
D
Age
44
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Split, CRO
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Switzerland / Croatia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Monthey
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 8 #234 overall by Phoenix Coyotes

Bezina is a big all-around defenseman who does a lot of things well. Owns a bomb of a shot that is especially useful on the powerplay. Uses his size to dominate opponents physically. Also boasts leaderstip qualities, but can make some mistakes with the puck.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother: Toni Bezina

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Goran Bezina Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 HC Monthey SwissDiv2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1996-97 Villars U20 Junioren A1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Villars HC SwissDiv1 -* 4* -* 4* -* -* |
1997-98 Villars HC SwissDiv1 24* 7* 5* 12* -* -* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 - -
Switzerland U18 EJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A 22* 11* 6* 17* 64* -* | Relegation 3 2 0 2 - -
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 38* 0* 0* 0* 14* -* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A 2* 0* 1* 1* 16* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 8 -
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44* 3* 6* 9* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -
EHC Visp NLB 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 8* 8* |
2000-01 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44* 10* 10* 20* 44* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 12 -
Team Switzerland International 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Switzerland WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 43* -4* |
Switzerland (all) International 22* 4* 3* 7* 49* 0* |
2001-02 Springfield Falcons AHL 66* 2* 11* 13* 50* -17* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2002-03 Springfield Falcons AHL 64* 3* 4* 7* 27* -10* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 3
Switzerland WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 74* 11* 10* 21* 65* -22* |
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 10* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
2004-05 Genève-Servette HC “A” NLA 33* 7* 12* 19* 51* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -
Switzerland OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
Switzerland WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 8* -2* |
Switzerland (all) International 20* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
2005-06 Genève-Servette HC “A” NLA 32* 8* 14* 22* 38* -* | Relegation 5 1 2 3 33 -
Switzerland OG 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
Switzerland WC 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* -4* |
Switzerland (all) International 23* 3* 5* 8* 12* -* |
2006-07 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 41* 13* 20* 33* 72* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -
EC Salzburg EBEL 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* | Playoffs 8 4 8 12 12 11
Switzerland WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* -2* |
Switzerland (all) International 14* 1* 2* 3* 16* -* |
2007-08 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 48* 11* 25* 36* 46* -* | Playoffs 16 4 6 10 16 -
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 6* -3* |
Switzerland (all) International 15* 2* 5* 7* 6* -* |
2008-09 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 48* 11* 19* 30* 97* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
Switzerland WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -3* |
Switzerland (all) International 17* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* |
2009-10 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 47* 7* 19* 26* 34* -* | Playoffs 20 4 12 16 22 -
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 16* -1* |
Switzerland (all) International 12* 0* 4* 4* 20* -* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 50* 8* 22* 30* 70* 2* | Playoffs 6 4 3 7 29 -
Switzerland “A” WC 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* 2* |
Switzerland (all) International 10* 3* 2* 5* 12* -* |
2011-12 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 50* 7* 20* 27* 58* -7* | Relegation 9 2 8 10 14 -1
Switzerland WC 5* 1* 1* 2* 29* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 18* 1* 7* 8* 41* -* |
2012-13 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 46* 10* 21* 31* 40* 15* |
Switzerland (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 50* 8* 24* 32* 81* 8* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 35 3
Switzerland (all) International 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 40* 2* 14* 16* 24* -3* | Playoffs 12 2 3 5 12 -2
2015-16 Genève-Servette HC “C” NLA 50* 6* 13* 19* 73* 3* | Playoffs 11 0 6 6 8 -1
2016-17 Medvescak Zagreb “A” KHL 56* 4* 11* 15* 57* -14* |
Genève-Servette HC NLA 6* 0* 3* 3* 2* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -4
2017-18 Genève-Servette HC NL 36* 5* 6* 11* 34* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -6
2018-19 Genève-Servette HC NL 42* 3* 5* 8* 20* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -2
2019-20 HC Sierre SL 32* 3* 9* 12* 39* -1* | Relegation 4 1 1 2 2 1
2020-21 HC Sierre “A” SL 46* 6* 17* 23* 52* 15* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 12 -1
2021-22 HC Sierre “A” SL 49* 3* 13* 16* 57* 10* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 1

Goran Bezina Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Suisse Romande Béliers (Élite) QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Euro HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2005-06 Switzerland Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC Spengler Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2013-14 Genève-Servette HC “C” Spengler Cup 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* 5* |
2014-15 Genève-Servette HC “C” Champions HL 8* 3* 4* 7* 4* 6* |
Genève-Servette HC “C” Swiss Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Genève-Servette HC Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 4* |
2015-16 Genève-Servette HC Champions HL 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -3* |
Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2017-18 Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2018-19 Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2019-20 HC Sierre Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2020-21 HC Sierre Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Goran Bezina Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 204* 16* 25* 41* 0.20* 142* -49* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 0 * 3 *
Champions HL 2 12* 4* 4* 8* 0.67* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 2* 0* | 1 8 4 * 8 * 12 * 1.50 * 12 * 11 *
International 14 174* 19* 38* 57* 0.33* 174* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Junioren A1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 56* 4* 11* 15* 0.27* 57* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 18 745* 119* 253* 372* 0.50* 808* 27* | 17 132 19 * 47 * 66 * 0.50 * 221 * -13 *
OG 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SL (NLB) 4 129* 12* 39* 51* 0.40* 150* 24* | 3 14 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.43 * 20 * 1 *
Spengler Cup 3 12* 1* 5* 6* 0.50* 2* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 6 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv1 2 24* 11* 5* 16* 0.67* -* -* | 1 8 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.38 * - * - *
SwissDiv2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 2 24* 11* 7* 18* 0.75* 80* -* | 2 5 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.80 * 8 * - *
WC 11 67* 7* 10* 17* 0.25* 126* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 1* 1* 2* 0.15* 10* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Goran Bezina Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/17/2022
08/17/2022 Confirmed HC Sierre Retired
06/22/2021
06/22/2021 Extension HC Sierre HC Sierre
05/05/2020
05/05/2020 Extension HC Sierre HC Sierre
08/02/2019
08/02/2019 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC HC Sierre
04/17/2018
04/17/2018 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
09/02/2017
09/02/2017 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
02/01/2017
02/01/2017 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Genève-Servette HC
06/23/2016
06/23/2016 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC Medvescak Zagreb
10/29/2012
10/29/2012 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
09/03/2008
09/03/2008 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 57 retired by Genève-Servette

Cult/Star player for Genève-Servette

Cult/Star player for Sierre

Cult/Star player for Switzerland