Peter Jaks
Peter Jaks ( born May 4, 1966 in Frýdek- Místek Czechoslovakia; † October 5, 2011 in Bari, Italy) was a Swiss ice hockey player with Czech roots, during his playing career 1983-2003 for HC Ambri -Piotta, HC Lugano and the ZSC Lions played in the Swiss National League A. During this period he scored 809 NLA games 487 goals, which mean a valid NLA record. In addition, he won three Swiss championships and completed 149 caps for the Swiss national team - including at two Winter Olympic Games.
After the end of his playing career Jaks was between 2003 and 2009 sports director of his former clubs HC Ambri -Piotta. His younger brother Paul is a former professional ice hockey goaltender.
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Career
After he had spent his youth time in the GDT Bellinzona and HC Ascona, yaks moved to the 1983/84 season for HC Ambri -Piotta in the National League B. With the HCAP succeeded at the end of the 1984/85 season promotion to the National League A. After two seasons in the NLA with Ambri left Peter Jaks the club and joined the rival Canton HC Lugano. In his first season for the HC Lugano he won the Swiss championship with his new team.
At the end of the season 1988/89 yaks returned to the Leventina to Ambri -Piotta and spent the next nine seasons. In 1998 he moved to Zurich at the ZSC Lions, where he was in 2000 and 2001 two more times Swiss champion. He also won with the Lions in 2001 and 2002 IIHF Continental Cup. Peter Jaks joined in 2003 after 809 games in the National League A as Active back. In 19 seasons, he scored a total of 485 goals and collected a total of 894 points scorer. He now holds the record for goals scored and points scorer in the National League A.
Between 2003 and 2009 Jaks was sports director at HC Ambri -Piotta and ensured through its contacts with players' agents for the HCAP despite a limited budget was always able to undertake successful foreign players. After the poor performance of the professional team in the season 2008/ 09 yaks resigned from this post.
Peter Jaks was born on October 5, 2011 on the railway line Bari - Foggia " in an incident with a train " their lives. According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, he committed suicide. On 15 October 2011, he was buried in the presence of the crew of the HC Ambri -Piotta in a cemetery in Bellinzona. He leaves behind three children from his marriage to his wife Francesca. In honor of Jak 's shirt number 19 was blocked by the HC Ambri -Piotta, that is not given to other players.
Internationally
For Switzerland Jaks took part in the junior level at two Junior World Championships - Junior B World Cup in 1985 and the following year after the rise in the A group.
For the seniors selection of the Confederates, he played on the B World Championships in 1989, 1990 and 1996, and the A World Championships 1987, 1991 and 1998. During the B- World Cup 1990 he succeeded with the team's promotion to the A group. Furthermore, yaks stood in the squad of Switzerland at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 and 1992 in Albertville. In addition, he graduated in 1997 qualifiers for the Olympic Winter Games 1998.
Overall Jaks played 149 international matches for the seniors choice of Switzerland.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 IIHF Continental Cup win with the ZSC Lions
- 2001 Swiss champion with the ZSC Lions
- 2002 IIHF Continental Cup win with the ZSC Lions
Internationally
Records
At the time of his death Peter Jaks holds the following records in the National League A:
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Switzerland at:
- Junior B World Cup 1985
- Junior World Cup 1986
- 1987 World Championships
- Winter Olympics 1988
- B- World Cup 1989
- B- World Cup 1990
- World Cup 1991
- 1992 Winter Olympic Games
- B- World Cup 1996
- Qualification for the Olympic Winter Games 1997
- World Cup 1998
( 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 )