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Switzerland Melvin Nyffeler
#60 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers / NL - 25/26
1-time SL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 16, 1994
Position
G
Age
31
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Volketswil, SUI
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Catches
L
Youth Team
EHC Illnau-Effretikon
Contract
27/28
Agency
PREMIUM

A smallish Goaltender with very good composure and who has excellent anticipation. Melvin Nyffeler plays the angles well and due to his lack of size challenges shooters, cuts the angles and plays well outside his crease. Needs a strong defense, who he can trust with the defensive zone coverage, so he can play his style. Nyffeler has a very good glove and solid rebound control, as he doesn’t allow many second chances. His calm and confident play can stabilize a team’s defensive game. (by Rafik Soliman, April 2016)

Father: Michael Nyffeler
Brother: Dominic Nyffeler
Uncle: Dieter Wieser
Cousins: Tim Wieser, Justin Wieser
Half-Brother: Jayson Zähner

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Melvin Nyffeler Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2006-07 ZSC Lions II U15 Mini A 1* -* 6.00* -* 6* -* 0* 0-1-0 * 60* |
EHC Urdorf U15 Mini A 16* -* 2.23* -* 29* -* 2* 11-1-0 * 780* |
2007-08 EHC Urdorf U15 Mini A 15* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
ZSC Lions III U17 Novizen A 7* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2008-09 ZSC Lions U15 Mini Top 21* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
ZSC Lions U17 Novizen Elite 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
ZSC Lions II U17 Novizen Top 16* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2009-10 ZSC Lions U17 Novizen Elite 25* 30* 2.77* -* 55* -* 0* 18-2-1 * 1 193* | Playoffs 4 10 2.04 - 6 - 0 2-1-0 177
ZSC Lions U20 Elite Jr. B 2* -* 4.42* -* 5* -* 0* 0-1-0 * 68* |
GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 0* 5* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 1 - - - - - - -
2010-11 ZSC Lions U17 Novizen Elite 14* 22* 2.45* -* 31* -* 2* 10-1-1 * 760* | Playoffs 3 8 2.33 - 7 - 0 2-1-0 180
ZSC Lions U20 Elite Jr. B 2* -* 3.95* -* 8* -* 0* 1-1-0 * 122* |
GC Küsnacht Lions II U20 Junioren Top 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 1* 4* 3.00* -* 1* -* 0* 1-0-0 * 20* | Playoffs 0 1 - - - - - - -
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 5* -* 4.67* .855* -* -* -* - * -* |
2011-12 GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 20* 35* 1.65* -* 33* -* 3* 18-2-0 * 1 201* | Playoffs 6 10 1.85 - 10 - 1 5-1-0 324
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 0* 4* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 5* 6* 3.95* .867* 17* 111* 0* 2-3-0 * 259* |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 15* -* 3.18* .892* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 6* 8* 3.42* -* 19* -* 0* 2-2-2 * 334* | Playoffs 10 10 2.19 - 22 - 2 7-2-0 602
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 16* 27* 2.79* -* 45* -* 0* 10-4-2 * 969* | Playoffs 3 3 4.06 - 12 - 0 0-3-0 178
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 4* 5* 3.67* .902* 16* 148* 0* 0-4-0 * 262* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* -* 2.60* .914* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 GCK Lions U20 Elite Jr. A 1* 1* 2.83* -* 3* -* 0* 0-0-1 * 64* | Playoffs 8 8 2.63 - 21 - 1 5-3-0 480
GC Küsnacht Lions NLB 23* 26* 2.52* -* 58* -* 1* 11-8-4 * 1 381* |
ZSC Lions NLA 11* 15* 1.25* .960* 12* 288* 2* 7-2-1 * 578* |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 4* 5* 3.45* .880* 14* 111* 0* 1-2-0 * 244* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 12* -* 2.95* .905* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 15* 49* 3.29* .901* 40* 366* 0* 5-3-2 * 729* | Relegation 2 4 0.67 .977 1 42 1 1-0-0 90
2015-16 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLB 27* 44* 2.14* .928* 56* 723* 3* 22-4-1 * 1 569* | Playoffs 17 17 2.23 .937 37 547 3 10-6-1 997
2016-17 EHC Kloten NLA 4* 17* 3.23* .913* 12* 126* 0* 2-2-0 * 223* |
HC Davos NLA 0* 4* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLB 12* 14* 3.30* .899* 38* 339* 0* 8-4-0 * 692* | Playoffs 17 17 2.19 .939 37 566 0 11-6-0 1 014
2017-18 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SL 43* 44* 1.65* .936* 70* 1 020* 7* 33-7-2 * 2 553* | Playoffs 15 15 1.41 .945 22 379 3 12-3-0 934
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA Q -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Qualification 7 7 1.72 .949 14 260 1 4-1-2 488
2018-19 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 47* -* 3.03* .913* 131* 1 369* 1* 10-32-2 * 2 592* | Relegation 7 - 2.60 .927 18 227 - - 416
2019-20 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 42* -* 2.90* .904* 120* 1 128* 4* 14-21-3 * 2 484* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 5* 2.27* .926* 7* 88* 0* 2-0-1 * 185* |
2020-21 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 29* -* 2.97* .909* 80* 803* 1* 10-14-2 * 1 617* | Playoffs 11 - 2.57 .928 30 385 0 7-4-0 701
Switzerland WC 2* 5* 4.84* .846* 4* 22* 0* 0-0-0 * 50* |
Switzerland (all) International 3* 7* 4.12* .848* 5* 28* 0* 1-0-0 * 73* |
2021-22 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 44* -* 2.23* .921* 98* 1 139* 4* 26-13-1 * 2 641* | Playoffs 7 - 2.62 .891 19 155 1 3-3-1 436
Switzerland (all) International 2* 4* 2.40* .907* 4* 39* 0* 1-0-0 * 100* |
2022-23 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 42* -* 2.28* .915* 94* 1 010* 5* 24-10-2 * 2 473* | Playoffs 6 - 2.40 .894 14 118 0 2-4-0 351
Switzerland (all) International 2* 3* 3.54* .879* 4* 29* 0* 0-0-2 * 68* |
2023-24 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 40* -* 2.51* .913* 99* 1 038* 2* 19-17-3 * 2 372* |
2024-25 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 33* -* 2.63* .914* 82* 867* 0* 15-11-2 * 1 872* | Playoffs 2 - 2.16 .902 5 46 0 0-1-0 139
2025-26 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 22* -* 2.69* .906* 57* 547* 1* 13-5-1 * 1 270* |

