Martin Plüss
Encyclopedia
Martin Plüss is a Swiss
professional ice hockey
player. He is currently a centre
for SC Bern
of the National League A.
and 2006 Winter Olympics
.
Plüss has played for Frölunda HC
in Swedish Elite League. After signing a one-year deal with Frölunda in 2004, he signed another one-year deal to stay with the team for the 2005-06 season. Despite offers from other teams, Plüss signed yet another one-year contract with Frölunda in 2006. Plüss' contract was expired once again in the Spring of 2007, but he turned down offers from primarily Swiss teams to instead sign for three years with Frölunda.
After a disappointing 2008 season, Plüss canceled the remaining two years of his contact with Frölunda, stating his game had not developed as expected. He then signed a three-year contract with SC Bern to return to the Swiss National League.
In 2010 he played for the Swiss National Team in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Swiss (people)
The Swiss are citizens or natives of Switzerland. The demonym derives from the toponym of Schwyz and has been in widespread use to refer to the Old Swiss Confederacy since the 16th century....
professional ice hockey
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. He is currently a centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
for SC Bern
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....
of the National League A.
Playing career
Plüss competed for the Swiss national team in the 20022002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
and 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
.
Plüss has played for Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
in Swedish Elite League. After signing a one-year deal with Frölunda in 2004, he signed another one-year deal to stay with the team for the 2005-06 season. Despite offers from other teams, Plüss signed yet another one-year contract with Frölunda in 2006. Plüss' contract was expired once again in the Spring of 2007, but he turned down offers from primarily Swiss teams to instead sign for three years with Frölunda.
After a disappointing 2008 season, Plüss canceled the remaining two years of his contact with Frölunda, stating his game had not developed as expected. He then signed a three-year contract with SC Bern to return to the Swiss National League.
In 2010 he played for the Swiss National Team in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | 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.... |
NLA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 45 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 45 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 39 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 44 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 44 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 44 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 31 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
46 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 Elitserien season The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.-Final standings:... |
Frölunda HC | SEL | 45 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2006–07 2006–07 Elitserien season The 2006–07 Elitserien season was the 32nd season of Elitserien. It began on September 18, 2006, with the regular season ending March 2, 2007. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship concluded on April 14, with Modo Hockey defeating Linköpings HC to win their second championship title.-Final... |
Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Elitserien season The 2007–08 Elitserien season was the 33rd season of Elitserien. It began on September 24, 2007, with the regular season ending March 8, 2008. The playoffs of the 84th Swedish Championship ended on April 18, with HV71 taking the championship.-Rule changes:... |
Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | SC Bern SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators.... |
NLA | 38 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NLA totals | 395 | 117 | 175 | 292 | 308 | 53 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 38 | ||||
| SEL totals | 195 | 66 | 70 | 136 | 206 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Switzerland | Oly 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout... |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | Oly 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter... |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WC 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 73rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2010 competition... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | Oly 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University... |
5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |