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Switzerland Damien Riat
#9 Lausanne HC / NL - 25/26
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
Date of Birth
Feb 26, 1997
Position
W/C
Age
28
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Genève, SUI
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Genève-Servette HC
Contract
29/30
Drafted
2016 round 4 #117 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Arnaud Riat

© Photo: Didier Charles

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Damien Riat Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Genève-Servette HC II U15 Mini A 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
2009-10 Genève-Servette HC U15 Mini Top 15* 8* 5* 13* 16* -* |
Genève-Servette HC II U15 Mini A 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC U15 Mini Top 23* 14* 10* 24* 42* -* | Playoffs QC 2 2 0 2 14 -
2011-12 Genève-Servette HC U15 Mini Top 23* 15* 16* 31* 72* -* | Playoffs QC 2 0 1 1 2 -
Genève-Servette HC U17 Novizen Elite 18* 3* 4* 7* 52* -* | Relegation 5 1 1 2 2 -
Genève-Servette HC II U17 Novizen Top 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2012-13 Notre Dame Argos U18 AAA SMAAAHL 36* 4* 9* 13* 58* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
2013-14 Notre Dame Argos U18 AAA SMAAAHL 44* 18* 38* 56* 56* -* | Playoffs 12 5 7 12 28 -
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* -2* |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 14* 4* 2* 6* 4* -* |
2014-15 Malmö Redhawks J18 J18 Allsvenskan 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Malmö Redhawks J20 J20 SuperElit 40* 7* 7* 14* 70* -6* |
Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Switzerland U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 3* 2* 5* 4* -1* |
Switzerland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 26* 9* 9* 18* 59* -* |
2015-16 Genève-Servette HC U20 Elite Jr. A 4* 3* 5* 8* 10* -* |
Genève-Servette HC NLA 45* 9* 12* 21* 34* -3* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 10 0
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 8* -3* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 4* 7* 11* 24* -* |
2016-17 Genève-Servette HC NLA 46* 7* 7* 14* 36* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -1
Switzerland U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 1* 5* 6* 8* 0* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 9* 9* 18* 12* -* |
Switzerland (all) International 8* 3* 0* 3* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Genève-Servette HC NL 48* 12* 12* 24* 30* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -2
Switzerland WC 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 14* 4* 2* 6* 0* 4* |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 48* 11* 14* 25* 38* 4* | Playoffs 12 3 1 4 0 -4
Switzerland (all) International 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 36* 11* 11* 22* 57* 2* |
Switzerland (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2020-21 Genève-Servette HC NL 20* 7* 11* 18* 29* 3* |
Hershey Bears AHL 33* 3* 6* 9* 12* 4* |
2021-22 Lausanne HC NL 35* 11* 17* 28* 12* 15* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 2 -2
Switzerland WC 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Switzerland (all) International 16* 5* 1* 6* 6* 0* |
2022-23 Lausanne HC “A” NL 52* 9* 16* 25* 24* -5* |
Switzerland WC 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
Switzerland (all) International 18* 3* 3* 6* 4* 2* |
2023-24 Lausanne HC “A” NL 50* 18* 19* 37* 20* 10* | Playoffs 19 6 5 11 8 7
Switzerland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2024-25 Lausanne HC “A” NL 52* 17* 20* 37* 24* 13* | Playoffs 19 7 8 15 12 8
Switzerland WC 10* 6* 1* 7* 2* 10* |
Switzerland (all) International 18* 6* 4* 10* 9* -* |
2025-26 Lausanne HC “C” NL 35* 11* 15* 26* 20* 10* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* |
Projected NL 52* 16* 22* 38* 30* 15* |

Damien Riat Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Suisse Romande QC Int PW 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2013-14 Switzerland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2014-15 Malmö Redhawks J20 JCWC 5* 2* 1* 3* 4* 3* |
Switzerland U18 “A” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 2* 3* 25* -4* |
Switzerland U18 WJAC-19 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
2015-16 Genève-Servette HC Champions HL 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |
Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2016-17 Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2017-18 Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Switzerland Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne Champions HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* 0* |
EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2020-21 Genève-Servette HC Swiss Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2021-22 Lausanne HC Champions HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* 0* |
Switzerland EHT 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Switzerland EHT 9* 2* 0* 2* 2* -1* |
2023-24 Switzerland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2024-25 Lausanne HC Champions HL 8* 3* 4* 7* 6* 4* |
Switzerland EHT 8* 0* 3* 3* 7* 0* |
2025-26 Lausanne HC Champions HL 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* -1* |
Switzerland EHT 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* |

Damien Riat Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 33* 3* 6* 9* 0.27* 12* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 5 28* 4* 11* 15* 0.54* 18* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 5 29* 5* 7* 12* 0.41* 11* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 2 8* 2* 2* 4* 0.50* 27* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 9 90* 23* 15* 38* 0.42* 29* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 66* 26* 27* 53* 0.80* 99* -* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 11 467* 123* 154* 277* 0.59* 324* 46* | 7 71 18 * 18 * 36 * 0.51 * 38 * 6 *
QC Int PW 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SMAAAHL 2 80* 22* 47* 69* 0.86* 114* -* | 2 15 5 * 7 * 12 * 0.80 * 30 * - *
Swiss Cup 6 13* 4* 5* 9* 0.69* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 3 61* 37* 31* 68* 1.11* 130* -* | 2 4 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.75 * 16 * - *
Mini A (Swiss U16-Top) 2 4* 3* 0* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit) 1 18* 3* 4* 7* 0.39* 52* -* | 1 5 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.40 * 2 * - *
Novizen Top (Swiss U18-Top) 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit) 1 4* 3* 5* 8* 2.00* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 1 40* 7* 7* 14* 0.35* 70* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 26* 8* 4* 12* 0.46* 4* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 4* 3* 7* 0.58* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 11* 3* 7* 10* 0.91* 16* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Damien Riat Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/21/2024
09/21/2024 Extension Lausanne HC Lausanne HC
04/22/2022
04/22/2022 Extension Lausanne HC Lausanne HC
08/12/2021
08/12/2021 Loan Washington Capitals Lausanne HC
08/04/2020
08/04/2020 Loan Washington Capitals Genève-Servette HC
03/05/2020
03/05/2020 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne Washington Capitals
02/03/2018
02/03/2018 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC EHC Biel-Bienne
04/01/2015
04/01/2015 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks J20 Genève-Servette HC
07/24/2014
07/24/2014 Confirmed Notre Dame Argos U18 AAA Malmö Redhawks J20
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #44 overall by Val-d'Or Foreurs in the CHL Import Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #73 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

Cult/Star player for Lausanne HC