Michel Riesen

Michel Riesen
Riesen in 2011
Born	(1979-04-11) April 11, 1979 Oberbalm, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Edmonton Oilers EHC Biel HC Davos Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Switzerland
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1997 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1994–2014

Michel Riesen (born April 11, 1979) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey winger. Most of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2014, was spent in the Swiss Nationalliga A, though he also played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers during the 2000–01 season. Internationally Riesen played for the Swiss national team in several junior tournaments and three World Championships. After retiring he turned to coaching, and has worked at the junior levels in Switzerland since 2015.

Playing career

He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 14th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. At the time he was the highest drafted Swiss player in NHL history.

Riesen was twice a member of Switzerland's World Junior team (1997, 1998) and a member of its World Championship team (1998). Riesen made his North American debut on the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs team in 1998–99. Riesen played three seasons in Hamilton with his best season being in 1999–00 when he registered 60 points (29G-31A).

Riesen made his NHL debut in the 2000–01 season with the Oilers, playing in 12 games in what would be his only NHL season. On July 1, 2001, Riesen was traded from the Oilers, along with Doug Weight, to the St. Louis Blues for Marty Reasoner, Jochen Hecht and Jan Horacek. Riesen never played for the Blues, opting to head back to Switzerland for the 2001–02 season to rejoin HC Davos.

In the 2006-07 season, Riesen was the top goal scorer in the NLA with 37 goals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	EHC Biel	SUI-U20		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	EHC Biel	NDA		12	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	EHC Biel	SUI U20		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	EHC Biel	NLB		34	9	6	15	2		3	1	0	1	0
1996–97	EHC Biel	NLB		38	16	16	32	49		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Davos	NDA		32	16	9	25	8		18	5	5	10	4
1997–98	EHC St. Moritz	SUI-3		1	1	0	1	—		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		60	6	17	23	6		3	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		73	29	31	60	20		10	3	5	8	4
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		12	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		69	26	28	54	14		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC Davos	NLA		35	12	12	24	28		16	7	8	15	52
2002–03	HC Davos	NLA		44	17	17	34	30		16	3	6	9	8
2003–04	HC Davos	NLA		47	16	13	29	14		6	1	2	3	4
2004–05	HC Davos	NLA		44	18	14	32	8		15	3	3	6	6
2005–06	HC Davos	NLA		39	17	12	29	18		15	9	3	12	8
2006–07	HC Davos	NLA		44	37	14	51	70		15	5	4	9	37
2007–08	HC Davos	NLA		39	13	17	30	18		11	6	3	9	8
2008–09	HC Davos	NLA		50	24	17	41	32		21	9	3	12	4
2009–10	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		41	11	18	29	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		46	9	10	19	16		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		35	7	11	18	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		47	13	10	23	30		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	EHC Basel	NLB		33	7	9	16	8		5	2	1	3	0
NDA/NLA totals				555	210	176	386	288		133	48	37	85	131
NHL totals				12	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Switzerland	EJC		5	1	0	1	0
1995	Switzerland	EJC		5	3	1	4	2
1996	Switzerland	WJC		6	1	0	1	0
1997	Switzerland	WJC		6	4	1	5	8
1997	Switzerland	EJC		6	6	1	7	2
1998	Switzerland	WJC		7	4	1	5	0
1998	Switzerland	WC		2	0	1	1	0
1999	Switzerland	WJC		6	0	4	4	4
2000	Switzerland	WC		1	1	0	1	2
2001	Switzerland	WC		6	3	1	4	0
Junior totals				41	19	8	27	16
Senior totals				9	4	2	6	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database