Kevin Lotscher (born February 17, 1988) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player who last played for EHC Biel in Switzerland's National League A.
| Kevin Lotscher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 17, 1988 Visp, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NLA team | EHC Biel | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
He is participating at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
In the early hours of May 14, 2011, Kevin Lotscher was involved in a traffic accident in the Swiss town of Sierre, and suffered life-threatening head injuries. Police have reported that Lotscher was walking on the side of the road around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit head-on by a drunk driver.[1] The driver of the car, a 19-year-old woman, tested positive for alcohol and was detained by police.[2] This would eventually end his professional hockey career.
References
edit- ^ "Swiss hockey player Lotscher struck by car". www.tsn.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
- ^ "Plongé dans un coma artificiel - News sports - le Nouvelliste On-line". www.lenouvelliste.ch. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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