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Nico Hischier

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Swiss ice hockey player

SwitzerlandAthletesBorn 1999 · age 27
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Nico Hischier is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hischier made his professional debut in his native Switzerland in 2015, spending time both in the top-tier National League A (NLA) and the second-tier National League B.

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Hischier scoring a game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals in January 2022Hischier scoring a game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals in January 2022Hischier in action against the Seattle Kraken in 2023Hischier in action against the Seattle Kraken in 2023

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SC Bern
EHC Visp
Halifax Mooseheads

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Alexei KovalevAlso played for EHC VispDaniel BrièreAlso played for SC BernBenoit-Olivier GroulxAlso played for Halifax MooseheadsRoman JosiAlso played for SC BernZarley ZalapskiAlso played for EHC VispMartin FrkAlso played for Halifax Mooseheads

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Nico Hischier is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hischier made his professional debut in his native Switzerland in 2015, spending time both in the top-tier National League A (NLA) and the second-tier National League B. He moved to North America for the 2016-17 season to play major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in hopes of furthering his hockey career; in his first season in the QMJHL, he was named rookie of the year, along with the award for best rookie in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the governing body for major junior hockey in Canada. Internationally Hischier has represented Switzerland at several junior tournaments, including two World Junior Championships. Regarded as a strong two-way forward and a top prospect for the 2017 NHL entry draft, Hischier was selected first overall by the Devils, the first time a Swiss player was selected first overall, and made his NHL debut in 2017. He was named captain of the Devils in 2021.

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Switzerland
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Born 1999 · age 27
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