Ronny Keller

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Ronny Keller
Jérémy Gailland, Lausanne Hockey Club - HC Sierre, 20.01.2010.jpg
Born (1979-10-06) 6 October 1979 (age 42)
Volketswil, Switzerland
Height 5.7 ft 1 in (176 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for National League A
ZSC Lions
Kloten Flyers
Lausanne HC
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National League B
Grasshopper Club Zürich
EHC Basel
HC Thurgau
Lausanne HC
HC Sierre-Anniviers
EHC Olten
Swiss 1. Liga
HC Thurgau
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 1997–2013

Ronny Keller (born 6 October 1979) is a Swiss former ice hockey defenceman. Between 1997 and 2013, Keller played 14 seasons in the Swiss National League A (ZSC Lions, Kloten Flyers, Lausanne HC and Rapperswil-Jona Lakers) and National League B (Grasshopper Club Zürich, EHC Basel, Lausanne HC, HC Thurgau, HC Sierre-Anniviers and EHC Olten).

On March 5, 2013, Keller (who played for EHC Olten at the time) was checked from behind and into the boards by SC Langenthal forward Stefan Schnyder.[1] He suffered significant damage to his fourth thoracic vertebra and was operated on the following day. On March 7 doctors announced that Keller's spinal cord injury would leave him a permanent paraplegic.[1] The Swiss league opened a disciplinary investigation on the incident while SC Langenthal officials announced that Schnyder would sit out the remainder of the season.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Associated Press (March 7, 2013). "Swiss ice hockey player paralyzed in playoff game". Mail.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (March 8, 2013). "A SWISS ice hockey player has been left paralysed after being rammed by a rival team's forward during the second division playoffs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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