Timo Meier

Timo Meier (born 8 October 1996) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] At the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Sharks with the ninth overall pick.

Timo Meier
Meier in 2016
Born (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996
Herisau, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team San Jose Sharks
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 9th overall, 2015
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Major junior

In the 2012–13 season, Meier played in his native Switzerland at the Elite Jr. A level with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Meier was selected 12th overall by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2013 CHL Import Draft,[2] and started playing with the Mooseheads in the 2013–14 season. He was named captain of the Mooseheads for the 2015–16 season a few weeks before the start of the season.

On 6 January 2016, Meier was traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in exchange for a first round pick in 2017, second round pick in 2017 and a fourth round pick in 2018.[3]

Professional

Meier was selected ninth overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[4] On 8 July 2015, the Sharks signed Meier to a three-year entry level contract.[5]

Meier made his NHL debut on 16 December 2016, at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens and scored his first goal that same day.[6] Following the Sharks defeat in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Meier joined Team Switzerland at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[7]

He was re-signed by the Sharks to a four-year, $24 million contract on 1 July 2019.[8] He scored his first hat-trick on 28 December 2019, in a 6–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Pikes EHC Oberthurgau SUI U17 29 23 23 46 22 — — — — —
2011–12 Pikes EHC Oberthurgau II SUI.4 1 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SUI U17 10 11 17 28 2 2 2 1 3 0
2012–13 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SUI U20 33 13 17 30 56 — — — — —
2013–14 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 66 17 17 34 48 12 1 3 4 8
2014–15 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 61 44 46 90 59 14 10 11 21 18
2015–16 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 23 11 25 36 22 — — — — —
2015–16 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 29 23 28 51 24 18 11 12 23 30
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 33 14 9 23 40 14 4 3 7 41
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 34 3 3 6 10 5 0 0 0 2
2017–18 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 21 15 36 51 10 2 3 5 10
2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 30 36 66 55 20 5 10 15 34
2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 22 27 49 42 — — — — —
NHL totals 263 76 81 157 158 35 7 13 20 46

International
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2018 Denmark
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Switzerland WJC18 6th 2 0 0 0 0
2013 Switzerland IH18 6th 4 0 1 1 4
2015 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 2 4 6 2
2016 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 2 3 5 4
2018 Switzerland WC 7 2 5 7 2
Junior totals 18 4 8 12 10
Senior totals 7 2 5 7 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2015 [10]
Michael Bossy Trophy – Best Professional Prospect 2015 [11]

References
  1. "Timo Meier | San Jose Barracuda". San Jose Barracuda. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. "CHL Import draft, Halifax Mooseheads replenish". Yahoo! Sports. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. "Meier Moved at Deadline". Moosheads. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. Chow, Felix (26 June 2015). "Sharks Draft Analysis: Ninth Overall Pick, Timo Meier". Fansided. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. Dhiren, Mahiban (8 July 2015). "Sharks sign '15 first rounder Timo Meier". NBC Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. Farrell, Sean (16 December 2016). "Sharks chase Carey Price, hold off Canadiens". National Hockey League. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. Merk, Martin (8 May 2018). "Timo Meier joins Swiss". new-iihf.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Timo Meier". National Hockey League. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. "Meier gets hat trick, Sharks top Flyers to end four-game slide". National Hockey League. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  10. "Golden Puck awards an unforgettable evening". QMJHL. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  11. "Herd plentiful in top prospects and star personality". trurodaily.com. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nikolay Goldobin		 San Jose Sharks first round draft pick
2015		 Succeeded by
Josh Norris
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