Kevin Lotscher

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
Born (1988-02-17) 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 2005present

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.

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