Andres Ambühl (born 14 September 1983) is a retired Swiss former professional

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who played in the

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(NL). He has won six Swiss top league championships, two

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s, and three silvers medal with

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at the

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and

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. Ambühl also represented Switzerland at

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and

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. He holds the records for the most top-division appearances (20) and top-division games played (151) in World Championship history.

Playing career

Ambühl began playing

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in the

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organization with the club's junior team. In 2000–01, he scored 41 points in 31 games as a junior and debuted in three games with Davos in the Nationalliga A. He joined the senior team in 2001–02, scoring eight points in 38 games during his rookie season. Playing with Davos in the 2006 Spengler Cup as tournament hosts, Ambühl scored the tournament-winning goal against Canada national team in a 3–2 final win. In 2007–08, Ambühl scored a career-high 26 points in 49 games for HC Davos. Having previously played nine seasons for HC Davos, Ambühl signed a contract with the

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on 27 May 2009. He was then assigned to the Rangers affiliate, the

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of the

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(AHL), for the duration of the 2009–10 season. On 16 April 2010, Andres returned to Switzerland signing a three-year contract with the

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. In 2012, he was part of ZSC's Swiss NLA championship-winning team. After three seasons with ZSC Lions, on 28 December 2012, Ambühl returned to his home team HC Davos on a three-year deal starting in the 2013–14 season. On 28 January 2016, Ambühl signed a three-year contract extension with HC Davos. On 17 December 2018, he agreed to an early two-year contract extension with HC Davos through the 2020–21 season. On 18 January 2021, Ambühl was signed to an early two-year contract extension by HC Davos through the 2022–23 season, and on 28 December 2022, extended his contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International play

He represented

at the

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and won silver medals in

and

. He holds the record for most IIHF World Championship tournaments and games played, playing 151 games over 20 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ambuhl, Andres 1983 births Living people Hartford Wolf Pack players HC Davos players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics 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 for Switzerland Ice hockey people from Davos Swiss ice hockey right wingers ZSC Lions players