Benjamin Plüss Explained

Benjamin Plüss
Position:Forward
Ntl Team:Switzerland
Birth Date:1979 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bülach, Switzerland
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:187
Career Start:1998
Career End:2016
Played For:Kloten Flyers
Lausanne HC
SCL Tigers
HC Fribourg-Gottéron

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]

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.

Notes and References

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