Patrick Howald
Patrick Howald ( born December 26, 1969 in Bern ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player who played during his playing career for the SC Bern and HC Lugano and Fribourg- Gottéron in the National League A and with the city of Berne four times won the Swiss championship.
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Career
The acting in the position of left winger Patrick Howald played in 1986 for the SC Bern of the National League A. Howald, who had quickly established itself as a regular player, won with the City Club of Berne in the 1988/89 season, his first Swiss Championship under head coach Bill Gilligan. It was followed by the title wins in 1991 and 1992. After six years in the dress of the SC Bern of the links Sagittarius left the Bernese and moved to Lugano, for whom he played two seasons. During this time, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1993 in the eleventh round at a total of 276 position by the Los Angeles Kings. Then followed a return to the SC Bern, with whom he won his fourth Swiss Championship in 1997. His professional career left the Berne 2001-2005 end with Fribourg- Gottéron. Overall, he completed 845 NLA games and scored 305 goals and 273 assists.
The jersey number 22 of the long-standing SCB striker has been banned from the club and hung Unters hall roof the PostFinance Arena.
Internationally
Howald completed a total of 119 caps for Switzerland and represented his country at several world championships. In addition, he participated for the Eisgenossen at the Olympic Winter Games in 1992, where he ran aground in seven games and scored four goals and three assists. The Switzerland finished the tournament in tenth overall place. His greatest success with the national team was reaching the fourth place at the World Championships in 1992.