Patrick Howald (born December 26, 1969) is a

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former professional ice hockey winger.

Career

Howald played in the Nationalliga A for

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and HC Fribourg-Gottéron. He won four NLA Championships with SC Bern and the number 22 jersey is retired by the team in his honour. He was drafted 276th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the

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but remained in Switzerland throughout his career and never played in North America. Howald was also a member of the Switzerland national ice hockey team and played in the

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Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

Career statistics

Achievements

*1989 - NLA Champion with

*1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern *1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern *1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern His jersey number #22 was retired by his club on Dec 1, 2009.

International play

Patrick Howald played a total of 119 games for the Swiss national team. He participated in the following tournaments: * 4 A- World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 * 2 B-World Championships: 1990, 1994 * 1 Olympic Games: 1992 in Albertville

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howald, Patrick 1969 births Living people HC Fribourg-Gottéron players HC Lugano players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Los Angeles Kings draft picks Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland SC Bern players Ice hockey people from Bern Swiss ice hockey left wingers