Mark Streit

Mark Streit ( born December 11, 1977 in Bern ) is a Swiss ice hockey player standing since June 2013 at the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League contract.

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Career

The Junior SC Bern began his professional career in 1995 with 17 years in the HC Fribourg- Gottéron, where for three years he transferred to HC Davos in 1996. During this time he made ​​the breakthrough and made ​​it into the national team.

After the engagement at Davos followed in 1999 towards a trip to North America, where he played for the Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks in the East Coast Hockey League and Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League. In the season 2000/ 01 moved toward dispute back to Switzerland to the ZSC Lions, where he owned a contract until 2007.

The captain of the Swiss national team was selected at the NHL Entry Draft in 2004 by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round at position 262. In the season 2005/ 06 he received an offer from the Canadiens. After a short time he played regularly and was often used on the powerplay. During the season, he played more than half of the games in the playoffs, he came in one of the six games used. In the season 2006/ 07 in 76 games scored dispute 36 points, of which ten goals. The Canadiens constituted the learned defender especially in the storm as wings and on the powerplay.

The breakthrough in the NHL succeeded dispute in the 2007/ 08 season, when he scored 13 goals in 81 games and 49 assists gave (62 scorer points ), and finally became the third best defense statistically the entire NHL.

Beginning in July 2008 joined Mark Streit in the National Hockey League by the Montreal Canadiens to the New York Islanders. The Bernese defender signed with the team from Long Iceland doped with a $ 20.5 million contract over five years.

In the 2008 /09 season he was already after a short time the statistically best defender of the Islanders, as he also plays here regularly, especially on the powerplay sets important accents. Dispute was nominated in January 2009 for the NHL All-Star Game and was the first Swiss in the game of selected teams. Although the Islanders missed the playoffs and in the regular season conceded 78 more goals, Mark Streit came up with a positive plus / minus score of 6 and was with his 56 points the best scorer of his team. As in the previous season reached dispute with the Islanders in the 2009/10 season not the playoffs. However, the team showed much stronger performance. Mark Streit was, together with players like John Tavares, Kyle Okposo and Matt Moulson to the service providers.

During preparations for the season 2010/11 dispute injured his shoulder hard and so was the whole season 2010/11.

During preparations for the following season, Mark Streit to the team captain of the Islanders was appointed. He is the first Swiss, is the captain of an NHL franchise. As in previous years, the playoffs could not reach the New York Islanders in the 2011/12 season. Personally dispute could convince and collected in 82 games 47 points scorer. Due to the lockout in the NHL, he returned in September 2012 back to SC Bern. Back in the NHL to Mark Streit qualified for the first time for the playoffs with the New York Islanders. In the first round, however, it failed because of the Pittsburgh Penguins with 2:4 victories. As in past seasons was armed while the defender with the most points scorer at the Islanders.

In June 2013 he was transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers. Then signed a four year contract dispute with a value of 21.5 million U.S. dollars at the Philadelphia Flyers. Due to the resulting excess of the salary cap a few days later both were paid Ilya Brysgalow and Daniel Brière prematurely from their contracts ( buy out ) in order to make room for dispute. His first hit in the dress of the Flyers, he scored on November 27, 2013, away against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Internationally

Mark Streit took part in several world championships with the Swiss national team. Furthermore, he was also a member of the Swiss team at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010. Dispute has been going on for several years captain of this team.

Awards and achievements

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented Switzerland at:

  • U18 European Junior Championships 1995
  • U20 World Junior Championships 1996
  • U20 World Junior Championships 1997
  • World Cup 1998
  • 1999 World Cup
  • World Cup 2000
  • World Cup 2001
  • World Cup 2002
  • 2003 World Cup
  • World Cup 2004
  • World Championship 2005
  • 2006 Winter Olympics
  • World Cup 2006
  • World Cup 2007
  • World Cup 2009
  • 2010 Winter Olympics
  • 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 )

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