Luca Cereda

Luca Cereda (born September 7, 1981) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, 24th overall, of the 1999 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. During his first training camp with the Leafs, Cereda was diagnosed with a heart murmur due to a defect in his aortic valve. Apart from exhibition games with the Leafs before the diagnosis, he never appeared in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. After his recovery from his heart surgery, he played in the Leafs' minor league team for a few years and returned to Switzerland in 2004 to play in the National League instead. He ended his playing career in 2008 due to heart problems and began coaching.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20 35 13 8 21 26 — — — — — 1997–98 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20 28 17 27 44 24 — — — — — 1997–98 GDT Bellinzona SUI.5 1998–99 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20 3 4 3 7 20 — — — — — 1998–99 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 38 6 10 16 8 15 0 6 6 4 1998–99 GDT Bellinzona SUI.4 1999–2000 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1999–2000 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 43 1 5 6 14 9 0 1 1 2 2001–02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 71 5 8 13 23 11 2 1 3 10 2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 78 7 18 25 26 — — — — — 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 22 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2003–04 SC Bern NLA 9 1 3 4 22 15 4 0 4 4 2004–05 SC Bern NLA 37 1 1 2 2 11 0 1 1 2 2005–06 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 42 6 16 22 51 7 1 1 2 4 2006–07 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 30 3 14 17 26 — — — — — NDA/NLA totals 199 18 49 67 123 57 5 9 14 16 AHL totals 171 12 28 40 57 11 2 1 3 10

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Switzerland EJC 6 1 1 2 4 1999 Switzerland WJC 6 1 0 1 10 1999 Switzerland WJC18 7 2 8 10 10 2000 Switzerland WJC 7 2 4 6 14 2003 Switzerland WC 7 0 2 2 2 2004 Switzerland WC 5 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 26 6 13 19 38 Senior totals 12 0 2 2 4