Adrian Wichser

Adrian Wichser (born March 18, 1980) is a retired Swiss ice hockey winger, who played for different clubs in the Swiss National League A (NLA), including EHC Kloten, HC Lugano, ZSC Lions and Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. He won the Swiss national championship in 2003 and 2008 as well as the Champions Hockey League in 2009. Wichser was the leading scorer of the NLA in the 2002-03 campaign.^[1]

Adrian Wichser
Born	(1980-03-18) March 18, 1980 (age 45) Winterthur, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Kloten Flyers HC Lugano ZSC Lions SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Switzerland
NHL draft	231st overall, 1998 Florida Panthers
Playing career	1997–2018

Internationally, he won 99 caps for the Swiss men's national team, participating in the 2006 Winter Olympics and five World Championships.

He announced his retirement in April 2018 and became a skill coach.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	EHC Winterthur	SUI.3		22	9	11	20			—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	EHC Kloten	NDA		35	6	5	11	31		7	0	1	1	6
1997–98	EHC Winterthur	SUI.3
1998–99	EHC Kloten	NDA		40	11	14	25	14		9	7	0	7	8
1998–99	EHC Kloten	SUI U20		—	—	—	—	—		1	1	2	3	0
1999–2000	EHC Kloten	NLA		33	8	15	23	12		6	2	1	3	0
2000–01	Kloten Flyers	NLA		31	9	9	18	12		9	2	3	5	0
2001–02	Kloten Flyers	NLA		41	18	27	45	18		11	4	4	8	2
2002–03	HC Lugano	NLA		44	26	17	43	4		15	2	2	4	2
2003–04	HC Lugano	NLA		47	17	20	37	12		16	6	7	13	2
2004–05	HC Lugano	NLA		43	8	18	26	39		5	0	2	2	2
2005–06	ZSC Lions	NLA		33	11	15	26	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	ZSC Lions	NLA		36	4	20	24	28		7	1	5	6	0
2007–08	ZSC Lions	NLA		46	10	40	50	50		17	5	10	15	4
2008–09	ZSC Lions	NLA		44	7	31	38	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	ZSC Lions	NLA		33	9	22	31	10		7	2	3	5	0
2009–10	GCK Lions	SUI.2		2	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	ZSC Lions	NLA		35	3	10	13	4		5	0	1	1	2
2011–12	GCK Lions	SUI.2		17	1	7	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		25	2	11	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		41	5	19	24	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		36	3	14	17	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Thurgau	SUI.2		40	5	17	22	6		4	0	3	3	6
2015–16	HC Thurgau	SUI.2		28	3	7	10	8		7	1	1	2	4
2016–17	EHC Winterthur	SUI.2		35	4	23	27	16		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	EHC Winterthur	SUI.2		42	3	12	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
NDA/NLA totals				642	157	307	464	262		114	31	39	70	28
SUI.2 totals				164	17	67	84	40		11	1	4	5	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Switzerland	EJC		5	1	0	1	2
1997	Switzerland	EJC		5	0	5	5	0
1998	Switzerland	WJC		7	1	3	4	0
1998	Switzerland	EJC		6	1	2	3	4
1999	Switzerland	WJC		6	2	1	3	2
2000	Switzerland	WJC		7	5	1	6	4
2002	Switzerland	WC		6	2	0	2	0
2003	Switzerland	WC		7	1	1	2	0
2004	Switzerland	WC		6	1	2	3	0
2005	Switzerland	OGQ		3	0	1	1	4
2005	Switzerland	WC		5	0	3	3	0
2006	Switzerland	OG		6	0	0	0	2
2007	Switzerland	WC		7	1	3	4	2
Junior totals				36	10	12	22	12
Senior totals				40	5	10	15	8