Severin Blindenbacher

Severin Blindenbacher (born March 15, 1983, in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with as an alternate captain for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He had also played for EHC Kloten of the NL and Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Internationally Blindenbacher played for the Swiss national team at multiple World Championships, and three Winter Olympics.

Playing career A junior with the Swiss National League A club, Kloten Flyers, Blindenbacher was drafted 273rd overall in the 2001 NHL entry draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. Unsigned by the Coyotes, Severin remained with the Flyers for the first five years of his professional career before joining fellow NLA club, ZSC Lions. In his fourth year with the Lions, Blindenbacher broke out offensively scoring 13 goals for 35 points in 47 games.

He left the NLA prior to the 2009–10 season and signed with the Swedish club, Färjestads BK of the Elitserien. In his one season with Färjestads, Severin led defensemen in scoring with 8 goals and 19 points in 48 games.

On July 1, 2010, Blindenbacher signed as a free agent to a one-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent the 2010–11 season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Texas Stars, before returning to ZSC Lions.

On April 29, 2016, he agreed to a three-year contract extension worth CHF 2.7 million with the Lions.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 5 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1999–2000 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 30 8 10 18 18 4 1 1 2 8 2000–01 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 4 3 1 4 8 1 0 0 0 4 2000–01 Kloten Flyers NLA 27 0 2 2 17 9 0 0 0 10 2001–02 Kloten Flyers NLA 38 1 3 4 22 10 0 2 2 10 2001–02 Kloten Flyers SUI U20 — — — — — 1 0 1 1 2 2002–03 Kloten Flyers NLA 43 4 19 23 52 5 1 0 1 4 2003–04 Kloten Flyers NLA 34 4 10 14 58 — — — — — 2004–05 Kloten Flyers NLA 41 10 15 25 66 — — — — — 2005–06 ZSC Lions NLA 44 2 7 9 68 — — — — — 2006–07 ZSC Lions NLA 39 6 12 18 54 7 0 1 1 8 2007–08 ZSC Lions NLA 47 10 8 18 77 16 2 2 4 16 2008–09 ZSC Lions NLA 47 13 22 35 68 4 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Färjestads BK SEL 48 8 11 19 44 7 1 1 2 6 2010–11 Texas Stars AHL 26 1 9 10 10 — — — — — 2011–12 ZSC Lions NLA 40 5 17 22 77 15 0 4 4 16 2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 35 1 7 8 36 10 2 1 3 29 2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 50 1 12 13 44 18 1 3 4 16 2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 46 3 11 14 22 18 1 4 5 12 2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 46 3 22 25 28 4 1 1 2 0 2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 43 8 15 23 54 5 0 0 0 27 2017–18 ZSC Lions NL 10 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2018–19 ZSC Lions NL 30 0 4 4 20 — — — — — 2019–20 ZSC Lions NL 27 1 7 8 10 — — — — — NL totals 687 72 195 267 775 121 8 18 26 148

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2000 Switzerland WJC18 7 0 0 0 8 2001 Switzerland WJC 7 0 0 0 10 2001 Switzerland WJC18 7 2 3 5 10 2002 Switzerland WJC 7 0 0 0 4 2003 Switzerland WJC 6 2 3 5 4 2005 Switzerland OGQ 3 0 2 2 2 2005 Switzerland WC 5 1 1 2 12 2006 Switzerland OG 6 0 1 1 6 2006 Switzerland WC 5 0 2 2 12 2007 Switzerland WC 7 0 1 1 2 2008 Switzerland WC 6 0 3 3 2 2009 Switzerland WC 6 0 2 2 6 2010 Switzerland OG 5 1 1 2 4 2012 Switzerland WC 7 0 3 3 2 2013 Switzerland WC 10 0 1 1 12 2014 Switzerland OG 4 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 34 4 6 10 36 Senior totals 71 2 18 20 62 All statistics taken from elitepropects.com