Jonas Siegenthaler

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Jonas Siegenthaler
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Siegenthaler with the Washington Capitals in 2018
Born (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 24)
Zürich, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New Jersey Devils
ZSC Lions
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2015
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2013–present

Jonas Siegenthaler (born 6 May 1997) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Siegenthaler was rated as a top prospect, projected as a possible first round selection in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, before he was selected 57th overall by the Washington Capitals.[1]

Playing career[]

Siegenthaler made his National League A debut playing with ZSC Lions during the 2013–14 NLA season.[2] On 30 July 2015, Siegenthaler was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. It was agreed that Siegenthaler would remain with the ZSC Lions to further develop on loan for the 2015–16 season.[3] In 40 games with the Lions, Siegenthaler contributed 8 points from the blueline before suffering a first-round defeat in the post-season. On 16 March 2016, with the Lions season and his loan period at an end, he was reassigned to the Capitals AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.[4]

He also spent the 2016–17 season with the ZSC Lions. After being knocked out with the Lions in the NLA quarter finals, he returned to the Hershey Bears in mid-March 2017.[5]

The Capitals recalled Siegenthaler from Hershey on 8 November 2018, to play against the Columbus Blue Jackets the next night at home in his first NHL game.[6] Veteran Capitals defencemen Brooks Orpik (injured reserve) and John Carlson (day-to-day) were both unavailable to play.[7] Siegenthaler scored his first NHL point on 14 December 2018 in a 6–5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, gaining the primary assist on a goal by Alexander Ovechkin.[8]

During the 2020–21 season, while approaching the NHL trade deadline, Siegenthaler was traded by the Capitals to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft on 11 April 2021.[9] On 9 July 2021, Siegenthaler signed a two-year, $2.25 million contract extension to remain with the Devils.[10]

Personal life[]

Siegenthaler's father is from Switzerland, while his mother is from Thailand.[11] He is the first known NHL player of Thai descent.[12]

International play[]

Siegenthaler competed with Team Switzerland at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships. His outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the 2015 U18 WJC All-Star Team. He was also selected to participate at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[citation needed]

He was chosen to skate, as a 17-year-old, with the Swiss U20 squad at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship.[13]

Siegenthaler played his last WJC for Switzerland in 2017 where he tallied 6 points (1 goal and 5 assists) in 5 games and was Switzerland's most used player with over 25 minutes of ice-time per game.[citation needed]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 GCK Lions NLB 40 2 6 8 24 — — — — —
2013–14 ZSC Lions NLA 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 GCK Lions NLB 10 1 7 8 10 — — — — —
2014–15 ZSC Lions NLA 41 0 3 3 39 18 0 2 2 4
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 40 3 5 8 28 4 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 6 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 28 1 6 7 16 6 0 0 0 8
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 7 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 75 6 6 12 61 — — — — —
2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 34 2 4 6 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 26 0 4 4 10 4 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Washington Capitals NHL 64 2 7 9 43 7 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Washington Capitals NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2020–21 New Jersey Devils NHL 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NL totals 115 4 14 18 85 28 0 2 2 14
NHL totals 105 2 11 13 57 11 0 0 0 2

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Switzerland U18 6th 5 0 0 0 8
2013 Switzerland IH18 6th 4 0 0 0 2
2014 Switzerland U18 7th 5 0 1 1 2
2015 Switzerland U18 4th 7 0 4 4 20
2015 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 8
2016 Switzerland WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 6
2017 Switzerland WJC 7th 5 1 5 6 2
2021 Switzerland WC 6th 7 0 1 1 6
Junior totals 38 1 12 13 48
Senior totals 7 0 1 1 6

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
International
WJC18 All-Star Team 2015 [14]

References[]

  1. ^ "McKeen's final top 30 2015 draft rankings". McKeenshockey.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ "ZSC talent Jonas Siegenthaler won't move to North America". swisshockeynews.ch. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Capitals sign Jonas Siegenthaler". Washington Capitals. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Two Capitals draft selections joins Chocolate and White". Hershey Bears. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ TheHersheyBears (17 March 2017), Post Game Press Conference with Troy Mann - March 17th, 2017, retrieved 18 March 2017
  6. ^ "Capitals Recall Ness and Siegenthaler from Hershey". NHL.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ Oland, Ian (9 November 2018). "John Carlson out day-to-day with lower-body injury, Jonas Siegenthaler to make NHL debut". Russian Machine Never Breaks. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Ovechkin nets second straight hat trick in Caps' win". TSN.ca. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018. Siegenthaler set up Ovechkin's first goal for his first NHL point
  9. ^ "Devils acquire Siegenthaler". New Jersey Devils. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Devils re-sign defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler". New Jersey Devils. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. ^ "What Did the Capitals Get in Jonas Siegenthaler". The Hockey Writers. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  12. ^ Khurshudyan, Isabelle (16 December 2018). "Jonas Siegenthaler could establish himself in Capitals lineup sooner than expected". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  13. ^ "2015 NHL draft profile, 37 Jonas Siegenthaler". lastwordonsports.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Award winners announced at world U18 Championships". theqnews.net. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

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