Gaëtan Haas

Gaëtan Haas (born 31 January 1992) is a Swiss professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of EHC Biel of the National League (NL). Haas previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers. He won one NL title with SC Bern in 2019.

Playing career In the midst of the 2016–17 season, his eighth professional season with EHC Biel, on 10 November 2016, he agreed to a three-year contract with SC Bern worth CHF 1.2 million. The contract started from the 2017–18 season and ran through the 2019–20 season. In his first season with SC Bern, Haas drew attention from the Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

On 28 January 2019, Haas agreed to an early one-year contract extension worth CHF 800,000 with SC Bern through the 2020–21 season.

Undrafted, Haas, in the following off-season, used his NHL out clause with SC Bern to sign a one-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL on 1 July 2019. Haas made the Oilers' opening night roster, playing in his first NHL game on 3 October. He went on to score his first NHL goal on 5 November against the Arizona Coyotes after a short two-game stint with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL).

On 28 April 2020, Haas agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Oilers worth $915,000.

Haas was loaned to SC Bern for the start of the 2020–21 season. He played 14 games with Bern before returning to Edmonton at the end of December.

On 10 June 2021, Haas returned to EHC Biel on a five-year deal.

On August 27, 2021, Haas was named captain of EHC Biel.

International play

Haas participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.

Haas was named to Switzerland men's team for the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 World Championships. He also made the 2018 Winter Olympics team.

He 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 2006–07 EHC Biel SUI U17 24 20 26 46 32 — — — — — 2007–08 EHC Biel SUI U17 19 14 27 41 57 — — — — — 2007–08 EHC Biel SUI.2 U20 32 7 20 27 36 4 1 4 5 4 2008–09 EHC Biel SUI U17 31 21 31 52 46 6 4 2 6 4 2008–09 EHC Biel SUI.2 U20 15 10 33 43 20 7 0 7 7 8 2009–10 EHC Biel SUI U20 33 11 32 43 67 — — — — — 2009–10 EHC Biel NLA 14 2 1 3 6 — — — — — 2010–11 EHC Biel SUI U20 13 10 21 31 8 — — — — — 2010–11 EHC Biel NLA 29 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Ajoie NLB 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 EHC Biel SUI U20 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2011–12 EHC Biel NLA 43 6 7 13 10 5 0 1 1 2 2012–13 EHC Biel NLA 49 2 7 9 8 — — — — — 2013–14 EHC Biel NLA 29 4 2 6 12 — — — — — 2014–15 EHC Biel NLA 49 8 16 24 20 7 1 2 3 4 2015–16 EHC Biel NLA 38 9 16 25 8 — — — — — 2016–17 EHC Biel NLA 44 11 22 33 4 1 0 0 0 0 2017–18 SC Bern NL 47 15 26 41 18 11 2 6 8 2 2018–19 SC Bern NL 50 15 23 38 14 9 4 3 7 2 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 58 5 5 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Bakersfield Condors AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 SC Bern NL 14 5 3 8 4 — — — — — 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 34 2 1 3 10 2 0 0 0 4 2021–22 EHC Biel NL 37 6 16 22 8 7 0 2 2 4 2022–23 EHC Biel NL 46 12 21 33 26 17 4 7 11 7 2023–24 EHC Biel NL 45 12 19 31 22 8 2 1 3 2 2024–25 EHC Biel NL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — — NL totals 539 108 179 287 164 65 13 27 40 23 NHL totals 92 7 6 13 16 3 0 0 0 4

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Switzerland WJC18 8th 6 2 3 5 0 2010 Switzerland WJC18 5th 6 0 2 2 2 2011 Switzerland WJC 5th 6 0 0 0 0 2012 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 3 0 3 2 2016 Switzerland WC 11th 3 0 0 0 2 2017 Switzerland WC 6th 8 2 1 3 0 2018 Switzerland OG 10th 4 0 1 1 0 2018 Switzerland WC 10 3 2 5 0 2019 Switzerland WC 8th 8 1 2 3 2 2022 Switzerland OG 8th 5 1 1 2 0 2023 Switzerland WC 5th 8 1 5 6 0 2024 Switzerland WC 5 0 1 1 0 Junior totals 24 5 5 10 4 Senior totals 51 8 13 21 4

Awards and honours Award Year NL All-Star Team 2018, 2019 Champion 2019