Gaëtan Haas (born 31 January 1992) is a Swiss professional

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who currently serves as captain of

EHC Biel EHC Biel-Bienne is a professional ice hockey club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League (NL). Since the city of Biel is completely bilingual, alongside the German name EHC Biel (Abbr: EHCB) the te ...

of the

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(NL). Haas previously played in the

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(NHL) with the

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. He won one NL title with

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Playing career

In the midst of the 2016–17 season, his eighth professional season with

, on 10 November 2016, he agreed to a three-year contract with

worth CHF 1.2 million. The contract started from the 2017–18 season and ran through the 2019–20 season. In his first season with SC Bern, Haas drew attention from the

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and

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of the

(NHL). On 28 January 2019, Haas agreed to an early one-year contract extension worth CHF 800,000 with SC Bern through the 2020–21 season. Undrafted, Haas, in the following off-season, used his NHL out clause with SC Bern to sign a one-year, entry-level contract with the

of the NHL on 1 July 2019. Haas made the Oilers' opening night roster, playing in his first NHL game on 3 October. He went on to score his first NHL goal on 5 November against the

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after a short two-game stint with the

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Dignity Healt ...

of the

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(AHL). On 28 April 2020, Haas agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Oilers worth $915,000. Haas was loaned to SC Bern for the start of the 2020–21 season. He played 14 games with Bern before returning to Edmonton at the end of December. On 10 June 2021, Haas returned to EHC Biel on a five-year deal. On August 27, 2021, Haas was named captain of EHC Biel.

International play

Haas participated at the

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as a member of the

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. Haas was named to Switzerland men's team for the

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and

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. He also made the

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team. He represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Gaetan 1992 births Living people Bakersfield Condors players EHC Biel players Edmonton Oilers players HC Ajoie players Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland SC Bern players Ice hockey people from Biel/Bienne Swiss expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swiss expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swiss ice hockey centres Undrafted National Hockey League players