# Thomas Ziegler (ice hockey)

Thomas Ziegler (born June 9, 1978) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player.

## Biography

Ziegler was born in Zürich, Switzerland. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich. He later played five games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2000–01 NHL season, but did not score any points. He later won the National League A championship with SC Bern in the 2003–04 NLA season.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1994–95 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995–96 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995–96 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI U20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI.2 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | ZSC Lions | NDA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | SC Küsnacht | SUI.3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1998–99 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NDA | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998–99 | HC Sierre | SUI.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 45 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 67 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | SC Bern | NLA | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | SC Bern | NLA | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 35 |
| 2003–04 | SC Bern | NLA | 46 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 109 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2005–06 | SC Bern | NLA | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | SC Bern | NLA | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2007–08 | SC Bern | NLA | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008–09 | SC Bern | NLA | 49 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2009–10 | SC Bern | NLA | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NDA/NLA totals | NDA/NLA totals | NDA/NLA totals | 505 | 53 | 116 | 169 | 639 | 122 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 166 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996 | Switzerland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 2005 | Switzerland | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 53 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 56 |