Felix Hollenstein
Encyclopedia
Felix Hollenstein is a former Swiss ice hockey
player, who became four times Swiss champion with the EHC Kloten
in the Nationalliga A. Since 2004 he is the assistant coach of the Kloten Flyers
. In his career, Hollenstein played 650 matches in the NLA and 131 for Switzerland men's national ice hockey team, where he scored 47 goals.
In his last season, 2001/2002, he could only participate in one game during the regular season due to an injury of his knee. In the playoffs he returned for one game. As the score was 0:6, in the sixth semi final match in the series between Kloten and the HC Davos
it was decided that he should play the last part of the game. So he came down from the stands and got dressed. The HC Davos agreed, that he could participate in the game, even though he wasn't noted on the game sheet. Kloten still lost the game and was kicked out of the playoffs. Felix Hollenstein then ended his career.
He then worked as a coach for the junior team, before he became the assistant coach in 2004. He still is the assistant to Anders Eldebrink
.
, the 1988 Winter Olympics
, as well as the qualification for the 1998 Winter Olympics
in 1997. He played 131 games in which he scored 47 goals.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, who became four times Swiss champion with the EHC Kloten
Kloten Flyers
The Kloten Flyers are an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players....
in the Nationalliga A. Since 2004 he is the assistant coach of the Kloten Flyers
Kloten Flyers
The Kloten Flyers are an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players....
. In his career, Hollenstein played 650 matches in the NLA and 131 for Switzerland men's national ice hockey team, where he scored 47 goals.
Career
Felix Hollenstein began his career in the EHC Bülach, for which he played until 1985. He was then transferred to the EHC Kloten, where he stayed for the rest of his active career. Between 1993 and 1996 he won four titles with his team. In 1996 he became the best scoring Swiss during the playoffs. During his career, he also twice became the best Swiss scorer in the regular season.In his last season, 2001/2002, he could only participate in one game during the regular season due to an injury of his knee. In the playoffs he returned for one game. As the score was 0:6, in the sixth semi final match in the series between Kloten and the HC Davos
HC Davos
Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos play in the Swiss National League A, which is ranked as Europe's sixth best ice hockey league. The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team...
it was decided that he should play the last part of the game. So he came down from the stands and got dressed. The HC Davos agreed, that he could participate in the game, even though he wasn't noted on the game sheet. Kloten still lost the game and was kicked out of the playoffs. Felix Hollenstein then ended his career.
He then worked as a coach for the junior team, before he became the assistant coach in 2004. He still is the assistant to Anders Eldebrink
Anders Eldebrink
Anders Eldebrink is a retired ice hockey defenceman in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team....
.
International
Felix Hollenstein was part of the core of the national team of Switzerland between 1988 and 1997. He participated in seven Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsIce Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
, the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
, as well as the qualification for the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in 1997. He played 131 games in which he scored 47 goals.
Achievements and awards
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International
- 1990 promotion into the A-worldchampionship in LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
- 1994 promotion into the A-worldchampionship in CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- 1994 All-Star-Team of the B-worldchampionship
NLA-Statistik
Source: kloten-flyers-fan.ch, Statistics Felix "Fige" Hollenstein| Seasons | Games | Goals | PP-Goals | SH-Tore | Assists | Points | Points per game | penalty minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 17 | 525 | 224 | 41 | 14 | 313 | 537 | 1,02 | 617 |
| Playoffs | 17 | 125 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 120 | 0,96 | 176 |
External links
- Felix Hollenstein bei kloten-flyers-fan.ch