Gregory HOFMANN

Switzerland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: BIEL

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: COLUMBUS, OH

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men SUI Switzerland	8

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group B #1 ROC ROC 1 SUI Switzerland 0	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group B #8 CZE Czech Republic 2 SUI Switzerland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group B #14 SUI Switzerland 3 DEN Denmark 5	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Qualification Play-off #21 CZE Czech Republic 2 SUI Switzerland 4	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals #25 FIN Finland 5 SUI Switzerland 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Copenhagen / Herning, DEN
6	Men	2021	Riga, LAT
8	Men	2019	Bratislava / Kosice, SVK
11	Men	2016	Moscow / St. Petersburg, RUS

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife, Jessica. One child (born December 2021).

Languages spoken:

English, French, Italian

Club name:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Debut:

2016 World Championship in Russia

National league:

National Hockey League (NHL)

Memorable:

Playing in his first NHL game. “Unbelievable. It’s a night I’m going to remember for the rest of my life." (theathletic.com, 18 Oct 2021)

Award:

U18 World Championship Top 3 Player on Team (2010)

General Interest

RETURN TO EUROPE
Returned to play in Switzerland on January 2022 after the birth of his first child in December 2021. Placed on unconditional waivers by Columbus on 14 January for purposes of contract termination and signed with EV Zug shortly thereafter.

NHL DRAFT
Selected 103rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

PLAYING CAREER
HC Ambri–Piotta, SUI (2009-12); HC Davos, SUI (2012-15); HC Lugano, SUI (2015-19); EV Zug, SUI (2019-21); Columbus Blue Jackets, USA (2021-22); EV Zug, SUI (2022- ).

Milestones

Two-time National League (SUI) champion, with HC Davos (2015) and EV Zug (2021).

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/gregu15/

Legend

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