- Gil Montandon
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 230px
position = Centre
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 199
team =Fribourg-Gottéron
league = NLA
nationality = SUI
birth_date = Birth date and age|1965|4|28|mf=y
birth_place =Neuchâtel ,Switzerland
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1985
career_end =
former_teams =SC Bern (NLA)
nickname =Gil Montandon (born
April 28 ,1965 inNeuchâtel ) is a Swiss professional ice hockey Centre.Achievements
*1991 - NLA Champion with
SC Bern
*1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
*1997 - NLA Champion with SC BernHe is the first player to have played 1000 games in the Swiss National League A and he isn't done yet. At age 42, he signed another contract for the hockey season 2008/09 with the HC Fribourg-Gottéron. In Switzerland he is called "Mr. Playoff", because he always gets his best form in the playoffs. In this season he shot the favourited
SC Bern with his goal in the overtime out of business and "Gotteron" in the semi-finals.International play
Gil Montandon played a total of 156 games for the Swiss national team.
He participated in the following tournaments:
* 3 A-World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993
* 3 B-World Championships: 1989, 1990, 1994
* 2 Olympic Games: 1988 in Calgary and 1992 in Albertville
External links
* [http://www.hockeyfans.ch/cgi-bin/spielerinfo.pl?spielerID=gil_montandon Montandon on hockeyfans.ch]
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