Gil Montandon
| Gil Montandon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 28, 1965 Neuchâtel, SUI | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
SC Bern HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2009 | ||
Gil Montandon (born April 28, 1965 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National League (NL) for HC Fribourg-Gottéron and SC Bern.
Montandon is currently working as a hockey analyst for the Francophone Swiss television station, RTS. He also works as a hockey expert for MySports, the official broadcaster of the Swiss National League. He is also a regular guest on hockey talk show, Les Puckalistes, on the Francophone Swiss television station, La Télé.
Playing career
[edit]Montandon made his professional debut during the 1984-85 National League season, playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron. He went on to play 5 seasons with the team before joining SC Bern in the summer of 1989. He played 11 seasons with Bern, winning 3 Swiss championships. In the summer of 2000, Montandon returned to his former team, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, to play 9 more seasons in the National League. He eventually retired from professional hockey at age 43. He played a total of 1,069 games in the National League, tallying 416 goals and 444 assists.
Achievements
[edit]He is the first player to have played 1000 games in the Swiss National League.
International play
[edit]Gil Montandon played a total of 156 games for the Swiss national team.
He participated in the following tournaments:
- 3 A-World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993
- 3 B-World Championships: 1989, 1990, 1994
- 2 Olympic Games: 1988 in Calgary and 1992 in Albertville
Coaching career
[edit]Prior to the 2011-12 MySports League season, Montandon was named head coach of HC Université Neuchâtel. He stayed at the helm of the team for 4 seasons before being named general manager of Swiss League (SL) team, EHC Visp at the beginning of the 2015/16 SL season. He was then named head coach of the team ad interim, before being replaced by Scott Beattie on December 28, 2015.
Personal life
[edit]Montandon is the father of Arnaud and Maxime Montandon who both play for HC Sierre of the Swiss League (SL), as a center and a defenseman respectively.
External links
[edit]- Montandon on hockeyfans.ch
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- 1965 births
- Living people
- HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Lausanne HC players
- Neuchâtel Young Sprinters HC players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
- Sportspeople from Neuchâtel
- SC Bern players
- Swiss ice hockey centres