Eliot Antonietti (born January 27, 1993) is a

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professional

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who is currently playing with EHC Olten of the Swiss League (SL). He previously played with

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

and

Genève-Servette HC The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the ...

of the NL and on loan with the

SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers The SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the National League. History The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club change ...

and

HC Ajoie HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swis ...

Playing career

Antonietti made his

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debut playing with

during the 2010-11 season. Antonietti began the 2017–18 season with

of the Swiss League (SL) as he failed to make the National League team, he scored 1 goal in 10 games before joining Geneva for 2 games. He sustained a lower-body injury in November 2017 and was put on the trade block by Geneva in order to get rid of his remaining CHF 650K salary. Antonietti unexpectedly agreed to a two-year contract extension with Geneva on 27 July 2018. He appeared in only 23 NL games the following season, putting up 1 assist. Antonietti began the 2019–20 season as a healthy scratch with Geneva before being loaned to the

on October 9, 2019. On November 13, 2019, the Lakers released Antonietti, after he played 5 games (0 points) with the team. He subsequently returned to Geneva as a healthy scratch. Antonietti left Geneva at the conclusion of the shortened 2019-20 season. On June 15, 2020, Antonietti was offered a professional try-out contract by

to attend training camp in August 2020. He was immediately loaned to Lugano's affiliate, the Ticino Rockets, to play preseason games. On September 16, 2020, Antonietti was signed to a one-year two-way contract by HC Lugano. On June 10, 2021, Antonietti agreed to a two-year deal with EHC Olten of the SL.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of

forward, Benjamin Antonietti.

References

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* 1993 births Living people HC Ajoie players Swiss ice hockey defencemen Genève-Servette HC players HC Lugano players EHC Olten players People from Orbe Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub