Morris Trachsler
Born (1984-07-15) July 15, 1984 (age 39)
Zürich, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Genève-Servette HC
ZSC Lions
EHC Kloten
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2003–2018

Morris Trachsler (born 15 July 1984) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey player and the current CFO of Seervision AG.

Playing career

He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[1] He won a total of 104 caps for the Swiss team.[2]

At the club level, he played for the GC Küsnacht Lions in the National League B, the ZSC Lions, Genève-Servette HC and again the ZSC Lions in the National League A (NLA). In 2014, he captured the Swiss championship with the Lions. On May 8, 2017, Trachsler left the Lions for their biggest rival, EHC Kloten, on a 2-year deal,[3] but parted ways with the club after the conclusion of the 2017-18 season. He announced his retirement in November 2018.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 GCK Lions SUI U20 34 3 5 8 24 1 0 0 0 0
2001–02 GCK Lions SUI.2 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
2001–02 EHC Dübendorf SUI.3 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 GCK Lions SUI U20 23 6 7 13 34 4 1 2 3 6
2002–03 GCK Lions SUI.2 21 1 4 5 10 9 0 1 1 4
2002–03 EHC Dübendorf SUI.3 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2003–04 GCK Lions SUI.2 14 5 2 7 22 — — — — —
2003–04 ZSC Lions NLA 30 1 1 2 6 13 1 1 2 4
2004–05 GCK Lions SUI.2 6 0 3 3 20 6 2 3 5 4
2004–05 ZSC Lions NLA 39 0 4 4 14 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Genève–Servette HC NLA 44 2 5 7 38 — — — — —
2006–07 Genève–Servette HC NLA 44 4 3 7 32 5 0 2 2 0
2007–08 Genève–Servette HC NLA 33 2 8 10 30 16 1 2 3 35
2008–09 Genève–Servette HC NLA 50 4 7 11 40 4 0 3 3 2
2009–10 Genève–Servette HC NLA 46 5 6 11 28 20 4 7 11 18
2010–11 Genève–Servette HC NLA 45 6 6 12 20 6 0 2 2 8
2011–12 Genève–Servette HC NLA 49 5 12 17 18 — — — — —
2012–13 ZSC Lions NLA 46 6 8 14 14 12 0 4 4 10
2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 39 8 6 14 16 15 1 4 5 6
2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 50 8 16 24 28 18 3 6 9 4
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 37 3 10 13 6 4 0 1 1 0
2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 50 3 6 9 14 6 0 0 0 4
2017–18 EHC Kloten NL 50 2 10 12 36 — — — — —
NLA/NL totals 652 59 108 167 340 120 10 32 42 91
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden/Finland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Switzerland WJC 8th 6 0 4 4 8
2010 Switzerland WC 5th 5 0 0 0 0
2011 Switzerland WC 9th 6 0 2 2 2
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 7 1 0 1 2
2013 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 4
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 3 0 0 0 2
2015 Switzerland WC 8th 8 1 0 1 2
2016 Switzerland WC 11th 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 6 0 4 4 8
Senior totals 46 2 4 6 14

Academic career

From 2006 to 2009, Traschler completed his bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Geneva, after which, in 2012, he completed his Master of Science in Economics also at UNIGE.[4][5]

Professional career

After retiring from hockey in November of 2018, Trachsler also left his role as a consultant and joined Seervision as the CFO.[5]

References

  1. ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. ^ a b Schwyz, Bote der Urschweiz AG 6431. "Morris Trachsler zurückgetreten". Bote der Urschweiz (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-02.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Tages-Anzeiger. "Morris Trachsler to join EHC Kloten as of next season?". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  4. ^ Latella, Antonio. "UNIGE - Journal No. 71" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b "Morris Trachsler – LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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