Christian Marti
| Christian Marti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93077.jpg) Marti in 2024 with ZSC Lions | |||
| Born |
29 March 1993 Bülach, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
ZSC Lions Kloten Flyers Genève-Servette HC Lehigh Valley Phantoms | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Christian Marti (born 29 March 1993) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).
Playing career
[edit]Marti participated in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team. After transferring from the Kloten Flyers and playing two National League A seasons with Genève-Servette HC, Marti, as an undrafted free agent, signed to an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on 1 May 2015.[1]
In the 2015–16 season, Marti attended the Flyers training camp before he was reassigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In 27 games with the Phantoms, Marti registered 1 assist while also appearing in two games with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.
At the conclusion of his first North American season, Marti opted to leave the Flyers organization and return to his native Switzerland, signing a three-year deal with the ZSC Lions on 14 June 2016.[2]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2024 Czechia | |
| 2025 Sweden/Denmark | |
| 2026 Switzerland | |
Marti represented Switzerland at the Ice Hockey World Championships and won silver medals in 2024 and 2025.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U17 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U17 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U20 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | SUI U20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Blainville–Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 32 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 48 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | ZSC Lions | NL | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | ZSC Lions | NL | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | ZSC Lions | NL | 50 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | ZSC Lions | NL | 51 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | ZSC Lions | NL | 51 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | ZSC Lions | NL | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | ZSC Lions | NL | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | ZSC Lions | NL | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||
| NL totals | 533 | 17 | 97 | 114 | 314 | 101 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 83 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Switzerland | U18 | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Switzerland | WC |  |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Switzerland | WC | |
8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Switzerland | OG | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Switzerland | WC | |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| Senior totals | 58 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Flyers sign Swiss defenseman Christian Marti". Philadelphia Flyers. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "ZSC Lions sign Christian Marti" (in German). ZSC Lions. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final". swisshockeynews.ch. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Christian Marti at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
- Christian Marti at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
- Christian Marti at Olympics.com
- Christian Marti at Olympedia
- Christian Marti at InterSportStats
- Christian Marti on Instagram
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