Position Defence Name Roman Josi Salary 3 million USD (2015) Playing career Weight 90 kg | National team Switzerland Height 1.88 m Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player Siblings Yannick Josi | |
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Born June 1, 1990 (age 33)
Bern, Switzerland ( 1990-06-01 ) NHL team
Former teams Nashville Predators
SC Bern NHL Draft 38th overall, 2008
Nashville Predators Current teams Swiss National Ice Hockey Team (#90 / Defenseman), Nashville Predators (#59 / Defenseman) Similar People Shea Weber, Mark Streit, Nino Niederreiter, Filip Forsberg, James Neal Profiles | ||
Patrick eaves taken to hospital after a hit in the head by roman josi
Roman Josi (born 1 June 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently serves as captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Contents
- Patrick eaves taken to hospital after a hit in the head by roman josi
- Roman josi praises swiss fans for their great support after first win iihfworlds 2015
- Early career
- Nashville Predators
- International play
- Regular season and playoffs
- NLA
- International
- NHL
- References
Roman josi praises swiss fans for their great support after first win iihfworlds 2015
Early career
Josi began playing professionally with SC Bern in 2006. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the second round, 38th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was considered one of the top Swiss prospects in the draft.
Josi became a full-time member of Bern during the 2007-08 season after spending the previous two seasons with the club's NLB team. Josi won a National League A championship in 2010.
Nashville Predators
Josi joined the Predators' organzation during the 2010-11 season, spending the entire year with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
Josi scored his first NHL goal on 10 December 2011, against Dan Ellis of the Anaheim Ducks.
He began the 2012–13 season with his youth team, SC Bern, because of the NHL lockout. He played alongside NHL stars John Tavares and Mark Streit. With the lockout resolved, Josi returned to play with the Predators and on February 25, 2013, Josi scored a career high four points (two goals and two assists) in an overtime home win against the Dallas Stars.
Josi was selected to play in the 2016 NHL All-Star Game.
He was named the eighth captain in Predators history on 19 September 2017.
International play
Josi was selected to play for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Switzerland at the 2007 and 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2007, 2008 and 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship and the 2009 Ice Hockey World Championship. Josi was selected as the tournament MVP at the 2013 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
He was selected to play for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup.