Patrick Geering

Patrick Geering (born 12 February 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently serves as captain of the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL).^[1] He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.

Patrick Geering
Geering in 2024
Born	(1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 35) Zürich, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Left
NL team	ZSC Lions
National team	Switzerland
Playing career	2007–present

Playing career

Geering began his career in the youth system of the ZSC Lions. In the 2006–07 season he made his professional debut for GCK Lions in the National League B. In the following season he continued with GCK and the Swiss U-20 national ice hockey team in the National League B. In 2008 he returned to the ZSC Lions for the 2008–09 season in the National League A and appeared in 47 games with five assists. In 2009, Geering participated in the Champions Hockey League, which he won with the ZSC Lions in the finals against Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

On 7 January 2017, Geering was signed to a two-year contract extension by the Lions worth CHF 1.6 million. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Geering replaced Mathias Seger as captain of the ZSC Lions.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	ZSC Lions	SUI U20		30	0	4	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	ZSC Lions	SUI.2 U20		9	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	GCK Lions	SUI U20		34	2	9	11	18		11	0	2	2	4
2006–07	GCK Lions	SUI.2		4	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	GCK Lions	SUI U20		1	0	0	0	0		10	1	3	4	4
2007–08	GCK Lions	SUI.2		35	2	13	15	8		3	1	0	1	0
2007–08	Switzerland U20	SUI.2		3	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	ZSC Lions	NLA		47	0	5	5	10		4	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Switzerland U20	SUI.2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	ZSC Lions	NLA		43	0	6	6	8		7	0	0	0	2
2010–11	ZSC Lions	NLA		50	2	6	8	10		5	0	0	0	2
2011–12	ZSC Lions	NLA		47	3	15	18	20		15	0	0	0	8
2012–13	ZSC Lions	NLA		50	6	19	25	26		12	0	6	6	2
2013–14	ZSC Lions	NLA		49	2	10	12	6		16	0	4	4	27
2014–15	ZSC Lions	NLA		25	3	5	8	15		18	2	7	9	6
2015–16	ZSC Lions	NLA		50	3	8	11	20		4	0	1	1	2
2016–17	ZSC Lions	NLA		50	7	17	24	18		6	1	4	5	4
2017–18	ZSC Lions	NL		44	7	26	33	4		18	3	6	9	6
2018–19	ZSC Lions	NL		37	2	7	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	ZSC Lions	NL		50	1	18	19	16		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	ZSC Lions	NL		52	8	19	27	18		9	0	0	0	25
2021–22	ZSC Lions	NL		51	9	12	21	6		18	0	3	3	2
NL totals				645	53	173	226	166		132	6	31	37	88

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Switzerland	WJC18	6th		6	0	0	0	4
2008	Switzerland	WJC	9th		6	0	0	0	0
2008	Switzerland	WJC18	8th		6	3	2	5	8
2009	Switzerland	WJC D1	11th		5	0	0	0	2
2010	Switzerland	WJC	4th		7	0	5	5	2
2010	Switzerland	WC	5th		1	0	0	0	0
2015	Switzerland	WC	8th		8	0	0	0	2
2016	Switzerland	WC	11th		7	0	1	1	4
2018	Switzerland	OG	10th		4	0	2	2	0
Junior totals					30	3	7	10	16
Senior totals					20	0	3	3	6