Ivo Rüthemann
Ivo Rüthemann ( born December 12, 1976 in Mosnang ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player who played, among others, from 1999 to 2014 at SC Bern in the National League A.
- 3.1 International
Career
Ivo Rüthemann began his career at the age of seven years when Schlittschuhclub Rhine Valley (SC Rhine Valley ), then moved in 1994 for 5 years for HC Davos, where he played his first NLA Season. Since the 1999/2000 season he played for SC Bern, with whom he was in 2004, 2010 and 2013 Swiss Champion. His contract at SC Bern runs until the end of Season 2013 / 14th
In 2004 Ivo Rüthemann became the Most Valuable Player (MVP), voted the best Swiss striker and the most underrated players in Switzerland.
On August 12, 2008, he reached another milestone in its successful career. Rüthemann inherited the office of the team captain of Martin Stein Egger, who left the SC Bern after many years of service to the 2008/ 09 season in direction Movers EHC Biel.
On March 5, 2013 Ivo Rüthemann completed his 1000th game in the NLA, during a playoff quarterfinal game in Geneva. This milestone had been reached only Gil Montandon, Martin Stein Egger and Ronnie Rueger. After the SC Bern had sensationally missed in the 2013/14 season as reigning champions the playoffs, Rüthemann presented in the relegation round with his 1072. NLA game set a new record. Then his shirt number 32 has been banned from Bern's city club and hung under the roof of the PostFinance Arena.
Internationally
For Switzerland Rüthemann took at junior level at the European Junior Championships in 1994, and the junior B World Cup 1995 and the Junior World Championship in 1996 in part. In the senior level, he played part of Switzerland in the A World Championships in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In addition, he was in the squad of his country at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010.
Ivo Rüthemann denied on 24 April 2009 at the opening match between Switzerland and France in Bern at the Ice Hockey World Championships to be 220th international match for Switzerland and was thus the sole most capped player in the Swiss ice hockey, but was later surpassed by Mathias Seger.
Awards and achievements
- 2004 Swiss Champion with SC Bern
- 2004 Most Valuable Player of the National League A
- 2010 Most Valuable Player of the National League A
- 2010 Swiss Champion with SC Bern
- 2013 Swiss Champion with SC Bern
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Switzerland at:
- U18 European Junior Championships 1994
- U20 Junior World Championship Division I in 1995
- U20 World Junior Championships 1996
- World Cup 1998
- 1999 World Cup
- World Cup 2000
- Olympics 2002
- World Cup 2002
- World Cup 2004
- World Championship 2005
- 2006 Olympics
- World Cup 2006
- World Cup 2007
- World Cup 2009
- 2010 Olympics
- World Cup 2010
- World Cup 2011
- World Cup 2012
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )