Joel Genazzi

Joel Genazzi (born February 10, 1988) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman. He primarily played in the Swiss National League (NL), where he spent 18 seasons with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, the SCL Tigers, and Lausanne HC.

Playing career Genazzi made his National League (NL) debut playing with HC Fribourg-Gottéron during the 2006–07 season.

Genazzi failed to establish himself in the National League over 3 seasons with Fribourg and was loaned multiple times to various Swiss League (SL) teams. He had a breakout season in 2008–09 with Young-Sprinters HC, putting up 42 points (15 goals) in 42 games in the SL. Genazzi went on to play one more year in the SL with EHC Visp in 2009–10, racking up an impressive 51 points over 46 games. His stellar season allowed him to sign with the SCL Tigers of the National League for the next year.

Genazzi played 3 seasons with the Tigers before joining Lausanne HC for the 2013–14 season. At the conclusion of the season, Genazzi agreed to a two-year contract extension with Lausanne. On October 24, 2016, Genazzi was signed to a five-year contract extension worth CHF 3 million by Lausanne.

Following the end of his twelfth season with Lausanne, including two as captain, Genazzi announced his retirement from hockey on 26 April 2025.

International play Genazzi was a member of Switzerland's silver medal team at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. He played 5 of the team's 10 games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Kloten Flyers Elite Jr. A 42 7 8 15 10 9 1 1 2 6 2005–06 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Elite Jr. A 40 6 17 23 50 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Düdingen Bulls Div.1 9 3 0 3 0 8 3 0 3 12 2006–07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Elite Jr. A 38 21 9 30 103 — — — — — 2006–07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 HC Düdingen Bulls Div.1 12 3 2 5 4 6 0 4 4 8 2007–08 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Elite Jr. A 8 4 9 13 6 — — — — — 2007–08 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 23 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 02007–08 Young-Sprinters HC NLB 33 5 10 15 20 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 02008–09 Young-Sprinters HC NLB 42 15 27 42 16 — — — — — 2009–10 EHC Visp NLB 46 20 31 51 20 15 4 11 15 8 2010–11 SCL Tigers NLA 37 2 2 4 18 4 0 0 0 2 2011–12 SCL Tigers NLA 50 3 8 11 12 — — — — — 2012–13 SCL Tigers NLA 41 9 7 16 10 — — — — — 2013–14 Lausanne HC NLA 50 4 8 12 6 6 0 0 0 8 2014–15 Lausanne HC NLA 50 2 19 21 8 7 0 1 1 4 2015–16 Lausanne HC NLA 49 11 14 25 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Lausanne HC NLA 47 16 15 31 18 4 2 2 4 4 2017–18 Lausanne HC NL 50 9 29 38 36 — — — — — 2018–19 Lausanne HC NL 50 4 21 25 24 12 3 2 5 6 2019–20 Lausanne HC NL 49 10 11 21 30 — — — — — 2020–21 Lausanne HC NL 48 8 19 27 39 6 0 1 1 2 2021–22 Lausanne HC NL 47 7 23 30 16 8 0 1 1 0 2022–23 Lausanne HC NL 51 5 11 16 45 — — — — — 2023–24 Lausanne HC NL 50 1 3 4 14 19 0 3 3 4 2024–25 Lausanne HC NL 49 2 3 5 31 19 0 2 2 2 NL totals 754 93 193 286 323 91 5 12 17 32

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Switzerland U18-D1 11th 5 0 1 1 2 2017 Switzerland WC 6th 8 1 2 3 2 2018 Switzerland WC 5 0 0 0 0 2019 Switzerland WC 8th 7 1 2 3 0 Junior totals 5 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 20 2 4 6 2