Quick Facts
Biography
Denis Hollenstein (born October 15, 1989) is a Swiss professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).
Playing career
On December 8, 2015, Hollenstein was signed to a 3-year CHF 2.1 million contract extension to remain in Kloten.
On November 21, 2017, it was announced that Hollenstein would join the ZSC Lions for the 2018/19 season, despite a contract valid through the 2019/20 season with Kloten. The Lions had to pay Kloten a CHF 2 million fee to obtain Hollenstein. Meanwhile, Hollenstein's contract with the Lions is rumored to have been increased to CHF 1 million per season. It was officially announced on November 27, 2017, that Hollenstein had agreed to a five-year contract worth CHF 5 million with the Lions. Hollenstein will make his debut with Kloten's biggest rival in September 2018.
International play
Hollenstein competed in the 2012 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 56 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 45 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 41 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 35 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 43 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 50 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Kloten | NL | 49 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ZSC Lions | NL | 49 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NL totals | 403 | 113 | 196 | 309 | 557 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 44 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC |  | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | OG | 9th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 53 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 20 | ||||