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Switzerland Raffaele Sannitz

#38 HC Lugano / NL - 20/21
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 18, 1983
Position
C/LW
Age
39
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Lugano, SUI
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
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Youth Team
HC Lugano
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 7 #204 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
3-time NL Champion 3

Sannitz is a tough forward who can be used as winger but who actually prefers to play the center position. He is often well placed in front of the goalkeeper, in between the defensemen, and knows how to help his team from the slot, recuperating lots of rebonds and putting a lot of pressure on the goalie. He is a very important player for the penalty killing but also for the powerplay, and has been pretty often called by the national coach to play international tournaments. (Cedric Martin)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Lugano U17 - - - - - - - |
Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
1999-00 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 33 13 16 29 47 - |
HC Lugano NLA 1 0 0 0 2 - |
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
2000-01 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 35 22 30 52 152 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
HC Lugano NLA 13 1 0 1 0 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
HC Sierre NLB 2 0 0 0 0 - |
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 7 2 2 4 12 0 |
2001-02 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 14 14 13 27 18 - | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 4 -
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
HC Lugano NLA 38 3 4 7 37 - | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 2 -
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 10 -1 |
2002-03 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 4 3 6 9 2 - |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
HC Lugano NLA 14 1 1 2 35 - |
2003-04 HC Lugano NLA 48 7 9 16 18 - | Playoffs 16 2 1 3 8 -
EHC Chur NLB 2 1 2 3 2 - |
2004-05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 53 6 3 9 38 -1 |
Dayton Bombers ECHL 2 0 3 3 0 1 |
2005-06 HC Lugano NLA 33 6 9 15 85 - | Playoffs 17 4 8 12 16 -
Switzerland WC 6 2 0 2 10 -2 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 2 2 4 10 - |
2006-07 HC Lugano NLA 38 6 20 26 50 - | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 41 -
Switzerland WC 2 0 0 0 0 1 |
Switzerland (all) International 14 2 5 7 10 - |
2007-08 HC Lugano NLA 50 7 10 17 36 - | Relegation 5 3 1 4 31 -
Switzerland WC 7 2 2 4 10 -1 |
Switzerland (all) International 18 4 3 7 10 - |
2008-09 HC Lugano NLA 43 5 14 19 64 - | Playoffs 7 4 0 4 10 -
Switzerland WC 6 0 0 0 2 -3 |
Switzerland (all) International 19 1 1 2 2 - |
2009-10 HC Lugano NLA 32 4 12 16 74 - | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 20 -
Switzerland OG 5 1 1 2 8 1 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 5 3 8 8 - |
2010-11 HC Lugano NLA 40 5 8 13 38 -8 | Relegation 4 1 0 1 12 0
2011-12 HC Lugano NLA 43 4 10 14 32 -3 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -3
2012-13 HC Lugano NLA 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Kloten Flyers NLA 37 5 8 13 34 2 | Relegation 5 0 0 0 2 1
2013-14 HC Lugano “A” NLA 45 4 8 12 42 8 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 0
2014-15 HC Lugano “A” NLA 48 1 12 13 36 2 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -1
Switzerland (all) International 6 0 2 2 4 1 |
2015-16 HC Lugano NLA 39 10 6 16 20 1 | Playoffs 15 1 1 2 47 -3
2016-17 HC Lugano “A” NLA 48 6 3 9 49 -10 | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 10 1
2017-18 HC Lugano “A” NL 43 4 12 16 24 -4 | Playoffs 18 5 10 15 26 8
2018-19 HC Lugano “A” NL 48 11 29 40 64 11 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0 1
2019-20 HC Lugano NL 49 6 11 17 26 -3 |
2020-21 HC Lugano NL 42 2 4 6 12 -6 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 HC Lugano ECC 2 1 0 1 2 0 |
2014-15 HC Lugano “C” Swiss Cup 1 1 0 1 0 - |
2015-16 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 1 0 0 0 14 - |
HC Lugano “A” Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 0 1 |
2016-17 HC Lugano Champions HL 7 1 0 1 4 1 |
HC Lugano Swiss Cup 2 0 1 1 0 - |
HC Lugano “A” Spengler Cup 4 1 0 1 4 -2 |
2017-18 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2018-19 HC Lugano Champions HL 8 2 2 4 4 -1 |
HC Lugano Swiss Cup 1 1 0 1 0 - |
2019-20 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 2 1 1 2 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2021-22 Ambrì-Piotta U20 U20-Elit Asst. Coach
2022-23 Ambrì-Piotta U20 U20-Elit Asst. Coach
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2021-04-21T20:00:00+0200 Lugano vs Rapperswil-Jona
2021-04-19T20:00:00+0200 Lugano @ Rapperswil-Jona
2021-04-17T20:00:00+0200 Lugano vs Rapperswil-Jona
2021-04-15T20:00:00+0200 Lugano @ Rapperswil-Jona
2021-04-13T20:00:00+0200 Lugano vs Rapperswil-Jona
2021-04-05T15:45:00+0200 Lugano @ Genève-Servette
2021-04-03T19:45:00+0200 Lugano @ Rapperswil-Jona
2021-04-01T19:45:00+0200 Lugano vs Langnau
2021-03-30T19:45:00+0200 Lugano vs Lausanne
2021-03-27T18:45:00+0000 Lugano @ Davos
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 53 6 3 9 0.17 38 -1 | 0
Champions HL 2 15 3 2 5 0.33 8 0 | 0
ECC 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 2 0 | 0
ECHL 1 2 0 3 3 1.50 0 1 | 0
International 6 77 14 16 30 0.39 44 1 | 0
International-Jr 5 - - - - - - - | 0
NL (NLA) 21 794 98 190 288 0.36 778 -10 | 18 148 30 39 69 0.47 231 6
OG 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 8 1 | 0
NLB (SL) 2 4 1 2 3 0.75 2 - | 0
Spengler Cup 2 7 1 0 1 0.14 4 -1 | 0
Swiss Cup 6 8 3 2 5 0.63 14 - | 0
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 4 86 52 65 117 1.36 219 - | 2 5 3 2 5 1.00 4 -
WC 4 21 4 2 6 0.29 22 -5 | 0
WJC-18 1 7 2 2 4 0.57 12 0 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 1 0 1 0.14 10 -1 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Julien Vauclair (D) 1999-2020 17 Lugano, Switzerland, Switzerland (all)
Daniel Manzato (G) 1999-2018 15 Lugano, Switzerland, Switzerland (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20 (all)
Steve Hirschi (D) 2003-2017 13 Lugano, Switzerland, Switzerland (all)
Flavien Conne (F) 2000-2014 13 Lugano, Switzerland (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/09/2021
06/09/2021 Confirmed HC Lugano Retired
12/24/2018
12/24/2018 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
02/04/2016
02/04/2016 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
09/28/2012
09/28/2012 Loan HC Lugano Kloten Flyers
12/24/2009
12/24/2009 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
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Number 38 retired by Lugano

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