Fabrice Herzog

Fabrice Herzog
Born (1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 29)
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EV Zug
Toronto Marlies
ZSC Lions
HC Davos
National team   Switzerland
NHL draft 142nd overall, 2013
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2012–present

Fabrice Herzog (born 9 December 1994) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing for EV Zug in the National League (NL). He was drafted 142nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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As a youth, Herzog played local team Pikes EHC Oberthurgau before joining the junior program of EV Zug. In his second season of Elite Junior A, Herzog made his professional debut with EV Zug in the 2012–13 season, appearing in 20 games for 4 points.[citation needed]

After his selection to the Maple Leafs in the off-season, Herzog opted to play major junior hockey in North America in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after he was selected 42nd overall in the 2013 CHL Import Draft by the Québec Remparts. Herzog adapted quickly with the Remparts and was amongst the team's top scorers with 58 points in 61 games. Following an opening-round post-season defeat, Herzog continued his 2013–14 season by agreeing to an amateur try-out contract with the Maple Leafs American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, on 3 April 2014.[1] Herzog featured in five scoreless games with the Marlies.[citation needed]

On 6 June 2014, without a contract offer from the Maple Leafs, Herzog opted to continue his development in his homeland, returning to EV Zug on a one-year deal.[2] During the 2014–15 season, Herzog agreed to a two-year contract with top NLA club, ZSC Lions to commence the following year.[citation needed]

Following a breakout season in which he posted a career-high 22 points in his debut campaign with the Lions in 2015–16, Herzog agreed to a two-year contract extension on 29 April 2016.[3]

On 16 November 2018, Herzog signed a two-year contract with HC Davos for the 2019–20 season and through the 2020–21 season.

On February 1, 2021, Herzog agreed to a two-year deal to return to EV Zug for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 season.[4]

On 18 February 2021, Herzog was suspended for eight games following a hit to the head of SCB's Eric Blum on 14 February 2021. He also received a CHF 11,150 fine.[5]

On 4 November 2021, he was suspended for another five games following a cross-check against HC Fribourg-Gottéron's Mauro Dufner on 31 October 2021 and fined CHF 7,700.[6]

International play

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Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Czechia

Herzog first played in the Swiss national program at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships. He later made his full international debut after he was selected to the Swiss national team to participate at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France.[7] Herzog impressively scored the game-tying and overtime winning goal for Switzerland in a round-robin comeback win over Canada on 13 May 2017.[8]

He represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.[9]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Pikes Oberthurgau SUI U17 32 6 7 13 12 — — — — —
2010–11 Pikes Oberthurgau SUI U17 27 22 14 36 14 — — — — —
2010–11 Pikes Oberthurgau SUI.3 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Pikes Oberthurgau SUI.5 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2011–12 EV Zug SUI U20 35 18 14 32 45 10 6 2 8 6
2012–13 EV Zug SUI U20 32 28 17 45 26 4 3 2 5 2
2012–13 EV Zug NLA 20 2 2 4 6 — — — — —
2013–14 Québec Remparts QMJHL 61 32 26 58 34 5 3 2 5 4
2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 EV Zug NLA 43 6 3 9 16 6 0 3 3 0
2015–16 ZSC Lions NLA 34 9 13 22 57 4 2 0 2 0
2016–17 ZSC Lions NLA 44 9 11 20 14 6 2 1 3 4
2017–18 ZSC Lions NL 46 7 8 15 57 18 6 2 8 6
2018–19 ZSC Lions NL 41 6 6 12 33 — — — — —
2019–20 HC Davos NL 50 14 17 31 36 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Davos NL 33 18 12 30 59 3 0 1 1 0
2021–22 EV Zug NL 38 15 11 26 18 15 7 7 14 4
2022–23 EV Zug NL 52 15 16 31 12 11 3 4 7 0
2023–24 EV Zug NL 52 18 16 34 14 11 4 5 9 4
NL totals 453 119 115 234 322 66 25 26 51 18
AHL totals 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Switzerland U18 7th 6 2 0 2 0
2014 Switzerland WJC 7th 5 3 0 3 0
2017 Switzerland WC 6th 8 3 0 3 0
2018 Switzerland OG 10th 3 0 1 1 0
2021 Switzerland WC 6th 6 1 2 3 2
2022 Switzerland OG 8th 5 1 1 2 2
2022 Switzerland WC 5th 8 3 3 6 2
2023 Switzerland WC 5th 8 1 2 3 2
2024 Switzerland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 11 5 0 5 0
Senior totals 48 9 10 19 10

References

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  1. ^ "Fabrice Herzog agrees to ATO contract with Marlies". Toronto Marlies. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Fabrice Herzog returns to Zug" (in German). EV Zug. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Contract extensions announced" (in German). ZSC Lions. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Three new players arrive, the young Zuger stay" (in German). EV Zug. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Eight-game suspension for HC Davos' Fabrice Herzog". swisshockeynews.ch. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "EVZ's Fabrice Herzog suspended for five games". swisshockeynews.ch. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Herzog the Hero!". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final". swisshockeynews.ch. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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