Sven Leuenberger
Born (1969-08-25) 25 August 1969
Niederuzwil, SUI
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for SC Bern (NLA)
HC Lugano (NLA)
EHC Uzwil
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 19872003

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.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 EHC Uzwil NLB 3615132837
1988–89 SC Bern NLA 3526822 112468
1989–90 SC Bern NLA 368152324 1112316
1990–91 SC Bern NLA 362131524 90334
1991–92 SC Bern NLA 364121634 113582
1992–93 HC Lugano NLA 36641041 91126
1993–94 HC Lugano NLA 364101426 91124
1994–95 SC Bern NLA 355111634 62132
1995–96 SC Bern NLA 347101750 1115614
1996–97 SC Bern NLA 467202722 130222
1997–98 SC Bern NLA 365162118 701112
1998–99 SC Bern NLA 454252954 60116
1999–00 SC Bern NLA 436101618 501122
2000–01 SC Bern NLA 44751226 1004412
2001–02 SC Bern NLA 44481220 60336
2002–03 SC Bern NLA 37381130 133478
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:

References

  1. "NEWS SINGLEVIEW". www.iihf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26.
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