Shoots Right Height 1.88 m Playing career Weight 84 kg | Name Michel Riesen Career start 1998 Role Ice hockey player Position Winger | |
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Born April 11, 1979 (age 44)
Oberbalm, SUI ( 1979-04-11 ) NLA team
Former teams Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
NHL
Edmonton Oilers
NLA
EHC Biel
HC Davos NHL Draft 14th overall, 1997
Edmonton Oilers | ||
yannick's shootingpractice with michel riesen
Michel Riesen (born April 11, 1979 in Oberbalm, Switzerland) is a former professional ice hockey winger who last played for the EHC Basel in the National League B.
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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.
