Patrick Geering

Patrick Geering (born 12 February 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently serves as captain of the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL). He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.

Playing career Geering began his career in the youth system of the ZSC Lions. In the 2006–07 season he made his professional debut for GCK Lions in the National League B. In the following season he continued with GCK and the Swiss U-20 national ice hockey team in the National League B. In 2008 he returned to the ZSC Lions for the 2008–09 season in the National League A and appeared in 47 games with five assists. In 2009, Geering participated in the Champions Hockey League, which he won with the ZSC Lions in the finals against Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

On 7 January 2017, Geering was signed to a two-year contract extension by the Lions worth CHF 1.6 million. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Geering replaced Mathias Seger as captain of the ZSC Lions.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 ZSC Lions SUI U20 30 0 4 4 12 — — — — — 2006–07 ZSC Lions SUI.2 U20 9 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2006–07 GCK Lions SUI U20 34 2 9 11 18 11 0 2 2 4 2006–07 GCK Lions SUI.2 4 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2007–08 GCK Lions SUI U20 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 3 4 4 2007–08 GCK Lions SUI.2 35 2 13 15 8 3 1 0 1 0 2007–08 Switzerland U20 SUI.2 3 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 2008–09 ZSC Lions NLA 47 0 5 5 10 4 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Switzerland U20 SUI.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 ZSC Lions NLA 43 0 6 6 8 7 0 0 0 2 2010–11 ZSC Lions NLA 50 2 6 8 10 5 0 0 0 2 2011–12 ZSC Lions NLA 47 3 15 18 20 15 0 0 0 8 2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 50 6 19 25 26 12 0 6 6 2 2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 49 2 10 12 6 16 0 4 4 27 2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 25 3 5 8 15 18 2 7 9 6 2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 50 3 8 11 20 4 0 1 1 2 2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 50 7 17 24 18 6 1 4 5 4 2017–18 ZSC Lions NL 44 7 26 33 4 18 3 6 9 6 2018–19 ZSC Lions NL 37 2 7 9 4 — — — — — 2019–20 ZSC Lions NL 50 1 18 19 16 — — — — — 2020–21 ZSC Lions NL 52 8 19 27 18 9 0 0 0 25 2021–22 ZSC Lions NL 51 9 12 21 6 18 0 3 3 2 NL totals 645 53 173 226 166 132 6 31 37 88

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Switzerland WJC18 6th 6 0 0 0 4 2008 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 0 0 0 0 2008 Switzerland WJC18 8th 6 3 2 5 8 2009 Switzerland WJC D1 11th 5 0 0 0 2 2010 Switzerland WJC 4th 7 0 5 5 2 2010 Switzerland WC 5th 1 0 0 0 0 2015 Switzerland WC 8th 8 0 0 0 2 2016 Switzerland WC 11th 7 0 1 1 4 2018 Switzerland OG 10th 4 0 2 2 0 Junior totals 30 3 7 10 16 Senior totals 20 0 3 3 6