Benjamin Plüss

Benjamin Plüss (born March 3, 1979) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player who last played for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A.[1]

Benjamin Plüss
Born (1979-03-03) March 3, 1979
Bülach, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Kloten Flyers
Lausanne HC
SCL Tigers
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 1998–2016

Playing career

A product of the Kloten Flyers, he made his debut in the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA) for the Flyers during the 1998-99 season. In the course of his professional career, he spent one year each with third-division side EHC Winterthur and NLB side Lausanne HC, two years with the SCL Tigers in the NLA and 13 years with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the NLA. He reached the NLA finals with the team in 2013. He announced his retirement in March 2016.[2] Plüss saw the ice in a total of 743 NLA contests, tallying 444 points.[3]

International play

Plüss competed in the 2012 IIHF World Championship and the 2014 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. He won 43 caps for the Swiss national team.

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References
  1. "Profile". eurohockey.net. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  2. "Benjamin Plüss erklärt Rücktritt: Benjamin Plüss beendet Karriere". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. sda/ste. "Benny Plüss beendet seine Karriere". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved 2016-03-18.
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