Patrick Howald

Patrick Howald (born December 26, 1969 in Bern, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey winger.

Patrick Howald
Born (1969-12-26) December 26, 1969
Bern, SUI
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for SC Bern
HC Lugano
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 276th overall, 1993
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19872005

Career

Howald played in the Nationalliga A for SC Bern, HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron. He won four NLA Championships with SC Bern and the number 22 jersey is retired by the team in his honour. He was drafted 276th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft but remained in Switzerland throughout his career and never played in North America. Howald was also a member of the Switzerland national ice hockey team and played in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 SC Bern NLA 52020
1987–88 SC Bern NLA 311236
1988–89 SC Bern NLA 36109198 112248
1989–90 SC Bern NLA 3617183536 1162810
1990–91 SC Bern NLA 3618163455 10771412
1991–92 SC Bern NLA 3620113130 1176138
1992–93 HC Lugano NLA 361592450 951610
1993–94 HC Lugano NLA 3612152726 62022
1994–95 SC Bern NLA 3614152926 91232
1995–96 SC Bern NLA 352172814 11611170
1996–97 SC Bern NLA 4626204671 30002
1997–98 SC Bern NLA 3613142734 71124
1998–99 SC Bern NLA 4521153650 61124
1999–00 SC Bern NLA 4315153026 50006
2000–01 SC Bern NLA 431051546 101122
2001–02 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 4414193348 50110
2002–03 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 4413173041
2003–04 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 4815213612 41014
2004–05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44461024 114488
NLA totals 716 261 234 495 603 129 44 39 83 82

Achievements

  • 1989 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  • 1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  • 1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  • 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern

His jersey number #22 was retired by his club on Dec 1, 2009.

International play

Patrick Howald played a total of 119 games for the Swiss national team.

He participated in the following tournaments:

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