Patrick Howald

Patrick Howald
Born	(1969-12-26) December 26, 1969 (age 55) Bern, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	SC Bern HC Lugano HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team	Switzerland
NHL draft	276th overall, 1993 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1987–2005

Patrick Howald (born December 26, 1969) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey winger.

Career

Howald played in the Nationalliga A for SC Bern, HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron. He won four National League A Championships with SC Bern and the number 22 jersey was retired by the team in his honour. He was drafted 276th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft but remained in Switzerland throughout his career and never played in North America. Howald was also a member of the Switzerland national ice hockey team and played in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	SC Bern	NLA		5	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	SC Bern	NLA		31	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	SC Bern	NLA		36	10	9	19	8		11	2	2	4	8
1989–90	SC Bern	NLA		36	17	18	35	36		11	6	2	8	10
1990–91	SC Bern	NLA		36	18	16	34	55		10	7	7	14	12
1991–92	SC Bern	NLA		36	20	11	31	30		11	7	6	13	8
1992–93	HC Lugano	NLA		36	15	9	24	50		9	5	1	6	10
1993–94	HC Lugano	NLA		36	12	15	27	26		6	2	0	2	2
1994–95	SC Bern	NLA		36	14	15	29	26		9	1	2	3	2
1995–96	SC Bern	NLA		35	21	7	28	14		11	6	11	17	0
1996–97	SC Bern	NLA		46	26	20	46	71		3	0	0	0	2
1997–98	SC Bern	NLA		36	13	14	27	34		7	1	1	2	4
1998–99	SC Bern	NLA		45	21	15	36	50		6	1	1	2	4
1999–00	SC Bern	NLA		43	15	15	30	26		5	0	0	0	6
2000–01	SC Bern	NLA		43	10	5	15	46		10	1	1	2	2
2001–02	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		44	14	19	33	48		5	0	1	1	0
2002–03	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		44	13	17	30	41		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		48	15	21	36	12		4	1	0	1	4
2004–05	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		44	4	6	10	24		11	4	4	8	8
NLA totals				716	261	234	495	603		129	44	39	83	82

Achievements

• 1989 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern

His jersey number #22 was retired by his club on Dec 1, 2009.

International play

Patrick Howald played a total of 119 games for the Swiss national team.

He participated in the following tournaments:

• 4 A-World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
• 2 B-World Championships: 1990, 1994
• 1 Olympic Games: 1992 in Albertville

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database