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Switzerland Spain Raphael Díaz
#16 EV Zug / NL - 25/26
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time NL Champion 1
3-time NL Media All-Star Team 3
1-time Spengler Cup Winner 1
Date of Birth
Jan 09, 1986
Position
D
Age
39
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Baar, SUI
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Switzerland / Spain
Shoots
R
Youth Team
EV Zug
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Diaz plays the game of an all-around defenseman, as he can line-up in all situations. He is a decent skater with quick feet and good top-end speed. He is very smart and can guide a powerplay with his patience, strong vision and hard shot from the point. Isn't strong enough to handle big forwards in front of the net. (by Rafik Soliman - Jan 13)

Possesses dual citizenship due to his Spanish father and Swiss mother.

Sister: Daniela Díaz

© Photo: Robert Hradil

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Raphael Díaz Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 EV Zug U15 Mini Top -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 EV Zug U17 Top Novizen -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 EV Zug U17 Top Novizen -* -* -* -* -* -* |
EV Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 EV Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 30* 7* 10* 17* 32* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 12 -
EHC Seewen-Herti U20 Junioren A -* -* -* -* -* -* |
EHC Seewen-Herti SwissDiv1 9* 1* 2* 3* -* -* | Relegation 6 0 1 1 - -
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2003-04 EV Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 15* 6* 5* 11* 22* -* |
EV Zug NLA 38* 2* 1* 3* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 D1 5* 1* 3* 4* 4* 7* |
2004-05 EV Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
EV Zug NLA 41* 1* 4* 5* 12* -* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 4 -
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -1* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2005-06 EV Zug U20 Elite Jr. A 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
EV Zug NLA 35* 5* 2* 7* 34* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -
Switzerland U20 “C” WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -3* |
2006-07 EV Zug NLA 44* 2* 4* 6* 22* -* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 6 -
2007-08 EV Zug NLA 50* 3* 11* 14* 44* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Switzerland (all) International 16* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2008-09 EV Zug NLA 50* 4* 9* 13* 36* -* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 4 -
Switzerland (all) International 13* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2009-10 EV Zug NLA 49* 4* 27* 31* 22* -* | Playoffs 13 1 5 6 10 -
Switzerland OG 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Switzerland (all) International 14* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* |
2010-11 EV Zug NLA 45* 12* 27* 39* 26* 14* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 4 -9
Switzerland WC 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* 3* |
Switzerland (all) International 13* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |
2011-12 Montréal Canadiens NHL 59* 3* 13* 16* 30* -7* |
2012-13 EV Zug NLA 32* 7* 22* 29* 12* 19* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 23* 1* 13* 14* 6* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -4
Switzerland WC 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Switzerland (all) International 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2013-14 Montréal Canadiens NHL 46* 0* 11* 11* 12* -4* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -3* |
New York Rangers NHL 11* 1* 1* 2* 4* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
Switzerland OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Switzerland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2014-15 Calgary Flames NHL 56* 2* 2* 4* 10* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2015-16 New York Rangers NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 -1
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 37* 6* 15* 21* 16* 11* |
Switzerland “A” WC 5* 0* 6* 6* 2* 2* |
Switzerland (all) International 6* 0* 6* 6* 2* -1* |
2016-17 EV Zug “A” NLA 46* 8* 22* 30* 28* 3* | Playoffs 16 5 9 14 6 0
Switzerland “C” WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |
Switzerland (all) “C” International 15* 0* 3* 3* 8* 1* |
2017-18 EV Zug “C” NL 48* 5* 25* 30* 26* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 4 3
Switzerland “C” OG 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Switzerland “C” WC 10* 1* 5* 6* 8* 4* |
Switzerland (all) “C” International 23* 2* 5* 7* 10* 2* |
2018-19 EV Zug “C” NL 43* 12* 19* 31* 10* 14* | Playoffs 14 1 5 6 14 7
Switzerland “C” WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* 5* |
Switzerland (all) “C” International 12* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
2019-20 EV Zug “C” NL 47* 10* 21* 31* 51* 19* |
2020-21 EV Zug “C” NL 44* 10* 17* 27* 24* 31* | Playoffs 11 0 6 6 4 6
Switzerland “C” WC 8* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
Switzerland (all) “C” International 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2021-22 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” NL 37* 5* 14* 19* 22* 8* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 6 -3
Switzerland “C” OG 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |
Switzerland (all) “C” International 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |
2022-23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” NL 50* 7* 18* 25* 26* 15* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 49* 0* 13* 13* 32* 11* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 0 3
2024-25 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” NL 52* 3* 6* 9* 22* -6* | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 4 -1
2025-26   EV Zug NL 7* 0* 3* 3* 4* 8* |
  Projected NL 27* 0* 12* 12* 15* 31* |

Raphael Díaz Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Suisse Centrale QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Switzerland Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2012-13 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -5* |
2016-17 EV Zug “A” Champions HL 5* 1* 4* 5* 2* 1* |
EV Zug Swiss Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Switzerland “A” Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2017-18 EV Zug “C” Champions HL 7* 3* 3* 6* 0* -1* |
EV Zug “C” Swiss Cup 3* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
Team Switzerland “C” Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2018-19 EV Zug Champions HL 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
EV Zug “C” Swiss Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2019-20 EV Zug “C” Champions HL 10* 0* 5* 5* 2* 6* |
EV Zug “C” Swiss Cup 3* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2020-21 EV Zug “C” Swiss Cup 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2021-22 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* 2* |
2022-23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2024-25 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 6* |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2025-26   EV Zug Champions HL 4* 0* 3* 3* 4* 4* |

Raphael Díaz Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 37* 6* 15* 21* 0.57* 16* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 8 52* 6* 24* 30* 0.58* 16* 21* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 2 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 12 136* 7* 30* 37* 0.27* 42* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Junioren A 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 201* 8* 41* 49* 0.24* 62* -8* | 4 13 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.08 * 0 * -5 *
NL (NLA) 19 807* 100* 265* 365* 0.45* 469* 144* | 16 153 12 * 38 * 50 * 0.33 * 76 * 6 *
OG 4 17* 1* 1* 2* 0.12* 10* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 3 10* 2* 0* 2* 0.20* 2* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 5 16* 5* 7* 12* 0.75* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Top Novizen (Swiss U18-Top) 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit) 5 56* 14* 18* 32* 0.57* 60* -* | 1 7 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.29 * 12 * - *
SwissDiv1 1 9* 1* 2* 3* 0.33* -* -* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * - * - *
WC 8 56* 5* 18* 23* 0.41* 24* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 14* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Raphael Díaz Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/09/2025
01/09/2025 Confirmed HC Fribourg-Gottéron EV Zug
01/27/2021
01/27/2021 Confirmed EV Zug HC Fribourg-Gottéron
12/23/2015
12/23/2015 Confirmed Hartford Wolf Pack EV Zug
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed Calgary Flames New York Rangers
10/07/2014
10/07/2014 Confirmed New York Rangers Calgary Flames
03/05/2014
03/05/2014 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers
02/03/2014
02/03/2014 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks
09/17/2012
09/17/2012 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens EV Zug
07/13/2012
07/13/2012 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
05/13/2011
05/13/2011 Confirmed EV Zug Montréal Canadiens
10/21/2010
10/21/2010 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EV Zug

Cult/Star player for Switzerland