Alain Berger (ice hockey)

Alain Berger (born December 27, 1990) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey forward who most notably played for SC Bern of the National League (NL).

Alain Berger
Born (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 33)
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for SC Bern
Hamilton Bulldogs
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2022

Playing career

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Originally developing with SC Bern in Switzerland, Berger played two seasons of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals, but was not drafted by a National Hockey League club. On April 8, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens signed Berger as a free agent to three-year entry-level contract.[1]

Berger returned to play for SC Bern on December 11, 2012, after he was granted a release in the midst of his contract with the Canadiens.[2]

On January 20, 2017, Berger was suspended for two games and fined CHF 2,420 for a hit to the head of EHC Kloten's Lukas Stoop.

On December 18, 2019, Berger agreed to an early two-year contract extension with SC Bern through the 2021–22 season.

Personal

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Alain is married to famous Canadian social media personality Zar Ann

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Young Sprinters NLB 20 2 3 5 22
2007–08 SC Bern NLA 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Young Sprinters NLB 26 9 10 19 38
2008–09 SC Bern NLA 19 0 0 0 6
2009–10 Oshawa Generals OHL 44 19 14 33 56
2010–11 Oshawa Generals OHL 65 29 23 52 86 10 5 3 8 14
2011–12 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 47 1 6 7 17
2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 9 0 0 0 4
2012–13 SC Bern NLA 20 2 2 4 8 20 2 1 3 10
2013–14 SC Bern NLA 36 1 3 4 28
2014–15 SC Bern NLA 50 8 11 19 26 11 0 0 0 4
2015–16 SC Bern NLA 49 3 4 7 34 14 3 1 4 6
2016–17 SC Bern NLA 46 3 7 10 49 16 1 0 1 6
2017–18 SC Bern NL 39 2 7 9 8 11 0 0 0 14
2018–19 SC Bern NL 50 2 3 5 28 17 0 2 2 10
2019–20 SC Bern NL 50 2 1 3 20
2020–21 SC Bern NL 42 1 1 2 32 9 0 0 0 0
2021–22 SC Bern NL 48 1 1 2 4
NL totals 450 25 40 65 243 98 6 4 10 50

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Switzerland WJC18 8th 6 2 0 2 6
2009 Switzerland WJC-D1 11th 5 1 1 2 6
Junior totals 11 3 1 4 12

Awards and honours

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Award Year
NL
Champion (SC Bern) 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019 [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Canadiens sign free agent Alain Berger to 3-year contract". Montreal Canadiens. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  2. ^ "Alain Berger Züruck Zum SC Bern". www.scb.ch. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. ^ "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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