Joël Vermin (born 5 February 1992) is a Swiss professional

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winger who is currently playing for

SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern ('' Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English) is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. For the 18th year in a row, the club is the mos ...

of the

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(NL). Vermin was selected by the

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in the 7th round (186th overall) of the

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Playing career

Juniors

Vermin made his

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debut in Switzerland with

during the 2009–10 season. On 17 September 2013, Vermin was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In his first season of professional hockey, Vermin was loaned to

for the season. In 55 games that season, Vermin recorded 22 points. In his career with Bern, he played in 230 games, registering 41 goals and 64 assists. At the finish of the season, Vermin joined the Syracuse Crunch for the remainder of the AHL season.

Professional

On 18 November 2015, the

recalled Vermin from the Syracuse Crunch. Vermin had skated in 12 games with the Crunch that season, posting three goals and ten points. At the time, he was ranked first in both assists (seven) and points. In his career, he has appeared in 93 career AHL games, all with the Syracuse Crunch during the past three seasons. During that time, he recorded 16 goals and 44 points. In 2016, Vermin posted career bests in games played (73), goals (12), assists (21) and points (33). On 19 November 2015, Vermin made his NHL debut in a 2-1 Lightning win over the visiting

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. On 21 November 2015, Vermin recorded his first NHL point in a 5-0 Lightning win over the Anaheim Ducks. Vermin assisted on a

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goal in his second NHL game. On 21 May 2016, the Lightning re-signed Vermin to a one-year, two-way contract. Vermin skated in six games with the Lightning during the 2015-16 regular season, recording one assist and a plus-1 rating. Vermin has also played in 118 career AHL games over three seasons, all with Syracuse, recording 22 goals and 55 points. On 20 June 2017,

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announced that it had signed Vermin to a five-year contract with an NHL out clause for a one-way deal. The deal was previously reported in January. During the summer of 2020, Vermin caused a major dispute within Lausanne's locker room after reportedly sleeping with a teammate's wife. The team immediately told the media that he would no longer suit up for them and that he would either be traded or sent to the press box. On 18 August 2020, Vermin failed to report to training camp, which began that same day, despite being summoned. On 14 September 2020, Vermin was eventually traded to

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in exchange for Petr Cajka and Tim Bozon. On 5 August 2021, Vermin agreed to a four-year deal to return to original club, SC Bern, starting in the 2022–23 season and through to the 2025–26 season.

Personal

His father is from the

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while his mother is from

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. Though Vermin had the option to play hockey internationally for Switzerland, Hungary or the Netherlands, he chose Switzerland because he was born in the country and developed there.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vermin, Joel 1992 births Living people SC Bern players Genève-Servette HC players Lausanne HC players People from Bern-Mittelland District Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swiss ice hockey forwards Swiss people of Dutch descent Swiss people of Hungarian descent Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Tampa Bay Lightning players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland Sportspeople from the canton of Bern