Shoots Left Weight 80 kg | Name Tristan Scherwey Height 1.76 m | |
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Born May 7, 1991 (age 33) Wunnewil Flamatt, Switzerland ( 1991-05-07 ) | ||
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Tristan Scherwey (born May 7, 1991) is a Swiss professional ice hockey Winger who is currently playing for SC Bern of the National League (NL). He served as captain of the team for the 2014-15 season. He won four NL titles with Bern in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Scherwey also won the Swiss Cup with Bern in 2015.
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- Philipp rytz lhc tristan scherwey scb
- Tristan Scherwey gets his 2nd of the game
- Playing career
- International play
- Personal life
- References
Tristan Scherwey gets his 2nd of the game
Playing career
Scherwey made his professional debut in the 2008-09 season with Young-Sprinters HC, playing 11 games in the Swiss League (SL) on loan from SC Bern's under-20 team. The following season, he made his debut in the National League (NL), appearing in 36 games with SC Bern and putting up 6 points, including 3 goals. On November 29, 2009, Scherwey was suspended for two games by the SIHF for a boarding on Genève-Servette HC's John Gobbi who was knocked unconscious and transported to Bern's hospital. On April 23, 2010, Scherwey was suspended for the next NL final game against Genève-Servette HC for a boarding on Daniel Vukovic. He played his last junior games with Bern U20 team in 2011, the same year he turned pro, signing a two-year contract with SC Bern.
On August 9, 2012, Scherwey agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain in Bern. On April 5, 2013, Scherwey was suspended for one game for a check to the head of HC Fribourg-Gottéron's Benjamin Plüss. The suspension was then brought up to two more games. Fribourg-Gottéron still appealed the decision and Scherwey was eventually suspended four games.
On September 29, 2014, Scherwey was signed to a five-year contract extension by Bern. On January 3, 2015, Scherwey was suspended for one game for a check to the head of Lausanne HC's Gaetan Augsburger. The suspension was then brought up to five games by the SIHF. On January 14, 2016, Scherwey was suspended for three games for a check to the head of Genève-Servette HC's Daniel Rubin and was also fined CHF 1,750 for the incident. On March 29, 2016, Scherwey was suspended for the first game of the NL final against HC Lugano for a check to the head of HC Davos's Marcus Paulsson during the playoffs semi-finals. He was also fined CHF 1,450. On September 5, 2016, Scherwey was suspended for one game by the IIHF for a check to the head in a CHL game against Kosice HC. On November 3, 2016, Scherwey was fined CHF 900 for a simulation. On November 24, 2016, Scherwey was suspended for one game and fined CHF 1,910 for an Interference on EHC Kloten's Daniele Grassi.
International play
Scherwey was named to Switzerland's under-18 team for the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships in the United States. He played 6 games, tallying 5 points (3 goals) to help Switzerland avoid relegation. Scherwey was named to Switzerland's under-20 team for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Canada. He played 7 games, scoring 3 points (1 goal) to help Switzerland finish 4th in the tournament, falling to Canada in the semi-finals. He was again named to the team for the 2011 edition. He played 5 games, scoring no point as Switzerland finished 5th in the tournament, falling to Canada in the quarter-finals.
Scherwey made his debut with Switzerland men's team in the 2012-13 season and scored his first goal in 2015. He has yet to play in a World Championship with the men's team.
Personal life
Scherwey was born in Wunnewil-Flamatt, a municipality in the canton of Fribourg. He speaks French, German and English fluently. Scherwey started playing hockey with HC Fribourg-Gottéron's youth teams before moving to Bern to play with SC Bern's under-17 and under-20 teams.
Scherwey has a brother, Cyrille, who also plays hockey. He's currently playing in the MySports League with the Argovia Stars.