Reto von Arx

Reto von Arx (* September 13 1976 in Egerkingen SO ) is a Swiss ice hockey player. In the years 2003, 2006 and 2009, the striker HC Davos was awarded the title of MVP. Its strengths lie especially on the powerplay and BoxPlay.

Career

Reto von Arx began his career at SC Langnau, where together with his brother Jan von Arx he transferred to HC Davos in 1995. Meanwhile appointed leader of his team, he was pulled in the NHL Entry Draft in 2000 by the Chicago Blackhawks in the ninth round at position 271 and moved in the autumn of the same year to the Norfolk Admirals, the farm team of the Chicago Blackhawks. Due to its excellent statistics was appointed von Arx soon in the National Hockey League, where he was the first Swiss ice hockey player who scored a goal in the NHL. After transferring back to the farm team, he decided on 14 October 2001 in the Switzerland back. He decided against a lucrative offer of SC Bern and joined again the HC Davos. Together with the also returning from the NHL wing Michel Riesen he contributed substantially to that of HC Davos could celebrate that season 26 championship club history.

On 27 December 2004, the key player extended his contract with HC Davos, like his brother, until 2009.

Due to a dispute between von Arx and national team coach Ralph Krueger of 94fache International and temporary captain of the Swiss national team has not been called up for an international match since 2002. He had taken along with Marcel Jenni during the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City from the process of qualifying for the quarter-finals as an opportunity to organize a " spree ", and was then immediately banned from the national team and sent home. Since then has played for the national team of Arx never more. Shortly before the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, intensive discussions between the association and his coach Arno Del Curto took place, but none between Reto von Arx and Ralph Krueger. In autumn 2006, a failed " experiment" Krueger's bring back the striker for the national team and decided in the spring of 2010, definitely von Arx to no longer play for the national team.

Reto von Arx reached in the so-called " lockout " 2004/05 season with his team to the final, defeating there the ZSC Lions. In 2007 he celebrated his third title with the Bündnern, as the Davos in seven games against SC Bern kept the upper hand. In 2009 and 2011 Reto von Arx was again Swiss champion with the HCD, the opponent was called each Kloten Flyers.

Awards and achievements

• Swiss Champion with HC Davos in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011
• Spengler Cup winner with the HC Davos in 2001, 2004, 2006, 2011
• Most valuable player of the NLA in 2003, 2006 and 2009
• All- Star Team of the Spengler Cup 2010

Career Stats

Internationally

( 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 )