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Andrew Ebbett (born January 2, 1983) is a
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former professional
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. He currently serves as
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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 ...
. Internationally, Ebbett has represented Team Canada at the
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and 2017 Spengler Cup, and won bronze at the
2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
.


Playing career

Ebbett played collegiate hockey with the
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of the CCHA, captaining the Wolverines in his senior year. Undrafted, he was signed as a free agent by the
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on July 17, 2006. He then made his professional debut in the 2006–07 season with Ottawa's affiliate, the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. The Anaheim Ducks signed Ebbett on May 16, 2007, assigning him to their affiliate, the Portland Pirates of the AHL. Ebbett made his NHL debut in the 2007–08 season with the Ducks, playing in 3 games. On June 11, 2008, the Ducks re-signed him to a two-year contract extension. In the 2008–09 season, Ebbett began the year with affiliate, the Iowa Chops. After 28 games with the Chops, he was recalled and scored his first NHL goal against the
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on January 2, 2009, on his 26th birthday. Ebbett registered 32 points in only 48 games, helping the Ducks to the second round, when he scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal in the upset of the
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on April 19, 2009. Ebbett played 2 games with the Ducks in 2009–10 before the
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claimed him off waivers on October 17, 2009. Unable to find a role on the Blackhawks roster, Ebbett was waived after 10 games and acquired by the
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on November 21, 2009. He settled quickly, scoring a goal in his first game with the Wild against the
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on November 25, 2009. Ebbett remained with Minnesota until the end of the season, posting 8 goals for 14 points in 49 games. On July 2, 2010, Ebbett joined his fourth team in less than a year when he signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. On July 1, 2011, he signed a one-year contract worth $525,000 with the Vancouver Canucks. On July 2, 2012, Ebbett signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks that paid him $600,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the AHL level. On July 5, 2013, Ebbett signed a two-year, two-way contract with the
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that paid him $1.1 million at the NHL level. As an impending free agent following the 2014–15 season with the Penguins, Ebbett signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a two-year contract with Swiss club,
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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(NLA) on June 24, 2015. He helped Bern win the 2016 Swiss championship, scoring five goals and ten assists in 14 playoff contests. In the regular season, he had seen the ice 19 times with four goals and nine assists. In October 2015, Ebbett fractured his
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and was sidelined for three months. In December 2016, he won the
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with Team Canada and was named to the tournament's all-star team. In January 2017, he signed a contract extension with Bern that would keep him with the team until 2019. In the 2016–17 season, he won his second Swiss Championship with Bern. On January 3, 2019, he was signed to an early two-year contract extension by SC Bern through the 2020–21 season. During the 2018–19 season, Ebbett won his third Swiss Championship in four years, posting 11 points in 18 post-season games. On March 18, 2020, Ebbett was released by SC Bern, despite a valid contract for the 2020–21 season. On February 8, 2021, Ebbett returned to the professional circuit after belatedly signing a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with German club, EHC München of the DEL. He officially retired from professional hockey at the end of the season.


Executive career

On May 26, 2021, Ebbett was named the
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of former club,
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 NL.


International play

Ebbett was first selected to represent Team Canada at the
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and 2017 Spengler Cup. During the 2017–18 season, Ebbett was selected to represent
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at the
2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Later announced as an alternate captain, Ebbett recorded three points in five games to help Canada win bronze.


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Regular season and playoffs


International


Awards and honours


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebbett, Andrew 1983 births Anaheim Ducks players SC Bern players Binghamton Senators players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Chicago Wolves players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Iowa Stars players Living people Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players Minnesota Wild players Sportspeople from Vernon, British Columbia Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ice hockey Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Phoenix Coyotes players Pittsburgh Penguins players Portland Pirates players San Antonio Rampage players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players