Philippe Seydoux
Encyclopedia
Philippe Seydoux is a Swiss
professional ice hockey
player with the Ontario Reign
of the ECHL
.
from 2000 until 2003. His play attracted the attention of the NHL
's Ottawa Senators
, who drafted him in the third round (100th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
. He then moved to EHC Kloten where he played with the Kloten junior team as well as part-time with the professional team. He became a full-time member of the professional team in 2004. In 2006, he moved to HC Fribourg-Gottéron and in 2009 he moved to EHC Biel
where he has played since.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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 with the Ontario Reign
Ontario Reign
The Ontario Reign is a ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena. They are a minor league affiliate team of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Team History:...
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
.
Playing career
Born in Bern, Switzerland, Seydoux played junior with SC BernSC 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....
from 2000 until 2003. His play attracted the attention of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
's Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, who drafted him in the third round (100th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
2003 NHL Entry Draft
The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, only the third goalie in NHL history selected as the first overall draft choice...
. He then moved to EHC Kloten where he played with the Kloten junior team as well as part-time with the professional team. He became a full-time member of the professional team in 2004. In 2006, he moved to HC Fribourg-Gottéron and in 2009 he moved to EHC Biel
EHC Biel
The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A....
where he has played since.