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Switzerland Urban Leimbacher

#81 ZSC Lions / NLA - 15/16
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Dec 05, 1981
Position
G
Age
40
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
-
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Catches
L
Youth Team
EHC Wallisellen
Status
Retired
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1998-99 ZSC / Dübendorf U20 Elite Jr. B - - - - - - - - - |
Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 0 - - - - - - - - |
1999-00 ZSC U20 Elite Jr. B - - - - - - - - - |
Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 1 - 6.00 - - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 10.91 - - - - - -
2000-01 ZSC U20 Elite Jr. B - - - - - - - - - |
EHC Dübendorf SwissDiv1 2 - 3.75 - 5 - 0 1-0-0 80 | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
2001-02 ZSC U20 Elite Jr. B - - - - - - - - - |
EHC Dübendorf SwissDiv1 13 22 1.69 .942 22 357 - - 780 | Playoffs 7 7 1.63 .953 12 244 - - 441
2002-03 GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 4 - - - - - - - - |
EHC Dübendorf SwissDiv1 14 24 1.68 .931 24 258 - - 855 | Playoffs 5 5 1.66 .938 9 135 - 2-3-0 144
2003-04 EHC Dübendorf SwissDiv1 22 22 2.09 .934 46 656 - 16-5-1 1 319 | Playoffs 15 15 1.89 .946 29 509 - - 658
2004-05 EHC Olten NLB 20 - 3.54 - - - - - - | Relegation 10 - 4.21 - - - - - -
2005-06 EHC Olten NLB 31 - 2.77 - - - - - - | Playoffs 5 - 4.07 - - - - - -
2006-07 EHC Olten NLB 29 29 4.05 - 113 - 1 13-13-2 1 675 |
EHC Basel NLA 0 7 - - - - - - 0 |
2007-08 EHC Olten NLB 47 47 3.08 - 145 - 2 25-19-3 2 827 | Playoffs 5 5 3.54 - 17 - 0 1-4-0 289
2008-09 EHC Olten NLB 44 44 2.54 - 110 - 2 24-16-4 2 603 | Playoffs 5 5 4.02 - 20 - 0 1-4-0 299
2009-10 EHC Olten NLB 33 47 2.72 - 89 - 1 24-7-2 1 965 | Playoffs 12 12 2.40 - 30 - 1 5-5-2 751
2010-11 EHC Olten NLB 21 31 3.51 - 72 - 0 12-7-1 1 231 | Playoffs 6 7 2.01 - 11 - 0 2-2-1 328
SCL Tigers NLA 4 6 2.24 .934 9 - 0 4-0-0 242 |
2011-12 SCL Tigers NLA 14 49 3.36 .908 40 393 0 3-7-1 715 | Relegation 0 4 - - - - - - 0
EHC Basel Sharks NLB 1 1 3.00 - 3 - 0 1-0-0 60 |
2012-13 EHC Basel Sharks NLB 34 34 3.17 - 104 - 0 14-18-1 1 967 |
EHC Olten NLB 1 2 0.00 - 0 - 0 0-0-0 30 | Playoffs 0 17 - - - - - - 0
2013-14 EHC Basel Sharks NLB 42 45 3.42 - 143 - 1 21-18-3 2 511 | Playoffs 5 5 5.43 - 27 - 0 1-4-0 299
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 0 0 - - - - - - - | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 ZSC Lions NLA 4 20 1.96 .937 6 89 1 2-1-0 184 | Playoffs 2 - 4.93 .667 - - - - -
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 5 - 2.95 - - - - - - |
2015-16 GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 6 - 5.38 .835 - - - - - |
ZSC Lions NLA 4 23 1.53 .924 5 61 0 2-1-0 196 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2014-15 ZSC Lions Champions HL 3 5 2.94 .895 8 68 0 1-2-0 164 |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 0 2 - - - - - - - |
2015-16 ZSC Lions Champions HL 1 3 3.69 .842 3 16 0 0-1-0 49 |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 1 3 2.00 - 2 - 0 1-0-0 60 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2019-20 EHC Winterthur SL Dir. of Hockey Operations
2020-21 EHC Winterthur SL Dir. of Hockey Operations
2021-22 HC Thurgau SL Dir. of Hockey Operations
HC Thurgau SL Sports Manager Promoted Sept 30th, replacing Gody Kellenberger
2022-23 HC Thurgau SL Dir. of Hockey Operations resigned and left organization Nov 30
HC Thurgau SL Sports Manager resigned and left organization Nov 30
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
Champions HL 2 4 8 3.11 .884 11 84 0 1-3-0 212 | 0
NLA (NL) 6 26 105 2.70 .914 60 543 1 11-9-1 1 335 | 3 2 4 4.93 .667 - - - - 0
NLB (SL) 14 315 280 3.14 .835 779 - 7 134-98-16 14 867 | 9 49 51 3.21 - 105 - 1 10-19-3 1 964
Swiss Cup 2 1 5 2.00 - 2 - 0 1-0-0 60 | 0
SwissDiv1 4 51 68 1.92 .933 97 1 271 0 17-5-1 3 034 | 4 27 27 2.41 .947 50 888 - 2-3-0 1 243
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 1 4 - - - - - - - - | 0
Elite Jr. B (U20-Top) 4 - - - - - - - - - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Martin Wüthrich (F) 2004-2013 8 Olten
Cyril Aeschlimann (F) 2004-2013 8 Olten
Diego Schwarzenbach (F) 2006-2013 7 Langnau, Olten
Remo Meister (D) 2005-2013 7 Olten
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/27/2015
02/27/2015 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
09/10/2014
09/10/2014 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
08/22/2014
08/22/2014 Confirmed Basel Sharks ZSC Lions
01/31/2014
01/31/2014 Loan EHC Basel Sharks HC Fribourg-Gottéron
02/01/2013
02/01/2013 Loan EHC Basel Sharks EHC Olten
02/02/2012
02/02/2012 Confirmed SCL Tigers EHC Basel Sharks
09/21/2011
09/21/2011 Loan SCL Tigers EHC Basel Sharks
03/26/2011
03/26/2011 Confirmed EHC Olten SCL Tigers
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- 2010-11-30 • Scored an empty net goal in the NLB (vs. Thurgau)

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