Oliver Setzinger (born July 11, 1983) is an

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professional

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forward currently playing for Graz99ers in the Austrian Hockey League (IceHL).

Playing career

Setzinger was selected by the

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in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After a short-lived experience in the AHL, he moved to Switzerland in 2007, where he played with

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and SC Langnau Tigers in the Swiss

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before signing a one-year contract with an option for two more seasons with

Lausanne HC , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

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in 2010. He extended with Lausanne to a new three-year contract in December 2010. LHC and Setzinger went on to win the National League B title and to get promoted in April 2013, upsetting Langnau in the promotion-relegation game, after many unfruitful attempts including 2 promotion-relegation games lost to EHC Biel over 8 years spent playing in second division. In the 2013–14 season, he tallied 34 points in 50 games and contributed to LHC clinching a playoff spot in the Swiss elite league for the first time in the club's history. On July 11, 2014, Setzinger moved in a return to the Austrian Hockey League, signing with EC KAC of the EBEL. After two successful seasons in Klagenfurt, Setzinger left as a free agent in agreeing to a three-year deal with fellow Austrian club, Graz 99ers, on July 4, 2016.

International play

Setzinger took part in the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011

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as a member of the

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as well as the 2002 and 2014

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in Salt Lake City and Sochi.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Setzinger, Oliver 1983 births Austrian ice hockey centres EHC Black Wings Linz players Genève-Servette HC players Graz 99ers players HC Davos players HPK players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ilves players KalPa players EC KAC players Lahti Pelicans players Lausanne HC players Living people Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators draft picks Olympic ice hockey players of Austria People from Horn, Austria Romanian Hockey League players SCL Tigers players Vaasan Sport players Vienna Capitals players Sportspeople from Lower Austria