Ronny Keller (born 6 October 1979) is a Swiss former ice hockey defenceman. Between 1997 and 2013, Keller played 14 seasons in the Swiss National League A (ZSC Lions, Kloten Flyers, Lausanne HC and Rapperswil-Jona Lakers) and National League B (Grasshopper Club Zürich, EHC Basel, Lausanne HC, HC Thurgau, HC Sierre-Anniviers and EHC Olten).
| Ronny Keller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
6 October 1979 Volketswil, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
National League A ZSC Lions Kloten Flyers Lausanne HC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers National League B Grasshopper Club Zürich EHC Basel HC Thurgau Lausanne HC HC Sierre-Anniviers EHC Olten Swiss 1. Liga HC Thurgau | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||
On March 5, 2013, Keller (who played for EHC Olten at the time) was checked from behind and into the boards by SC Langenthal forward Stefan Schnyder.[1] He suffered significant damage to his fourth thoracic vertebra and was operated on the following day. On March 7 doctors announced that Keller's spinal cord injury would leave him a permanent paraplegic.[1] The Swiss league opened a disciplinary investigation on the incident while SC Langenthal officials announced that Schnyder would sit out the remainder of the season.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Grasshoppers U20 | Elite Jr. A | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Küsnacht | SwissDiv1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Grasshoppers U20 | Elite Jr. A | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | NLB | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | NLB | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1998–99 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | EHC Basel | NLB | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Thurgau | SwissDiv1 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 42 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 42 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lausanne HC | NLB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Sierre-Anniviers | NLB | 41 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sierre-Anniviers | NLB | 46 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sierre-Anniviers | NLB | 43 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 39 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 40 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Olten | NLB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| NLA totals | 229 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 138 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| NLB totals | 346 | 56 | 157 | 213 | 486 | 63 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 119 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b Associated Press (March 7, 2013). "Swiss ice hockey player paralyzed in playoff game". Mail.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (March 8, 2013). "A SWISS ice hockey player has been left paralysed after being rammed by a rival team's forward during the second division playoffs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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