| Thomas Ziegler | |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 188 |
| Ntl Team: | SUI |
| Birth Date: | June 9, 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Draft: | 263rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 2000 |
| Draft Team: | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Career Start: | 1995 |
| Career End: | 2012 |
| Played For: | Tampa Bay Lightning HC Ambri-Piotta SC Bern |
Thomas Ziegler (born June 9, 1978) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player.
Ziegler was born in Zürich, Switzerland. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich.[1] He later played five games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2000–01 NHL season, but did not score any points. He later won the National League A championship with SC Bern in the 2003–04 NLA season.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | ||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | ||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | ZSC Lions | NDA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Küsnacht | SUI.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Sierre | SUI.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 45 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 67 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Bern | NLA | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Bern | NLA | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 2003–04 | SC Bern | NLA | 46 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 109 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | SC Bern | NLA | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | SC Bern | NLA | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | SC Bern | NLA | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | SC Bern | NLA | 49 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2009–10 | SC Bern | NLA | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NDA/NLA totals | 505 | 53 | 116 | 169 | 639 | 122 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 166 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Switzerland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 53 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 56 | |||