Beat Forster
Beat Forster (born February 2, 1983) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for EHC Biel in the National League (NL).
| Beat Forster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 2, 1983 Herisau, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
EHC Biel ZSC Lions HC Davos | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
78th overall, 2001 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Playing career
On February 17, 2015, Forster was re-signed to a four-year contract extension by HC Davos.[1]
On February 13, 2017, Forster agreed to a two-year contract with EHC Biel worth CHF 1.4 million, despite two years remaining on his contract with Davos. The contract will start for the 2017–18 season.[2]
International play
Forster played for the Swiss national ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Davos | SUI U20 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Davos | SUI U20 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Davos | NLA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Herisau | SUI.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Davos | SUI U20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Davos | NLA | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Davos | NLA | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | EHC Lenzerheide–Valbella | SUI.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003–04 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Davos | NLA | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | EHC Chur | SUI.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 49 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 136 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 26 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Davos | NLA | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 44 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Davos | NLA | 50 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Davos | NLA | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 93 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Davos | NLA | 37 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 35 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Davos | NLA | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Davos | NLA | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Davos | NLA | 48 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Biel | NL | 46 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Biel | NL | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC Biel | NL | 50 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EHC Biel | NL | 41 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | EHC Biel | NL | 49 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NL totals | 838 | 99 | 213 | 312 | 1242 | 200 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 277 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2003 | Switzerland | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2004 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 74 | |||
| Senior totals | 50 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 50 | |||
References
- "Davos extend contract of four" (in German). HC Davos. 2015-02-17. Archived from the original on 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- "Bye Bye Davos, Hello Biel - Beat Forster signed two-year deal with EHC Biel". www.swisshockeynews.ch. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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