Joël Vermin

Joël Vermin (born 5 February 1992) is a Swiss professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for SC Bern of the National League (NL). Vermin was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round (186th overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Juniors

Vermin made his National League A debut in Switzerland with SC Bern during the 2009–10 season. On 17 September 2013, Vermin was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

In his first season of professional hockey, Vermin was loaned to SC Bern for the season. In 55 games that season, Vermin recorded 22 points. In his career with Bern, he played in 230 games, registering 41 goals and 64 assists. At the finish of the season, Vermin joined the Syracuse Crunch for the remainder of the AHL season.

Professional

On 18 November 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning recalled Vermin from the Syracuse Crunch. Vermin had skated in 12 games with the Crunch that season, posting three goals and ten points. At the time, he was ranked first in both assists (seven) and points. In his career, he has appeared in 93 career AHL games, all with the Syracuse Crunch during the past three seasons. During that time, he recorded 16 goals and 44 points. In 2016, Vermin posted career bests in games played (73), goals (12), assists (21) and points (33). On 19 November 2015, Vermin made his NHL debut in a 2-1 Lightning win over the visiting New York Rangers. On 21 November 2015, Vermin recorded his first NHL point in a 5-0 Lightning win over the Anaheim Ducks. Vermin assisted on a Nikita Kucherov goal in his second NHL game.

On 21 May 2016, the Lightning re-signed Vermin to a one-year, two-way contract. Vermin skated in six games with the Lightning during the 2015-16 regular season, recording one assist and a plus-1 rating. Vermin has also played in 118 career AHL games over three seasons, all with Syracuse, recording 22 goals and 55 points.

On 20 June 2017, Lausanne HC announced that it had signed Vermin to a five-year contract with an NHL out clause for a one-way deal. The deal was previously reported in January.

During the summer of 2020, Vermin caused a major dispute within Lausanne's locker room after reportedly sleeping with a teammate's wife. The team immediately told the media that he would no longer suit up for them and that he would either be traded or sent to the press box. On 18 August 2020, Vermin failed to report to training camp, which began that same day, despite being summoned.

On 14 September 2020, Vermin was eventually traded to Genève-Servette HC in exchange for Petr Čajka and Tim Bozon.

On 5 August 2021, Vermin agreed to a four-year deal to return to original club, SC Bern, starting in the 2022–23 season and through to the 2025–26 season.

Personal His father is from the Netherlands while his mother is from Hungary. Though Vermin had the option to play hockey internationally for Switzerland, Hungary or the Netherlands, he chose Switzerland because he was born in the country and developed there.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 SC Bern SUI U17 32 24 21 45 22 13 2 8 10 2 2007–08 SC Bern SUI U20 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2008–09 SC Bern SUI U17 28 29 25 54 50 8 7 9 16 12 2008–09 SC Bern SUI U20 13 3 5 8 2 — — — — — 2009–10 SC Bern SUI U20 34 28 27 55 59 7 3 8 11 4 2009–10 SC Bern NLA 12 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 SC Bern SUI U20 6 4 6 10 2 — — — — — 2010–11 SC Bern NLA 36 1 7 8 6 11 3 3 6 0 2011–12 SC Bern NLA 33 11 9 20 0 17 2 3 5 2 2012–13 SC Bern NLA 47 13 22 35 14 19 3 6 9 8 2013–14 SC Bern NLA 49 6 12 18 16 — — — — — 2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 73 12 21 33 16 3 0 1 1 0 2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 37 9 12 21 6 — — — — — 2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Syracuse Crunch AHL 46 13 19 32 17 22 9 2 11 8 2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 18 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Lausanne HC NL 32 10 15 25 2 — — — — — 2018–19 Lausanne HC NL 49 20 15 35 28 12 5 5 10 6 2019–20 Lausanne HC NL 47 14 12 26 39 — — — — — 2020–21 Genève–Servette HC NL 50 9 25 34 34 11 3 5 8 6 2021–22 Genève–Servette HC NL 52 21 12 33 24 2 0 1 1 0 2022–23 SC Bern NL 52 6 9 15 12 9 2 1 3 8 2023–24 SC Bern NL 52 11 15 26 18 7 0 0 0 2 NL totals 511 122 152 274 193 88 18 24 42 32 NHL totals 24 0 4 4 4 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Switzerland WJC18 5th 6 3 2 5 0 2011 Switzerland WJC 5th 6 0 1 1 2 2012 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 4 1 5 2 2018 Switzerland WC 10 3 3 6 0 2021 Switzerland WC 6th 6 2 1 3 0 2022 Switzerland OG 8th 4 0 0 0 4 Junior totals 18 7 4 11 4 Senior totals 20 5 4 9 4