Jonas Siegenthaler

Jonas Siegenthaler (born May 6, 1997) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Siegenthaler was rated as a top prospect, projected as a possible first round selection in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, before he was selected 57th overall by the Capitals.[1]

Jonas Siegenthaler
Siegenthaler with the Capitals in 2018
Born (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997
Zürich, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
ZSC Lions
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2015
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Siegenthaler made his National League A debut playing with ZSC Lions during the 2013–14 NLA season.[2] On 30 July 2015, Siegenthaler was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. It was agreed that Siegenthaler would remain with the ZSC Lions to further develop on loan for the 2015–16 season.[3] In 40 games with the Lions, Siegenthaler contributed 8 points from the blueline before suffering a first-round defeat in the post-season. On 16 March 2016, with the Lions season and his loan period at an end, he was reassigned to the Capitals AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.[4]

He also spent the 2016–17 season with the ZSC Lions. After being knocked out with the Lions in the NLA quarter finals, he returned to the Hershey Bears in mid-March 2017.[5]

The Capitals recalled Siegenthaler from Hershey on 8 November 2018, to play against the Columbus Blue Jackets the next night at home in his first NHL game.[6] Veteran Capitals defencemen Brooks Orpik (injured reserve) and John Carlson (day-to-day) were both unavailable to play.[7] Siegenthaler scored his first NHL point on 14 December 2018 in a 6–5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, gaining the primary assist on a goal by Alexander Ovechkin.[8]

Personal life

Siegenthaler's father is from Switzerland, while his mother is from Thailand.[9] He is the first known NHL player of Thai descent.[10]

International play

Siegenthaler competed with Team Switzerland at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships. His outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the 2015 U18 WJC All-Star Team. He was also selected to participate at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.

He was chosen to skate, as a 17-year-old, with the Swiss U20 squad at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.[11]

Siegenthaler played his last WJC for Switzerland in 2017 where he tallied 6 points (1 goal and 5 assists) in 5 games and was Switzerland's most used player with over 25 minutes of ice-time per game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 GCK Lions NLB 40 2 6 8 24 — — — — —
2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 GCK Lions NLB 10 1 7 8 10 — — — — —
2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 41 0 3 3 39 18 0 2 2 4
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 40 3 5 8 28 4 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 6 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 28 1 6 7 16 6 0 0 0 8
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 7 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 75 6 6 12 61 — — — — —
2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 34 2 4 6 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 26 0 4 4 10 4 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Washington Capitals NHL 64 2 7 9 43
NL totals 115 4 14 18 85 28 0 2 2 14
NHL totals 90 2 11 13 53 4 0 0 0 2

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Switzerland WJC18 6th 5 0 0 0 8
2013 Switzerland IH18 6th 4 0 0 0 2
2014 Switzerland WJC18 7th 5 0 1 1 2
2015 Switzerland WJC18 4th 7 0 4 4 20
2015 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 8
2016 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 6
2017 Switzerland WJC 7th 5 1 5 6 2
Junior totals 38 1 12 13 48

Awards and honours
Award Year
International
WJC18 All-Star Team 2015 [12]

References
  1. "McKeen's final top 30 2015 draft rankings". McKeenshockey.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. "ZSC talent Jonas Siegenthaler won't move to North America". swisshockeynews.ch. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. "Capitals sign Jonas Siegenthaler". Washington Capitals. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. "Two Capitals draft selections joins Chocolate and White". Hershey Bears. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. TheHersheyBears (17 March 2017), Post Game Press Conference with Troy Mann - March 17th, 2017, retrieved 18 March 2017
  6. "Capitals Recall Ness and Siegenthaler from Hershey". NHL.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. Oland, Ian (9 November 2018). "John Carlson out day-to-day with lower-body injury, Jonas Siegenthaler to make NHL debut". Russian Machine Never Breaks. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. "Ovechkin nets second straight hat trick in Caps' win". TSN.ca. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018. Siegenthaler set up Ovechkin's first goal for his first NHL point
  9. "What Did the Capitals Get in Jonas Siegenthaler". The Hockey Writers. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  10. Khurshudyan, Isabelle (16 December 2018). "Jonas Siegenthaler could establish himself in Capitals lineup sooner than expected". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  11. "2015 NHL draft profile, 37 Jonas Siegenthaler". lastwordonsports.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  12. "Award winners announced at world U18 Championships". theqnews.net. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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