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Joren van Pottelberghe

Joren van Pottelberghe
Born (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27)
Zug, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EHC Biel
HC Davos
National team   Switzerland
NHL draft 110th overall, 2015
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2016–present

Joren van Pottelberghe (born 5 June 1997) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender for EHC Biel of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Davos.

Playing career

van Pottelberghe was drafted 110th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He became the first Swiss player ever drafted by the Red Wings.[1] He made his professional debut for HC Davos during the 2016–17 season where he posted a 2.62 goals against average (GAA) and .906 save percentage in 17 games.[2]

On 8 January 2020, he signed a two-year contract with EHC Biel of the NL.[3] On 30 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with EHC Biel.[4]

International play

van Pottelberghe represented Switzerland at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships. He represented Switzerland at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he posted a 2–3 record, with a 3.15 GAA and .887 save percentage in six games.[5] He again represented Switzerland at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he posted a 1–3 record, with a 3.16 GAA and .909 save percentage in five games.[6]

On 18 January 2022, he was named to Team Switzerland men's national ice hockey team's roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics. He is the youngest player on the roster for Switzerland.[7] However, after being diagnosed with COVID-19, he was excluded from the national team along with Sven Senteler.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2014–15 Linköping HC J20 5 4 1 0 312 16 0 3.08 .892 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Linköping HC J20 19 11 8 0 1,119 49 0 2.63 .896 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 HC Davos NL 17 — — — 1,006 44 0 2.62 .906 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 HC Davos NL 24 — — — 1,278 64 0 3.00 .905 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 EHC Kloten SL 24 — — — 1,442 55 0 2.29 .921 2 — — — — 0 1.87 .925
2019–20 HC Davos NL 25 12 8 2 1,445 63 1 2.62 .916 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 EHC Biel NL 40 22 11 4 2,366 98 2 2.49 .914 2 0 1 — — 0 1.77 .925
2021–22 EHC Biel NL 44 24 12 3 2,534 94 5 2.23 .921 — — — — — — — —
NL totals 150 58 31 9 8,629 363 8 2.43 .916 2 0 1 — — 0 1.77 .925

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2015 Switzerland U18 4th 7 2 5 0 424 24 1 3.39 .881
2016 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 2 3 0 285 15 0 3.15 .887
2017 Switzerland WJC 7th 5 1 3 0 304 16 0 3.16 .909
Junior totals 18 5 11 0 1,013 55 1 3.23 .892

References

  1. ^ Roose, Bill (4 July 2015). "Van Pottelberghe conquers crease, languages". NHL.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ Regner, Arthur J. (27 July 2018). "By the Numbers Prospects: Joren van Pottelberghe". NHL.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "EHC Biel officially signs Joren van Pottelberghe for two years". swisshockeynews.ch. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "EHC Biel signs Noah Schneeberger, extends deals of Van Pottelberghe & Rajala". swisshockeynews.ch. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Ryan (16 December 2016). "World junior players to watch for all 31 NHL teams". The Hockey News. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ "More rosters named". worldjunior2017.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ Potts, Andy (18 January 2022). "Ambuhl gets fifth Olympic call". IIHF.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Two players replaced in Switzerland's roster for the Olympics". swisshockeynews.ch. 30 January 2022.
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