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Switzerland Lian Bichsel
#6 Dallas Stars / NHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
May 18, 2004
Position
D
Age
21
Height
6'7" / 200 cm
Place of Birth
Olten, SUI
Weight
238 lbs / 108 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EHC Olten
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$918,333 Powered by
NHL Rights
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars / Signed
Drafted
2022 round 1 #18 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM

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

Family relations:
Father: André Bichsel (former handball player - external link)
Brothers: Finn Bichsel & Joel Bichsel (soccer player - external link)

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Lian Bichsel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 EHC Olten U15 Mini A 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2016-17 EHC Olten U15 Mini A 29* 6* 12* 18* 46* -* |
2017-18 EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U15 Mini Top 28* 9* 14* 23* 32* -* | Playoffs QC 2 0 0 0 6 -
EHC Olten U15 Mini A 9* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U15 Mini Top 25* 14* 17* 31* 22* -* | Playoffs QC 2 0 1 1 2 -
EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U17 Novizen Elite 10* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
EHC Olten U17 Top Novizen 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit 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 EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit 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 8* 1* 2* 3* 4* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 10 2
Leksands IF SHL 42* 1* 5* 6* 47* -5* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 3
Switzerland U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
Switzerland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 8* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
Switzerland (all) International 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2023-24 Rögle BK SHL 29* 2* 2* 4* 28* 0* | Playoffs 15 1 5 6 8 7
Texas Stars AHL 16* 1* 6* 7* 34* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 0
2024-25 Dallas Stars NHL 38* 4* 5* 9* 41* 2* | Playoffs 18 0 1 1 28 0
Texas Stars AHL 28* 3* 6* 9* 36* 9* |
2025-26   Dallas Stars NHL 26* 1* 2* 3* 22* 6* |
  Projected NHL 71* 3* 5* 8* 60* 16* |
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Lian Bichsel 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* |
2022-23 Switzerland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |

Lian Bichsel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 44* 4* 12* 16* 0.36* 70* 7* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 4 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 8* 1* 0* 1* 0.13* 29* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 44* 4* 10* 14* 0.32* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 64* 5* 7* 12* 0.19* 63* 8* | 1 18 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.06 * 28 * 0 *
NL 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 3 100* 4* 9* 13* 0.13* 91* -11* | 2 18 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.39 * 12 * 10 *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 2 53* 23* 31* 54* 1.02* 54* -* | 2 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 8 * - *
Mini A (Swiss U16-Top) 3 46* 9* 16* 25* 0.54* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss U18-Elit (Novizen Elite, U17-Elit) 2 41* 3* 13* 16* 0.39* 30* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 6 * - *
Top Novizen (Swiss U18-Top) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20-Elit (Swiss U21-Elit) 1 45* 5* 23* 28* 0.62* 48* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
J20 Nationell (U20 Nationell) 2 19* 4* 6* 10* 0.53* 10* -3* | 2 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 12 * 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 * * * * * *

Lian Bichsel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/29/2023
11/29/2023 Loan Dallas Stars Rögle BK
05/06/2023
05/06/2023 Confirmed Leksands IF Dallas Stars
01/21/2022
01/21/2022 Extension Leksands IF J20 Leksands IF
05/24/2021
05/24/2021 Confirmed EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U20 Leksands IF J20
Player Biography and Trivia

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #28 by Elite Prospects

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #28 by FCHockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #55 by TSN/Craig Button

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #41 by McKeen's Hockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by TSN/McKenzie

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #9 by NHL Central Scouting

Invited to NHL Scouting Combine -- 2022