Thomas Déruns (born 1 March 1982) is a

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former professional

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who played exclusively in the

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(NLA).

Playing career

Déruns began playing with

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in 2000. He joined Genève-Servette in 2002. Déruns was selected to play for the Swiss national team at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

. He previously represented Switzerland at the 2002

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, and the 2006, 2008 and 2009

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. On 17 April 2010, Déruns scored a goal on Swiss National TV) in the Swiss

Playoff finals match for Geneva vs. Berne that brought him mass media attention all over the world.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1982 births Living people SC Bern players Genève-Servette HC players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Lausanne HC players Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland Swiss ice hockey left wingers Sportspeople from La Chaux-de-Fonds {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub