height_ft former_teams shoots weight_lb birth_place ntl_team image_size team position league height_in birth_date image article_title draft name career_start
5 ev zug montreal canadiens vancouver canucks calgary flames right 198 baar , switzerland sui 225px new york rangers defence nhl 11 09 january 1986 raphael diaz canucks.jpg raphael diaz
 undrafted raphael diaz 2003
raphael diaz

raphael salvador diaz -lrb- born january 9 , 1986 -rrb- is a swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the new york rangers in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
he began his professional career with ev zug in 2003 and has also played with the montreal canadiens , the calgary flames , and the vancouver canucks .
diaz was selected to play for the switzerland men 's national ice hockey team at the 2010 and 2014 winter olympics .
he previously represented switzerland at the 2004 iihf world u18 championships , the 2005 and 2006 iihf world u20 championship , and the 2008 ice hockey world championship .
