Goran Bezina
Goran Bezina | ||||||
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Born |
SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 21 March 1980|||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | |||||
Position | Defence | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
Genève-Servette HC HC Sierre | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
234th overall, Phoenix Coyotes | ||||
Playing career | 1997–2022 |
Goran Bezina (born 21 March 1980) is a
Playing career
As a youth, Bezina played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Switzerland.[1]
A product of Monthey-Chablais HC, Bezina made his debut in the Swiss top-flight
Bezina spent most of his professional career with
On 1 September 2017, a few days before the start of the
On 2 August 2019 Bezina joined freshly promoted HC Sierre of the Swiss League (SL) on a one-year deal. On 5 May 2020 Bezina agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain with HC Sierre through the 2020/21 season.[7] On 22 June 2021 Bezina signed a new one-year contract extension with Sierre for the 2021/22 season.[8]
On 17 August 2022 Bezina officially retired from professional hockey.
International play
Representing the Swiss national team, Bezina played at the 2006 Olympic Games and eleven World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | Villars HC
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SUI–3 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron
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SUI U20 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NDA | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | SUI U20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
1999–2000 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1999–2000 | EHC Visp | SUI–2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 44 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 64 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes
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NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 74 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Genève–Servette HC
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NLA | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 32 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||
2006–07
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Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 41 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
2006–07 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
2007–08
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Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 48 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
2008–09
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Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 48 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2009–10
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Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 47 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | ||
2010–11
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Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | ||
2011–12
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Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 35 | ||
2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 40 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2017–18
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Genève–Servette HC | NL | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2018–19
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Genève–Servette HC | NL | 42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2019–20 | HC Sierre | SUI–2 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HC Sierre | SUI–2 | 46 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
2021–22 | HC Sierre | SUI–2 | 49 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
NDA/NLA/NL totals | 745 | 119 | 253 | 372 | 808 | 132 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 221 | ||||
AHL totals | 204 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1998 | Switzerland | EJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1999 | Switzerland | WJC
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6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2000 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
2001 | Switzerland | WC
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6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | |
2003 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2004 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2005 | Switzerland | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2005 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
2006 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2006 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2007 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2008 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
2009 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
2010 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
2011 | Switzerland | WC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2012 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |
Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |||
Senior totals | 76 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 126 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Goran Bezina | LNH.com - Joueurs". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Actualité - Goran Bezina évoluera bel et bien en KHL | Planète Hockey". Planète Hockey. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Finally in Croatia - Bezina signs with Medvescak". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Club, www.gshc.ch, GSHC - Site officiel du Genève-Servette Hockey. "Goran Bezina de retour aux Vernets - Genève-Servette Hockey Club". www.gshc.ch (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Goran Bezina has agreed to terms with Genève-Servette HC". www.swisshockeynews.ch. September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Goran Bezina jouera un an de plus avec Sierre". www.planetehockey.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "One more season in Sierre - Goran Bezina is not ready to retire". swisshockeynews.ch. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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