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Switzerland Thomas Ziegler
#38 ZSC Lions / NLA - 11/12
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
3-time NL Champion 3
Date of Birth
Jun 09, 1978
Position
C
Age
47
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Zürich, SUI
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Grasshopper Club
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 9 #263 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning

A defensive center who can plays all forward positions and is also capable of playing as a defenseman. Has an aggressive style of playing. (Matias Strozyk)

Brother: Rolf Ziegler

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Thomas Ziegler Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Grasshoppers U20 Elite Jr. A -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1995-96 Grasshoppers U20 Elite Jr. A -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 10* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Switzerland U18 EJC-18 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
1996-97 Grasshoppers U20 Elite Jr. A 34* 19* 11* 30* 107* -* |
Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 11* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1997-98 Grasshoppers U20 Elite Jr. A 13* 9* 3* 12* 32* -* |
Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 25* 5* 4* 9* 22* -* |
ZSC Lions NLA 10* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Relegation 8 0 2 2 2 -
SC Küsnacht SwissDiv1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 1* 4* 2* 3* |
1998-99 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 39* 2* 4* 6* 18* -* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 8 -
HC Sierre NLB 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
1999-00 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 45* 7* 7* 14* 24* -* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 16 -
Switzerland WC 7* 2* 2* 4* 0* 3* |
Switzerland (all) International 15* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |
2000-01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Detroit Vipers IHL 67* 8* 19* 27* 40* -12* |
Switzerland WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 9* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2001-02 Springfield Falcons AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
SC Bern NLA 26* 3* 5* 8* 24* -* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 8 -
Switzerland (all) International 10* 1* 0* 1* 6* 0* |
Switzerland WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2002-03 SC Bern NLA 38* 4* 16* 20* 63* -* | Playoffs 12 2 4 6 35 -
2003-04 SC Bern “A” NLA 46* 12* 22* 34* 109* -* | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 16 -
Switzerland WC 7* 1* 3* 4* 20* 3* |
Switzerland (all) International 14* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
2004-05 SC Bern NLA 32* 4* 9* 13* 59* -* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 12 -
Switzerland OGQ 3* 2* 0* 2* 4* 3* |
Switzerland WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 10* 0* |
Switzerland (all) International 19* 4* 0* 4* -* -* |
2005-06 SC Bern NLA 39* 5* 12* 17* 103* -* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -
Switzerland OG 5* 1* 0* 1* 8* -1* |
Switzerland (all) International 12* 1* 0* 1* 12* -* |
2006-07 SC Bern NLA 41* 4* 11* 15* 60* -* | Playoffs 17 3 3 6 18 -
Switzerland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2007-08 SC Bern “A” NLA 47* 4* 11* 15* 28* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 16 -
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 15* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2008-09 SC Bern “A” NLA 49* 3* 9* 12* 44* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 27 -
Switzerland WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Switzerland (all) International 16* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
2009-10 SC Bern NLA 10* 1* 1* 2* 12* -* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 4 -
2010-11 ZSC Lions NLA 47* 4* 7* 11* 83* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -4
2011-12 ZSC Lions NLA 36* 0* 2* 2* 10* -5* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 0

Thomas Ziegler Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 ZSC Lions QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HC Ambrì-Piotta Continental Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 HC Ambrì-Piotta Continental Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team Switzerland International 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2005-06 Switzerland Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2008-09 SC Bern Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2010-11 ZSC Lions ET 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |

Thomas Ziegler Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 67* 8* 19* 27* 0.40* 40* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
International 9 116* 13* 8* 21* 0.18* 40* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 14 505* 53* 116* 169* 0.33* 639* -9* | 14 130 10 * 23 * 33 * 0.25 * 168 * -4 *
OG 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 4 50* 6* 7* 13* 0.26* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit) 4 47* 28* 14* 42* 0.89* 139* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 7 45* 4* 6* 10* 0.22* 44* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Thomas Ziegler Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/31/2012
05/31/2012 Confirmed ZSC Lions Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for SC Bern

Cult/Star player for Switzerland