Sven Helfenstein (born July 30, 1982) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player. Helfenstein was selected by the New York Rangers in the 6th round (175th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Helfenstein made his National League A debut playing with Kloten Flyers during the 1998–99 NLA season.[1] After helping his club Lausanne HC achieve promotion from the National League B in the 2012-2013 Season he retired.[2] He is now a player agent and expert on Swiss TV Channel MySports(UPC).[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Kloten | NDA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Bülach | SUI.3 | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 40 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Kloten | SUI U20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | NLA | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Bern | NLA | 35 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Bern | SUI U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Bern | NLA | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | EHC Biel | SUI.2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 38 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 40 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | GCK Lions | SUI.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 29 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Davos | NLA | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Davos | NLA | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 44 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lausanne HC | SUI.2 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NDA/NLA totals | 441 | 61 | 96 | 157 | 250 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 10 | |||
References
- ^ Eliteprospects.com - 1998–99 Kloten Flyers player statistics
- ^ "Sven Helfenstein at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "ÜBER UNS". Helpstone Sport Consulting (in Swiss High German). Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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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