Inti Pestoni
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Born (1991-08-08) August 8, 1991
Faido, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 HC Ambrì-Piotta
ZSC Lions
HC Davos
SC Bern
Playing career 2009–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Switzerland Switzerland
World Junior A Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Penticton

Inti Pestoni (born August 8, 1991) is a Swiss professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Brought up as a youth within the Ambri-Piotta club, Pestoni was re-signed to a further two-year contract extension on February 27, 2012, to remain under contract with Ambri until 2016.[1]

In December 2013, Pestoni was loaned to Genève-Servette HC for the 2013 Spengler Cup, which he would eventually win. He played a huge role in the title, tallying 4 points (1G/3A) in 4 games. He was again loaned to the reigning champion for the 2014 edition and scored 3 goals to lead Geneva to its second title. He was also named to the tournament All-Star Team.

After 8 seasons and 330 games with Ambri-Piotta, Pestoni agreed to a three-year contract with the ZSC Lions.[2]

On October 5, 2016, the ZSC Lions announced that Pestoni would be suspended for five weeks due to poor physical conditions. During that span, he'll have to participate in an intensive off-ice training in order to lose weight and increase his fitness level.[3] Pestoni eventually returned to game action on November 11, 2016, against his former team, HC Ambrì-Piotta, at the Valascia. The day after that, on November 12, 2016, Pestoni scored his first goal since his return.

In April 2018, Pestoni won the Swiss championship with the Lions, appearing in only 6 postseason games and scoring no point.

On May 23, 2018, the ZSC Lions announced that Pestoni would no longer be playing for the team -despite one year remaining on his contract- and that he could either find a new team or report to their affiliate, the GCK Lions of the Swiss League. Should he fail to sign a contract with a new organization, he would still be paid the remaining CHF 750,000 on his contract. Pestoni played 84 regular season games with Zurich (35 points) as well as 12 postseason contests (1 goal) over 2 seasons.

On June 5, 2018, Pestoni signed a one-year contract worth CHF 500,000 with HC Davos for the 2018–19 season with an option for the following season. Pestoni made his return to the Swiss national team while playing for Davos, appearing in two games (one goal) at the Lucern Cup in December.

On January 4, 2019, Pestoni decided to forgo his option with Davos by signing a two-year deal worth CHF 1.2 million with SC Bern beginning in the 2019–20 season. Despite struggling with injuries in his first season with Bern, Pestoni still managed to score 10 goals (17 points) over 36 regular season games. Pestoni entered the final year of his contract in 2020-21 with rumors that he might be returning to HC Ambri-Piotta at the end of the season.[4] On November 24, 2020, SC Bern's GM Florence Schelling told the media that Pestoni would not be returning to the team for the 2021-22 season.[5]

On May 7, 2021, Pestoni officially returned to HC Ambri-Piotta on a four-year deal through the 2024/25 season.[6]

Personal life

Pestoni is a huge soccer fan and roots for both the Swiss national team and AC Milan.

On January 8, 2017, Pestoni missed his team's afternoon game as his girlfriend Carolina gave birth to the couple's first child.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 17 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 42 11 16 27 4 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 38 10 16 26 12 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 43 9 20 29 30 — — — — —
2013–14 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 49 7 29 36 36 4 1 1 2 0
2014–15 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 30 9 15 24 24 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 50 15 25 40 12 — — — — —
2016–17 ZSC Lions NL 39 7 5 12 6 6 1 0 1 2
2017–18 ZSC Lions NL 45 6 17 23 12 6 0 0 0 0
2018–19 HC Davos NL 48 10 18 28 14 — — — — —
2019–20 SC Bern NL 36 10 7 17 4 — — — — —
2020–21 SC Bern NL 45 11 11 22 12 9 1 4 5 4
2021–22 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 52 16 23 39 10 3 1 1 2 0
2022–23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 51 13 29 42 18 — — — — —
NL totals 585 136 231 367 194 28 4 6 10 6

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Switzerland WJC 6 5 2 7 0
Junior totals 6 5 2 7 0

References

  1. ↑ "Pestoni to remain in Biancoblu until 2016" (in Italian). HC Ambrì-Piotta. 2012-02-27. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  2. ↑ "The dice are cast - Inti Pestoni will leave Ambri-Piotta and join the ZSC Lions as of 2016-17". swisshockeynews.ch. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Not fit enough - ZSC's Pestoni and Kunzle scratched from the lineup for five weeks". swisshockeynews.ch. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ↑ "After five seasons away - Inti Pestoni reportedly returns to Ambri". swisshockeynews.ch. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  5. ↑ "SCB's Florence Schelling confirms that Inti Pestoni will leave the club". swisshockeynews.ch. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  6. ↑ "HC Ambri-Piotta calling". swisshockeynews.ch. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
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