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Severin Blindenbacher (born March 15, 1983 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of the ZSC Lions in the National League A (NLA). Blindenbacher has also played for the Swiss national ice hockey team.
Playing career
A junior with the Swiss National League A club, Kloten Flyers, Blindenbacher was drafted 273rd overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. Unsigned by the Coyotes, Severin remained with the Flyers for the first five years of his professional career before joining fellow NLA club, ZSC Lions. In his fourth year with the Lions, Blindenbacher broke out offensively scoring 13 goals for 35 points in 47 games.
He left the NLA prior to the 2009–10 season and signed with the Swedish club, Färjestads BK of the Elitserien. In his one season with Färjestads, Severin led defensemen in scoring with 8 goals and 19 points in 48 games.
On July 1, 2010, Blindenbacher signed as a free agent to a one-year entry level contract with the NHL team, the Dallas Stars.
On April 29, 2016, he agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Lions.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | 30 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kloten Flyers Jr. | Swiss Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 43 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 2013–14 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 50 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 46 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NLA totals | 577 | 63 | 167 | 230 | 687 | 123 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 127 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Switzerland | U18 | 02 ! | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Switzerland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WC | 9th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC | 02 ! | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | OG | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40 | ||||
| Senior totals | 62 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 60 | ||||
- All statistics taken from NHL.com