Sven Andrighetto (born 21 March 1993) is a
Swiss professional
ice hockey
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winger who is currently playing with the
ZSC Lions
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of the
National League
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(NL). He was selected by the
Montreal Canadiens
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in the third-round (86th overall) of the
2013 NHL Entry Draft
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, his last year of eligibility. He previously played with the
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. The team plays its home games at the Aréna Glencore. The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, durin ...
of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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, with whom he would finish sixth in scoring in
2012–13
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.
Playing career
Junior
The
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
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selected him in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2011
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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(QMJHL) Import Draft from the
GCK Lions
Grasshopper Club Küsnacht Lions known as GCK Lions is a Swiss professional ice hockey team founded in 1932. They are currently playing in the Swiss League (SL), Switzerland's second tier ice hockey division, as the affiliate to the ZSC Lions.
Th ...
of the Swiss
National League B
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(NLB), Switzerland's second-tier professional league. In the
2010–11 season while playing for the Lions, he was selected to represent
Switzerland at the
2011 World Junior tournament. Playing 36 games for GCK, he recorded 23 points (11 goals and 12 assists) and 20 penalty minutes. Loaned to eventual NLB champion
EHC Visp
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The ...
, he was scoreless in two regular-season games, adding one goal, two assists, and 12 penalty minutes in 17 playoff games.
For the
2011–12 QMJHL season, Andrighetto moved to Canada to play in the QMJHL. Andrighetto had previously played in Canada at the 2006
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a youth team from
Zürich
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. Despite his small size, Andrighetto managed to score 74 points (36 goals and 38 assists), along with 50 penalty minutes. He was a –23 in plus/minus despite his high scoring. The Huskies made it to the playoffs but lost to the
Shawinigan Cataractes
The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruin ...
in a four-game sweep. Andrighetto had two assists and four penalty minutes in those four games.
Andrighetto returned to Rouyn-Noranda and the Huskies for the
2012–13 QMJHL season
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. He had a successful season in his second year in North America, playing in 53 games for the team but recording 98 points (31 goals and 67 assists) to finish sixth in regular season scoring in the QMJHL, with 45 penalty minutes as well as a +25 plus/minus rating. With the Huskies once again in the playoffs, they made a run to the semi-finals, falling to the
Halifax Mooseheads
The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian major junior ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL from the ...
. Andrighetto played in all of 14 games, with eight goals and 22 assists for 30 points with only 14 penalty minutes.
Andrighetto was entering his final year of eligibility for the
2013 NHL Entry Draft
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; he was 20 years of age when the draft came, held in
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,
New Jersey
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. The
Montreal Canadiens
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held the 86th pick in the third round of the draft and made him the second Swiss player selected (and the first forward hailing from the country), behind
Mirco Müller, whom the
San Jose Sharks
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with the 18th pick.
Professional
Montreal Canadiens
On 15 July 2013, the Canadiens signed Andrighetto to a three-year, entry-level contract, detailed to a two-way deal, worth $625,000 if Andrighetto played in the NHL and $70,000 if he played in the
American Hockey League
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(AHL). The contract also included a $75,000 signing bonus.
Andrighetto reported to the AHL's
Hamilton Bulldogs
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for the
2013–14 season, his rookie campaign in the AHL. He scored 44 points (17 goals and 27 assists) in 64 games played and added 40 penalty minutes with a –4 plus-minus rating.
Unable to make the Canadiens out of training camp and pre-season, Andrighetto returned to the Bulldogs for the
2014–15 season. He contributed a goal and two assists in a game on 2 December 2014 against the
Adirondack Flames at the
Glens Falls Civic Center
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. Recalled by the Canadiens in December, he made his NHL debut in a 4–1 loss to the
Dallas Stars
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on 6 December, recording his first goal with assists from
Tomáš Plekanec and
Jiří Sekáč. He registered a point in his first three games to become the first Hab to do so since
Pierre Mondou
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Mondou played in the National Hockey League from 1976–77 NHL season, 1977 to 1984–85 NHL season, 1985. Duri ...
in 1978.
Andrighetto was assigned to begin the
2015–16 season with the Canadiens' new AHL affiliate, the
St. John's IceCaps. On 20 November 2015, he was recalled to Montreal for the remainder of the season after producing 23 points in 26 games. After that, he enjoyed the most productive period in his career, scoring seven goals and 17 points in 40 games.
Andrighetto had a slow start at training camp before the
2016–17 season and was reassigned to the IceCaps. Scoring at more than a point-per-game pace in the AHL, Andrighetto earned another recall to Montreal.
