Björn Christen

Björn-Olaf Christen (born April 5, 1980) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey forward who played in Switzerland's National League A (NLA).
==Playing career==
Christen began his career as a hockey player in the youth team of SC Bern. In the 1996–97 season he made his senior debut in the National League A, and finished his rookie year as the Swiss champions with Bern. After five years, Christen left Bern in 2001 and moved on to their league rivals HC Davos . With Davos, he won the Spengler Cup in 2001 and 2004, and in 2002 and 2005, the Swiss Championship. In the summer of 2006, Christen moved to EV Zug. He played for them until his retirement at the end of the 2014–15 season to work in the insurance industry.
==International play==
Christen represented Swiss national team at the Under-18 European Junior Championships in 1997 and 1998, as well as the Under-20 Junior World Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 in part. Furthermore, he was in the squad of Switzerland at the World Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2010, and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .
==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
1996–97 	SC Bern 	SUI U20 		31 	25 	19 	44 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	SC Bern 	NDA 		15 	1 	0 	1 	4 		8 	1 	0 	1 	0
1997–98 	SC Bern 	SUI U20 		12 	11 	9 	20 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	SC Bern 	NDA 		34 	1 	6 	7 	12 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
1998–99 	SC Bern 	SUI U20 		8 	7 	9 	16 	4 		3 	3 	2 	5 	4
1998–99 	SC Bern 	NDA 		33 	6 	6 	12 	14 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
1999–2000 	SC Bern 	NLA 		33 	6 	10 	16 	10 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–2000 	SC Bern 	SUI U20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		7 	4 	4 	8 	14
2000–01 	SC Bern 	NLA 		43 	6 	11 	17 	28 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	HC Davos 	NLA 		41 	14 	10 	24 	36 		14 	8 	3 	11 	10
2002–03 	HC Davos 	NLA 		44 	12 	9 	21 	59 		17 	6 	1 	7 	6
2003–04 	HC Davos 	NLA 		19 	2 	4 	6 	10 		6 	3 	0 	3 	6
2004–05 	HC Davos 	NLA 		18 	1 	6 	7 	10 		15 	7 	2 	9 	4
2005–06 	HC Davos 	NLA 		43 	4 	13 	17 	30 		15 	4 	2 	6 	20
2006–07 	EV Zug 	NLA 		43 	17 	11 	28 	36 		12 	1 	4 	5 	8
2007–08 	EV Zug 	NLA 		44 	16 	13 	29 	32 		7 	1 	1 	2 	10
2008–09 	EV Zug 	NLA 		43 	8 	8 	16 	46 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	EV Zug 	NLA 		49 	14 	20 	34 	48 		13 	4 	3 	7 	6
2010–11 	EV Zug 	NLA 		44 	17 	17 	34 	51 		10 	2 	5 	7 	14
2011–12 	EV Zug 	NLA 		49 	15 	24 	39 	50 		9 	2 	3 	5 	10
2012–13 	EV Zug 	NLA 		27 	2 	7 	9 	12 		10 	5 	1 	6 	8
2013–14 	EV Zug 	NLA 		50 	8 	14 	22 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	EV Zug 	NLA 		43 	2 	12 	14 	33 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0
NDA/NLA totals	NDA/NLA totals	NDA/NLA totals		715 	152 	201 	353 	543 		163 	44 	27 	71 	106
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
1997 	Switzerland 	EJC 		6 	1 	0	1 	8
1997 	Switzerland 	WJC 		6 	1 	0	1 	8
1998 	Switzerland 	EJC 		6 	2 	0	2 	10
1998 	Switzerland 	WJC 		7 	3 	1	4 	4
1999 	Switzerland 	WJC 		6 	0 	0	0 	2
2000 	Switzerland 	WJC 		7 	4 	3	7 	29
2002 	Switzerland 	OG 		4 	0 	0	0 	6
2002 	Switzerland 	WC 		6 	0 	1	1 	2
2003 	Switzerland 	WC 		6 	1 	0	1 	2
2010 	Switzerland 	WC 		2 	0 	0	0 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		38	10	5	15 	61
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		18	1 	1	2 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:HC Davos players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland
Category:SC Bern players
Category:Swiss ice hockey right wingers
Category:EV Zug players