Christoph Bertschy

Christoph Bertschy (born 5 April 1994) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a forward for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). He was drafted 158th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2012 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Bertschy previously played professionally with SC Bern of Switzerland's National League A. On 26 April 2015, Bertschy was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild.

With his development stalling within the Wild organization, on 8 February 2018, he was traded alongside Mario Lucia to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Viktor Lööv. He was immediately reassigned to continue with the Binghamton Devils of the AHL.

On 27 April 2018, as a pending restricted free agent with the Devils and unable to cement a role in the NHL, Bertschy opted to return to Switzerland by signing a four-year contract with Lausanne HC of the National League.

International play

Bertschy represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10SC BernElite Jr. A40110————— 2010–11SC BernElite Jr. A361616323410002 2011–12SC BernElite Jr. A137152222————— 2011–12 SC BernNLA31881610171128 2012–13SC BernElite Jr. A22132————— 2012–13 SC BernNLA4142618202132 2013–14 SC BernNLA37681410————— 2014–15 SC BernNLA441416302671230 2015–16 Iowa WildAHL7211243546————— 2015–16 Minnesota WildNHL30000————— 2016–17 Iowa WildAHL6711132430————— 2016–17 Minnesota WildNHL50114————— 2017–18 Iowa WildAHL45891740————— 2017–18 Minnesota WildNHL10004————— 2017–18 Binghamton DevilsAHL266121810————— 2018–19 Lausanne HCNL50151833221234716 2019–20 Lausanne HCNL5016183440————— 2020–21 Lausanne HCNL512317403461014 2021–22 Lausanne HCNL511315282482358 2022–23 HC Fribourg-GottéronNL521716331820110 2023–24 HC Fribourg-GottéronNL5218224038122358 2024–25 HC Fribourg-GottéronNL5211142532141458 NL totals 511 145 154 299 270 98 13 19 32 54 NHL totals 9 0 1 1 8 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2011 Switzerland U18 7th 6 1 0 1 12 2011 Switzerland IH18 7th 4 1 0 1 2 2012 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 2 2 4 4 2013 Switzerland WJC 6th 6 3 2 5 8 2019 Switzerland WC 8th 8 0 2 2 6 2021 Switzerland WC 6th 8 3 4 7 4 2022 Switzerland OG 8th 5 0 0 0 2 2022 Switzerland WC 5th 8 0 2 2 8 2023 Switzerland WC 5th 7 1 2 3 0 2024 Switzerland WC 10 4 0 4 4 2025 Switzerland WC 10 1 2 3 8 2026 Switzerland OG 5th 5 0 0 0 2 2026 Switzerland WC 10 3 0 3 2 Junior totals 22 7 4 11 26 Senior totals 71 12 12 24 36