Sven Leuenberger

Sven Leuenberger (born 25 August 1969 in Niederuzwil, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman.

He is currently the general manager for the ZSC Lions.

Career Playing in the NLA, Leuenberger accumulated 74 goals, 173 assists, and 443 penalty minutes in the regular season.

Leuenberger served as General Manager for SC Bern from 2006 to December 2015. He went on to coach Bern U20 team for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

On 1 August 2008 SC Bern's coach suffered, John van Boxmeer, a heart attack side-lining him for a month. During van Boxmeer's absence, General Manager Sven Leuenberger coached the team along with assistant coach Konstantin Kurashev.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 EHC Uzwil NLB 36 15 13 28 37 — — — — — 1988–89 SC Bern NLA 35 2 6 8 22 11 2 4 6 8 1989–90 SC Bern NLA 36 8 15 23 24 11 1 2 3 16 1990–91 SC Bern NLA 36 2 13 15 24 9 0 3 3 4 1991–92 SC Bern NLA 36 4 12 16 34 11 3 5 8 2 1992–93 HC Lugano NLA 36 6 4 10 41 9 1 1 2 6 1993–94 HC Lugano NLA 36 4 10 14 26 9 1 1 2 4 1994–95 SC Bern NLA 35 5 11 16 34 6 2 1 3 2 1995–96 SC Bern NLA 34 7 10 17 50 11 1 5 6 14 1996–97 SC Bern NLA 46 7 20 27 22 13 0 2 2 2 1997–98 SC Bern NLA 36 5 16 21 18 7 0 1 1 12 1998–99 SC Bern NLA 45 4 25 29 54 6 0 1 1 6 1999–00 SC Bern NLA 43 6 10 16 18 5 0 1 1 22 2000–01 SC Bern NLA 44 7 5 12 26 10 0 4 4 12 2001–02 SC Bern NLA 44 4 8 12 20 6 0 3 3 6 2002–03 SC Bern NLA 37 3 8 11 30 13 3 4 7 8 NLA totals 579 74 173 247 443 137 14 38 52 124

Achievements 1989 - NLA Champion with SC Bern 1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern 1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern

Awards His jersey number 16 has been retired by the SC Bern.

International play Sven Leuenberger played a total of 124 games for the Swiss national team.

He participated in the following tournaments:

3 A World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993, 3 B World Championships: 1994, 1996, 1997 1 Olympic Games: 1992 in Albertville