Grégory Hofmann
Grégory Hofmann | |||
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Hofmann with HC Davos in 2014 | |||
Born |
Biel, Switzerland | November 13, 1992||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Davos HC Lugano EV Zug | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
103rd overall, 2011 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Grégory Hofmann (born November 13, 1992) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hofmann was drafted in the third round, 103rd overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He won two National League (NL) titles, one with HC Davos in 2015 and one with EV Zug in 2021.
Playing career[]
On April 15, 2015, at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, Hofmann left HC Davos after three seasons and signed a four-year contract with HC Lugano worth CHF 3.2 million.[1]
Hofmann was invited to the 2017 Carolina Hurricanes rookie camp in September.
In the final year of his contract with Lugano, Hofmann agreed to a four-year contract worth CHF 4.8 million with EV Zug on December 3, 2018. The contract starts from the 2019–20 season and runs through the 2022–23 season.[2]
While leading Zug in scoring through the 2020–21 season, on February 13, 2021, Hofmann's NHL rights were traded from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2022 7th round pick.[3]
On June 14, 2021, Hofmann agreed as a free agent to a one-year one-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).[4]
On 25 October 2021, Hofmann scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars.[5]
International play[]
Medal record | ||
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World Championships | ||
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2018 Denmark |
Hofmann participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.[6]
Hofmann participated in the 2016 IIHF World Championship with Switzerland men's team. Selected again for the 2018 IIHF World Championship he won a silver medal.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI U17 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI U20 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI U20 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI U20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | SUI U20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 34 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 49 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | HC Davos | NLA | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | HC Davos | NLA | 47 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | HC Lugano | NLA | 46 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | HC Lugano | NLA | 45 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | HC Lugano | NL | 45 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | HC Lugano | NL | 50 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | EV Zug | NL | 50 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | EV Zug | NL | 36 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | ||
NL totals | 485 | 165 | 159 | 324 | 255 | 79 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 24 |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2010 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
2011 | Switzerland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
2012 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | Switzerland | WC | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
2019 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 18 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||||
Senior totals | 35 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ "The arrival of Furrer and Hofmann made official". HC Lugano. 2015-04-15. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Zug signs Gregory Hoffman" (in German). EV Zug. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ "CBJ acquire Gregory Hofmann from Hurricanes for 2022 pick". Columbus Blue Jackets. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Hofmann has signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jackets". swisshockeynews.ch. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Dallas Stars - Columbus Blue Jackets - October 25th, 2021". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "2012 Team Switzerland World Junior Championship Roster". The Hockey House. 2013-02-03. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1992 births
- HC Ambrì-Piotta players
- Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- HC Davos players
- Living people
- HC Lugano players
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland
- Swiss ice hockey forwards
- EV Zug players
- People from Biel/Bienne
- Swiss ice hockey biography stubs