Colorado Avalanche
Struggling to secure a defined role in the team and having contributed only 8 points in 27 games, Andrighetto was traded by the Canadiens at the trade deadline on 1 March 2017 to the
Colorado Avalanche
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in exchange for
Andreas Martinsen. Andrighetto became the first Swiss skater to appear for the franchise when he made his debut at the
Pepsi Center
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in a 3–0 shutout defeat to the
St. Louis Blues
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on 5 March 2017. He recorded his first point in his second game with the Avalanche when he contributed an assist toward their 3–1 victory over the
Carolina Hurricanes
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. On 11 March 2017, he scored his first goal for the Avalanche in a 4–2 defeat to the
Ottawa Senators
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. Given an extended opportunity in a scoring role on a line with
Nathan MacKinnon
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and
Mikko Rantanen
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, Andrighetto blossomed to lead the Avalanche in scoring through the month of March and finish the season with 16 points in 19 games.
Protected in the
2017 NHL Expansion Draft
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, Andrighetto agreed to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension with Colorado on 28 June 2017. After his first training camp with the Avalanche, Andrighetto began the
2017–18 season on Colorado's top two scoring lines, collecting his first goal and assist in the third game of the season in a 4–0 victory against the
Boston Bruins
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on 9 October 2017. After collecting 12 points in his first 16 games, Andrighetto slowed offensively before suffering a leg injury against the
New York Islanders on 31 December 2017. After missing 28 games, Andrighetto returned to the lineup on 8 March 2018 against the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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. Playing in a reduced role, he appeared in a further eight games before suffering a re-occurrence of his lingering leg injury, missing three games. In his first game back, Andrighetto scored two goals in a 5–0 win over the
Chicago Blackhawks
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on 30 March 2018. Helping the Avalanche reach the
Stanley Cup playoffs
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for the first time in four years, Andrighetto finished with eight goals and 22 points in 50 games. He made his playoff debut in the first-round series against the
Nashville Predators
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. He scored his first playoff goal, starving off elimination for the Avalanche in a 2–1 road victory in Game 5 on 21 April 2018. He finished with one point in six games in the playoffs.
In his third season with the Avalanche, Andrighetto began the
2018–19 season on the injured reserve after suffering a leg injury during a pre-season game against the
Dallas Stars
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on 26 September 2018. He made his season debut in the Avalanche's seventh game of the season against the
New Jersey Devils, scoring a goal in a 5-3 victory on 19 October 2018. Playing in a top 9 role, he appeared in just six games before he was returned to the injured reserve with a week-to-week lower-body injury on 30 October 2018. Upon his return to health, Andrighetto's missed time affected his role, receiving fourth-line minutes and the occasional healthy scratch. Despite averaging just over 11 minutes time-on-ice, Andrighetto produced seven goals and 17 points in 64 games with the Avalanche. In the post-season, Andrighetto was used as the team's first reserve forward, drawing into the lineup on the fourth line in game three of a first-round series against the
Calgary Flames
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on 15 April 2019. He finished scoreless in 5 playoff games before the Avalanche were defeated in the Western Conference Semi-finals against the
San Jose Sharks
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.
As an impending restricted free agent, Andrighetto's tenure with Colorado ended after he was not tendered a qualifying offer on 25 June 2019.
Avangard Omsk
As a free agent with minimal multi-term offers from the NHL, Andrighetto opted to leave North America in agreeing to a long-rumoured two-year contract with Russian club,
Avangard Omsk of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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(KHL), on 9 July 2019. In his debut season in the KHL, Andrighetto began the
2019–20 season in a top-six role. Unable to increase his offensive influence from the NHL, Andrighetto contributed 13 goals and 27 points in 56 regular season games. He added two assists in Avangard's upset first-round defeat to
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
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in six games.
Exactly one year after he signed with Avangard, Andrighetto opted to end his tenure with the club by mutually terminating the remaining year of his contract on 9 July 2020.
ZSC Lions
On 15 July 2020, Andrighetto officially returned to Switzerland and agreed to a five-year contract worth CHF 4 million with the
ZSC Lions
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of the
National League
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(NL).
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
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1993 births
Living people
Avangard Omsk players
Colorado Avalanche players
GCK Lions players
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Montreal Canadiens players
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players
St. John's IceCaps players
Swiss ice hockey right wingers
EHC Visp players
ZSC Lions players
People from Emmental District
Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Ice hockey people from the canton of Bern
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Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
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Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada