Damien Brunner

Damien Brunner

Brunner with the Devils in 2014
Born (1986-03-09) March 9, 1986
Kloten, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Right
NLA team
Former teams		 HC Lugano
Kloten Flyers
EV Zug
Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present

Damien "The Diver" Brunner (born March 9, 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing with HC Lugano of the National League A.

Playing career

Brunner as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

Brunner was born in Kloten, Switzerland, on March 9, 1986.[1] He played for the Kloten Flyers of the National League A in 2006–07 and 2007–08. In 2008–09, he moved to EV Zug. In 2011–12, Brunner had 60 points in 45 games. He led the NLA in points and was named the league's forward of the year.[2]

On July 1, 2012, Brunner signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL.[3] He then returned to EV Zug for the 2012–13 season[2] until the 2012–13 NHL lockout was resolved, where he started the shortened season with the Red Wings. He netted the game-winning shootout goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets, in his second game with the Red Wings. He scored his first NHL goal the next day against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars.[4]

Brunner played in the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[5]

After turning down two and three year contract offers from the Detroit Red Wings, Brunner became an Unrestricted Free Agent. On September 16, 2013 he was signed by the New Jersey Devils on a pro tryout contract and attended the team's training camp. On September 24, 2013, he was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a two-year, $5 million contract.[6]

On December 5, 2014, the Devils placed Brunner on waivers after he was benched for the entire third period in a 5-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 4. He cleared waivers the following day. He had 2 goals and 5 assists in 17 games. With little interest in playing in the American Hockey League, Brunner agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the Devils and on December 12, 2014, he returned to his native Switzerland in signing with HC Lugano of the National League A.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Kloten U20 Elite Jr. A 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Kloten U20 Elite Jr. A 21 9 5 14 8 — — — — —
2005–06 EHC Winterthur Sui.1 17 18 11 29 28 — — — — —
2006–07 Kloten Flyers NLA 42 9 9 18 22 11 1 0 1 4
2007–08 Kloten Flyers NLA 50 5 2 7 6 5 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Kloten Flyers NLA 12 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2008–09 HC Thurgau NLB 3 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
2008–09 EV Zug NLA 35 12 14 26 16 10 3 2 5 4
2009–10 EV Zug NLA 47 23 35 58 22 13 5 5 10 6
2010–11 EV Zug NLA 40 19 27 46 34 8 4 4 8 2
2011–12 EV Zug NLA 45 24 36 60 48 9 3 11 14 6
2012–13 EV Zug NLA 33 25 32 57 49 — — — — —
2012–13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44 12 14 26 12 14 5 4 9 4
2013–14 New Jersey Devils NHL 60 11 14 25 26 — — — — —
2014–15 New Jersey Devils NHL 17 2 5 7 8 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 20 11 5 16 30 3 0 1 1 0
NLA totals 324 128 160 288 229 59 16 23 39 22
NHL totals 121 25 33 58 46 14 5 4 9 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Switzerland WC 5th 7 1 4 5 2
2012 Switzerland WC 11th 7 3 4 7 6
2014 Switzerland OG 9th 4 0 0 0 0
2014 Switzerland WC 10th 7 3 3 6 4
2015 Switzerland WC 8th 8 1 4 5 8
Senior totals 33 8 15 23 20

References

  1. ↑ "Damien Brunner". redwings.nhl.com. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Damien Brunner". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Red Wings sign Swiss forward Damien Brunner". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Lehtonen and Stars hold off Red Wings 2-1". nhl.com. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  5. ↑ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  6. ↑ "Devils sign Brunner to multi-year contract". National Hockey League. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
  7. ↑ "Lugano agree to terms with Damien Brunner" (in Italian). HC Lugano. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

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