Melvin Nyffeler Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2011-12 Switzerland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2* -* 2.00* .927* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Switzerland U20 WJAC-19 3* -* 2.18* .925* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 4* 8* 1.48* .957* 6* 133* 1* 4-0-0 * 244* |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Swiss Cup 2* 2* 1.96* -* 3* -* 0* 1-0-0 * 92* |
2015-16 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 3* 3* 2.82* -* 6* -* 0* 2-0-0 * 128* |
2016-17 EHC Kloten Swiss Cup 1* 1* 2.83* -* 3* -* 0* 1-0-0 * 64* |
HC Davos Spengler Cup 2* 4* 4.00* .869* 8* 53* 0* 1-1-0 * 120* |
2017-18 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 5* 5* 0.60* -* 3* -* 3* 5-0-0 * 300* |
2018-19 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 5* 5* 2.00* -* 10* -* 1* 4-1-0 * 301* |
2019-20 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 4* 4* 1.26* -* 5* -* 2* 3-1-0 * 239* |
Switzerland Deutschland Cup 2* 3* 2.40* .928* 5* 64* 0* 1-1-0 * 125* |
2020-21 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Swiss Cup 1* 2* 2.88* -* 3* -* 0* 0-0-1 * 63* |
2022-23 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Champions HL 4* -* 3.51* .843* 14* 75* 0* 1-3-0 * -* |
Switzerland EHT 2* 3* 3.54* .879* 4* 29* 0* 0-0-2 * 68* |
2023-24 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Champions HL 5* -* 2.79* .883* 14* 106* 0* 4-1-0 * -* |

Melvin Nyffeler 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 3 13* 8* 1.48* .902* 34* 314* 1* 9-4-0* 244 | 0 * * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 2* 3* 2.40* .928* 5* 64* 0* 1-1-0* 125 | 0 * * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 3* 3.54* .879* 4* 29* 0* 0-0-2* 68 | 0 * * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 2* -* 2.00* .927* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International 4 10* 19* 2.82* .902* 20* 184* 0* 4-0-3* 426 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 42* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NL (NLA) 11 329* 85* 2.63* .913* 825* 8 681* 20* 145-130-19* 18 847 | 6 35 4 2.45* .918* 87* 973* 2* 13-12-1* 2 130*
NLA Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 7 7 1.72* .949* 14* 260* 1* 4-1-2* 488*
SL (NLB) 6 121* 159* 2.24* .927* 267* 2 082* 11* 84-27-9* 7 162 | 4 52 52 2.08* .940* 108* 1 492* 6* 33-18-1* 3 121*
Spengler Cup 1 2* 4* 4.00* .869* 8* 53* 0* 1-1-0* 120 | 0 * * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 7 21* 22* 1.67* -* 33* -* 6* 16-2-1* 1 186 | 0 * * * * * * *
Mini Top (Swiss U16-Elit) 1 21* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Mini A (Swiss U16-Top) 2 32* -* 2.50* -* 35* -* 2* 11-2-0* 840 | 0 * * * * * * *
Novizen A (Swiss U18-A) 1 7* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Novizen Elite (Swiss U18-Elit) 3 39* 53* 2.64* -* 86* -* 2* 28-3-2* 1 953 | 2 7 18 2.19* -* 13* -* 0* 4-2-0* 357*
Novizen Top (Swiss U18-Top) 1 16* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Junioren Top (Swiss U21-A) 1 5* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit) 5 28* 53* 2.08* -* 56* -* 3* 21-4-3* 1 618 | 5 24 30 2.26* -* 53* -* 4* 17-6-0* 1 406*
Elite Jr. B (Swiss U21-Top) 2 4* -* 4.12* -* 13* -* 0* 1-2-0* 190 | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 1 2* 5* 4.84* .846* 4* 22* 0* 0-0-0* 50 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 3* -* 2.18* .925* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 6* 3.95* .867* 17* 111* 0* 2-3-0* 259 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 8* 10* 3.56* .896* 30* 259* 0* 1-6-0* 506 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Melvin Nyffeler Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/16/2025
08/16/2025 Extension SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
09/01/2021
09/01/2021 Extension SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
02/12/2021
02/12/2021 Extension SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
10/10/2018
10/10/2018 Extension SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
01/27/2017
01/27/2017 Extension SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
01/07/2017
01/07/2017 Loan EHC Kloten SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
11/25/2016
11/25/2016 Loan EHC Kloten HC Davos
11/25/2016 Extension EHC Kloten EHC Kloten
09/29/2016
09/29/2016 Confirmed No team EHC Kloten
05/06/2015
05/06/2015 Confirmed HC Fribourg-Gottéron Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
06/16/2014
06/16/2014 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC HC Fribourg-Gottéron
01/27/2014
01/27/2014 Confirmed ZSC Lions Genève-Servette HC