Gaëtan_Haas
Gaëtan Haas
Swiss ice hockey player (born 1992)
Gaëtan Haas (born 31 January 1992) is a Swiss professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of EHC Biel of the National League (NL). Haas previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers. He won one NL title with SC Bern in 2019.
| Gaëtan Haas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Haas with EHC Biel in 2016 | |||
| Born |
(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 32) Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams |
EHC Biel SC Bern Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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In the midst of the 2016–17 season, his eighth professional season with EHC Biel, on 10 November 2016, he agreed to a three-year contract with SC Bern worth CHF 1.2 million. The contract started from the 2017–18 season and ran through the 2019–20 season.[1] In his first season with SC Bern, Haas drew attention from the Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]
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.[3]
Undrafted, Haas, in the following off-season, used his NHL out clause with SC Bern in order to sign a one-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL on 1 July 2019.[4] Haas made the Oilers' opening night roster, playing in his first NHL game on 3 October.[5] He went on to score his first NHL goal on 5 November against the Arizona Coyotes after a short two-game stint with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL).[6]
On 28 April 2020, Haas agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Oilers worth $915,000.[7][8]
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.[9]
On 10 June 2021, Haas returned to EHC Biel on a five-year deal.[10][11]
On August 27, 2021, Haas was named captain of EHC Biel.[12]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2018 Denmark | |
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
 | 2010 Penticton | |
Haas participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.[13]
Haas was named to Switzerland men's team for the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 World Championships. He also made the 2018 Winter Olympics team.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Biel | SUI U17 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Biel | SUI U17 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Biel | SUI.2 U20 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | SUI U17 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | SUI.2 U20 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Biel | Elite Jr. A | 33 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Biel | NLA | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Biel | Elite Jr. A | 13 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Biel | NLA | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EHC Biel | Elite Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EHC Biel | NLA | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Biel | NLA | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC Biel | NLA | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Biel | NLA | 49 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Biel | NLA | 38 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Biel | NLA | 44 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | SC Bern | NL | 47 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Bern | NL | 50 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 58 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SC Bern | NL | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | EHC Biel | NL | 37 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | EHC Biel | NL | 46 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | EHC Biel | NL | 45 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NL totals | 534 | 107 | 179 | 286 | 164 | 65 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 23 | ||||
| NHL totals | 92 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Switzerland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | WC |  |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 46 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | ||||
- "Gaetan Haas to SCB" (in German). SC Bern. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "SCB's Gaetan Haas scouted by the Chicago Blackhawks". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Vertrag mit Gaetan Haas verlängert". SC Bern. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Oilers sign Gaetan Haas to entry-level contract". Edmonton Oilers. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Matheson, Jim (3 October 2019). "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has seen it all in his eight NHL years". edmontonsun.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
When Swiss-born centre Gaetan Haas found out Tuesday he was playing his first NHL game with Oilers...
- Wilkins, Reid (5 November 2019). "Coyotes earn overtime win over Edmonton Oilers". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
It was Haas' first NHL goal...
- "RELEASE: Oilers sign Gaetan Haas to contract extension". NHL.com. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Oilers sign forward Gaetan Haas to one-year contract extension - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "Gaëtan Haas to return to Edmonton at the beginning of next week". swisshockeynews.ch. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Gaëtan Haas kehrt zum EHC Biel zurück". ehcb.ch (in Swiss High German). 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "On a five-year deal - Gaëtan Haas returns to EHC Biel". swisshockeynews.ch. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Gaëtan Haas to wear the "C" for EHC Biel". swisshockeynews.ch. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "2012 Team Switzerland World Junior Championship Roster". The Hockey House.com. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- "SC Bern 2019 Swiss Champions!". leading-sport.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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