Who is Michel Riesen?

Michel Riesen is a retired forward from Switzerland.

What was the last team Michel Riesen played for?

The last team Michel played for was EHC Basel Sharks in the NLB.

How tall is Michel Riesen?

Michel Riesen is 187 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Michel Riesen weigh?

Michel Riesen weighs 85 kg (187 lbs).

When was Michel Riesen born?

Michel Riesen was born on 1979-04-11 in Aarberg, SUI.

What is Michel Riesen's nationality?

Michel Riesen is from Switzerland.

Michel Riesen

#79 EHC Basel Sharks / NLB - 13/14

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Date of Birth: Apr 11, 1979
Age: 47
Place of Birth: Aarberg, SUI
Nation: Switzerland
Youth Team: SC Lyss
Position: RW
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Drafted: 1997 round 1 #14 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency: Premium
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Son: Levin Riesen
Father: Rolf Riesen, Stepmother: Franziska Riesen
Half-Brother: Yannik Riesen

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Highly skilled, very attentive.
—Walt Kyle (Hamilton Bulldogs Head Coach) 1998

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
87-88	SC Lyss U15	Mini A	-	-	-	-	-	-
88-89	SC Lyss U15	Mini B1	-	-	-	-	-	-
89-90	Lyss U15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
90-91	SC Lyss U15	Mini A1	-	-	-	-	-	-
91-92	Biel-Bienne U15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
92-93	Biel-Bienne U15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne U20	Elite Jr. A	16	5	3	8	-	-
93-94	Biel-Bienne U15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne U17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne U20	Elite Jr. B	22	23	14	37	-	-	Playoffs	3	4	1	5	-	-
	Switzerland U16 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U18	EJC-18	5	1	0	1	0	-4
	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
94-95	EHC Biel-Bienne U17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne U20	Elite Jr. B	24	25	33	58	-	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne	NLA	12	0	2	2	0	-	Relegation	5	2	0	2	0	-
	Switzerland U17 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U18	EJC-18	5	3	1	4	2	-
	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
95-96	EHC Biel-Bienne U20	Elite Jr. B	3	3	0	3	-	-
	EHC Biel-Bienne	NLB	34	9	6	15	2	-	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	-
	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	0	-
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
96-97	EHC Biel-Bienne	NLB	38	16	16	32	49	-
	Switzerland U18	EJC-18	6	6	1	7	2	-
	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland U20	WJC-20	6	4	1	5	8	6
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
97-98	HC Davos	NLA	32	16	9	25	8	-	Playoffs	18	5	5	10	4	-
	EHC St. MoritzLoan	SwissDiv1	1	1	0	1	-	-
	Switzerland U20"C"	WJC-20	7	4	1	5	0	2
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Switzerland	WC	2	0	1	1	0	-3
	Switzerland (all)	International	7	0	2	2	-	-
98-99	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	60	6	17	23	6	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Switzerland U20"C"	WJC-20	6	0	4	4	4	-
	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-
99-00	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	73	29	31	60	20	-7	Playoffs	10	3	5	8	4	-3
	Switzerland	WC	1	1	1	2	2	-1
	Switzerland (all)	International	1	1	1	2	2	-1
00-01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	12	0	1	1	4	2
	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	69	26	28	54	14	-13
	Switzerland	WC	6	3	1	4	0	2
	Switzerland (all)	International	10	6	2	8	0	5
01-02	HC Davos	NLA	35	12	12	24	28	-	Playoffs	16	7	8	15	52	-
	Switzerland (all)	International	4	0	0	0	4	0
02-03	HC Davos	NLA	44	17	17	34	30	-	Playoffs	16	3	6	9	8	-
	Switzerland (all)	International	9	0	2	2	2	1
03-04	HC Davos	NLA	47	16	13	29	14	-	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	4	-
04-05	HC Davos	NLA	44	18	14	32	8	-	Playoffs	15	3	3	6	6	-
05-06	HC Davos	NLA	39	17	12	29	18	-	Playoffs	15	9	3	12	8	-
06-07	HC Davos	NLA	44	37	14	51	70	-	Playoffs	15	5	4	9	37	-
07-08	HC Davos	NLA	39	13	17	30	18	-	Playoffs	11	6	3	9	8	-
08-09	HC Davos	NLA	50	24	17	41	32	-	Playoffs	21	9	3	12	4	-
09-10	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers"A"	NLA	41	11	18	29	12	-
10-11	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA	46	9	10	19	16	-22	Relegation	10	4	0	4	4	-2
11-12	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA	35	7	11	18	4	-7
12-13	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA	47	13	10	23	30	-16	Relegation	12	1	2	3	4	-1
13-14	EHC Basel Sharks"C"	NLB	33	7	9	16	8	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
01-02	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	5	1	1	2	0	-
02-03	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	4	1	1	2	0	-
03-04	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	4	1	1	2	0	0
04-05	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	4	3	2	5	2	-
05-06	HC Davos	ECC	2	0	2	2	0	0
	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	3	2	0	2	0	-
06-07	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	5	2	3	5	2	-
07-08	HC Davos	ECC	2	0	0	0	0	-1
	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	4	2	1	3	4	-
08-09	HC Davos	Spengler Cup	3	1	0	1	0	-

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	202	61	76	137	0.68	40	-19	2	13	3	5	8	0.62	4	-3
ECC	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	0	-1	0
EJC-18	3	16	10	2	12	0.75	4	-4*	0
Elite Jr. A (Swiss U21-Elit)	1	16	5	3	8	0.50	-	-	0
Elite Jr. B (Swiss U21-Top)	3	49	51	47	98	2.00	-	-	1	3	4	1	5	1.67	-	-
International	5	31	7	7	14	0.45	8*	5*	0
International-Jr	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Mini A	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Mini A1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Mini B1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	1	12	0	1	1	0.08	4	2	0
NLA (NL)	14	555	210	176	386	0.70	288	-45*	12	160	55	39	94	0.59	139	-3*
NLB (SL)	3	105	32	31	63	0.60	59	-	2	8	3	1	4	0.50	0	-
Spengler Cup	8	32	13	9	22	0.69	8	0	0
SwissDiv1	1	1	1	0	1	1.00	-	-	0
WC	3	9	4	3	7	0.78	2	-2	0
WJC-20	4	25	9	6	15	0.60	12	8*	0

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Michel Riesen Career Totals

League

AHL

202

ECC

EJC-18

Elite Jr. A

Elite Jr. B

International

International-Jr

Mini A

Mini A1

Mini B1

NHL

NLA

555

210

176

NLB

105

Spengler Cup

SwissDiv1

WJC-20

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Michel Riesen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1996-1997	U18 EJC Best Forward U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1997-1998	NLA Best Rookie (25) NLA Most Points by Junior (25) U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2000-2001	AHL Player of the Week (Mar. 25)
2001-2002	NLA Champion (Davos) Spengler Cup Winner (Davos)
2004-2005	NLA Champion (Davos) Spengler Cup Winner (Davos)
2006-2007	NLA Champion (Davos) NL Media All-Star Team (Davos) NL Media Swiss All-Star Team (Davos) NLA Most Goals (37) Spengler Cup Winner (Davos)
2008-2009	NLA Champion (Davos) NLA Most Goals Playoffs (9)