Simon Moser (born March 10, 1989) is a Swiss professional

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player who currently serves as captain of

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). He has formerly played in the

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with the

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Playing career

He participated at the

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and

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as a member of the

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. While playing for the Swiss team at the

, he fell awkwardly on the ice and as a result, he tore his ACL. He had to undergo season-ending surgery and turned down the

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training camp invitation. He came back to play the 35 remaining games in the

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collecting 21 points (10G 11A). At the end of the 2012–13 season, his team, the

SCL Tigers SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL). The team plays its home games in the 6,000-seat Ilfis Stadium, which is currently one of the smallest arenas in the ...

were relegated to the

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. He then became a free agent before agreeing to a two-year contract with the

on June 7, 2013. Prior to signing with Bern, Moser accepted a try-out to the Nashville Predators 2013 training camp. Upon impressing on the eve of the 2013–14 season opener, Moser opted to use his NHL out clause with Bern and sign a one-year entry level contract with Nashville on September 30, 2013. He was initially reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals to being the season. However, on February 1, 2014, he was recalled to the Nashville and made his NHL debut against the

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. Moser appeared in 6 games at the NHL level in the 2013–14 season. At the conclusion of his one-year contract with the Predators, Moser rejected a contract extension offer with Nashville and opted to return to his native Switzerland, signing an initial one-year contract with SC Bern on July 31, 2014. In the midst of the 2014–15 season with the Black Bears, Moser re-signed to an improved three-year contract with an NHL out-clause option with Bern on January 13, 2015. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Moser was named captain of SC Bern, replacing

Martin Plüss Martin Plüss (born 5 April 1977) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey centre. He participated in four Winter Olympics and twelve World Championships. Playing career A product of EV Dielsdorf-Niederhasli, Plüss made his debut for EHC Kl ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1989 births Living people SC Bern players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators players SCL Tigers players Swiss ice hockey left wingers Undrafted National Hockey League players Ice hockey people from Bern {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub