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Switzerland Lian Bichsel

#20 Leksands IF / SHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 18, 2004
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Olten, SUI
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Olten
Contract
22/23
NHL Rights
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars / Unsigned
Drafted
2022 round 1 #18 overall by Dallas Stars
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Bichsel plays with energy, violence, even, and that will endear him to any coach. He takes hit to make plays but mostly likes to dish them, especially in neutral-zone pinches. He has great habits all over the ice, scanning and using his stick and denying space and switching on his check. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

Brother: Finn Bichsel

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Olten U15 Mini A 8 0 0 0 4 - |
2016-17 Olten U15 Mini A 29 6 12 18 46 - |
2017-18 Biel-Bienne U15 Top Mini 30 9 14 23 38 - |
Olten U15 Mini A 9 3 4 7 4 - |
2018-19 Biel-Bienne U15 Top Mini 27 14 18 32 24 - |
Biel-Bienne U17 Elite Novizen 10 0 2 2 2 - |
Olten U17 Top Novizen 4 0 1 1 6 - |
2019-20 Biel-Bienne U17 U17-Elit 31 3 11 14 28 - | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -
Switzerland U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 20 2 4 6 0 - |
2020-21 Biel-Bienne U20 U20-Elit 45 5 23 28 48 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
EHC Biel-Bienne NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 |
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 6 - |
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 5 1 1 2 6 0 |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 8 1 3 4 10 - |
2021-22 Leksands IF J20 J20 Nationell 11 3 4 7 6 -1 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -2
Leksands IF SHL 29 1 2 3 16 -6 |
Switzerland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 4 0 1 1 0 - |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2022-23 Leksands IF J20 J20 Nationell 6 1 2 3 2 -1 |
Leksands IF SHL 31 0 5 5 41 -2 |
Switzerland U20 “A” WJC-20 5 0 2 2 2 -1 |
Switzerland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 8 1 2 3 8 - |
Projected SHL 42 0 7 7 56 -3 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Switzerland U16 “A” YOG 2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2021-22 Leksands IF Champions HL 8 1 0 1 29 -5 |
Switzerland U18 “C” Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 1 1 0 -4 |
Switzerland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
SHL
2023-02-04T17:00:00+0000 Leksands IF @ Örebro HK
2023-02-02T18:00:00+0000 Leksands IF vs Rögle BK
2023-01-31T18:00:00+0000 Leksands IF @ Rögle BK
2023-01-26T18:00:00+0000 Leksands IF @ HV71
2023-01-21T17:00:00+0000 Leksands IF @ Växjö Lakers HC
J20 Nationell
2023-01-15T11:00:00+0000 Leksands IF J20 @ Örebro HK J20
2023-01-14T14:00:00+0000 Leksands IF J20 @ Djurgårdens IF J20
SHL
2023-01-12T18:00:00+0000 Leksands IF @ Brynäs IF
WJC-20
2023-01-02T13:30:00-0500 Switzerland U20 @ Czechia U20
2022-12-31T11:00:00-0500 Switzerland U20 vs Slovakia U20
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8 1 0 1 0.13 29 -5 | 0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 -4 | 0
International-Jr 4 44 4 10 14 0.32 24 - | 0
J20 Nationell 2 17 4 6 10 0.59 8 -2 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2
NL 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
SHL 2 60 1 7 8 0.13 57 -8 | 0
Top Mini (U15-Elit) 2 57 23 32 55 0.96 62 - | 0
Mini A (U15-Top) 3 46 9 16 25 0.54 54 - | 0
U17-Elit (Elite Novizen) 2 41 3 13 16 0.39 30 - | 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 6 -
Top Novizen (U17-Top) 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 6 - | 0
U20-Elit 1 45 5 23 28 0.62 48 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
WJC-18 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 6 0 | 0
WJC-20 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 2 -1 | 0
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 | 0
YOG 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2 | 0
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Strength
15
Passing
14
Teamwork
13
Speed
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Miles Müller (F) 2017-2023 6 Biel-Bienne U15, Biel-Bienne U17, Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18, Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Timo Merz (F) 2015-2021 6 Biel-Bienne U17, Biel-Bienne U20, Olten U15, Olten U17
Darren Boss (D) 2017-2023 6 Biel-Bienne U15, Biel-Bienne U17, Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20 (all)
Alessio Beglieri (G) 2017-2023 6 Biel-Bienne U15, Biel-Bienne U17, Biel-Bienne U20, Switzerland U16, Switzerland U16 (all), Switzerland U17 (all), Switzerland U18 (all), Switzerland U20, Switzerland U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/21/2022
01/21/2022 Extension Leksands IF J20 Leksands IF
05/24/2021
05/24/2021 Confirmed Biel-Bienne U20 Leksands IF J20
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Date Article Website
07/05/2022 Q&A with Lian Bichsel EPRinkside.com
05/07/2022 The next Swiss NHL export watson.ch
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