Tobias Stephan
Tobias Stephan | |||
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Born |
Zürich, Switzerland | 21 January 1984||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
NL team Former teams |
Lausanne HC Kloten Flyers Dallas Stars Genève-Servette HC EV Zug | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
34th Overall, 2002 Dallas Stars | ||
Playing career | 2001–present |
Tobias Stephan (born 21 January 1984) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He formerly played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League, Genève-Servette HC, EV Zug and EHC Kloten.
Playing career
Stephan was born in Zürich, Switzerland. As a youth, he played in the 1997 and 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Zürich.[1]
In 2001, he was named the best goaltender at U18 World Junior Championships.[citation needed] Stephan first played for EHC Chur and then for the Kloten Flyers in Switzerland.[citation needed] In 2002, he was named the best rookie in the Swiss Hockey League.[citation needed]
Stephan was drafted 34th overall in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, and is the third highest Swiss drafted in history.[citation needed] He is the fourth Swiss goalie who has been drafted by an NHL team after Pauli Jaks, David Aebischer and Martin Gerber.[citation needed]
Stephan made his first career NHL start on 13 October 2007 against the Chicago Blackhawks, since both of the Stars' goaltenders — Marty Turco and Mike Smith — were injured. Until the Blackhawks tied the game with two seconds remaining in regulation, Stephan had saved all 39 shots and was looking forward to a shutout in his first game. However, the Blackhawks scored again on their first shot in overtime and won the game 2–1.[citation needed] He would go back to the AHL after the game . Before the 08/09 season started, he would learn that he will be backing up Marty Turco. His first win was on 29 October against the Minnesota Wild — the Stars won 4–2. Stephan left the Stars on 31 July 2009 to sign for Genève-Servette in Switzerland.[citation needed]
At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Stephan joined Lausanne HC on a three-year deal worth CHF 3 million.
On 6 February 2023, during his fourth year with Lausanne HC, Stephan announced he would retire from professional hockey at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, following 22 professional seasons.[2]
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ "Tobias Stephan will hang up his skates at the end of the season" (in German). Lausanne HC. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Statistics and Biography
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Dallas Stars players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Iowa Stars players
- Kloten Flyers players
- Lausanne HC players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland
- Ice hockey people from Zürich
- Swiss ice hockey goaltenders
- EV Zug players
- Swiss ice hockey biography stubs