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Goran Bezina (born 21 March 1980) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenseman who played most of his career with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He also played with the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL), Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NL and HC Sierre of the Swiss League (SL).

Goran Bezina
Born	(1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 42) Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Phoenix Coyotes Medveščak Zagreb Genève-Servette HC HC Sierre
National team	Switzerland
NHL Draft	234th overall, 1999 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	1997–2022

Playing career

As a youth, Bezina played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Switzerland.[1]

A product of Monthey-Chablais HC, Bezina made his debut in the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA) for HC Fribourg-Gottéron during the 1998-99 season and was drafted 234th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. From 2001 to 2004, he played within the Phoenix Coyotes organization with three NHL appearances for the Coyotes and 204 contests for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[2]

Bezina spent most of his professional career with Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) and left the club after twelve years (ten of those as a captain) upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. In the course of his Genève-Servette stint, Bezina appeared in 639 NLA contests, scoring 384 points.[3] In June 2016, he put pen to paper on a contract with Medvescak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL),[4] but returned to Genève-Servette on January 31, 2017.[5] He eventually played 10 games with the team this year, tallying 3 assists. At the end of the season, Bezina was not offered a contract extension, making him a free agent.

On September 1, 2017, a few days before the start of the 2017–18 season, Bezina unexpectedly returned to Geneva on a 1-year deal worth CHF 750,000. He agreed to reduce his salary to play his 14th season with the Grenats.[6] On April 17, 2018, Bezina agreed to a one-year contract extension with Geneva worth CHF 700,000.

On August 2, 2019, Bezina joined freshly promoted HC Sierre of the Swiss League (SL) on a one-year deal. On May 5, 2020, Bezina agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain with HC Sierre through the 2020/21 season.[7] On June 22, 2021, Bezina signed a new one-year contract extension with Sierre for the 2021/22 season.[8]

On August 17, 2022, Bezina officially retired from professional hockey.

International play

Representing the Swiss national team, Bezina played at the 2006 Olympic Games and eleven World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Villars HC	SUI–3		24	7	5	12	—		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	SUI U20		22	11	6	17	64		7	2	3	5	2
1998–99	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NDA		38	0	0	0	14		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	SUI U20		2	0	1	1	16		2	1	1	2	8
1999–2000	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		44	3	6	9	10		4	0	0	0	6
1999–2000	EHC Visp	SUI–2		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	HC Fribourg–Gottéron	NLA		44	10	10	20	44		5	1	1	2	12
2001–02	Springfield Falcons	AHL		66	2	11	13	50		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Springfield Falcons	AHL		64	3	4	7	27		6	0	1	1	0
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Springfield Falcons	AHL		74	11	10	21	65		—	—	—	—	—
2003–05	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		33	7	12	19	51		4	0	0	0	8
2005–06	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		32	8	14	22	38		5	1	2	3	33
2006–07	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		41	13	20	33	72		5	0	0	0	5
2006–07	EC Red Bull Salzburg	AUT		1	1	0	1	2		8	4	8	12	12
2007–08	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		48	11	25	36	46		16	4	6	10	16
2008–09	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		48	11	19	30	97		4	1	2	3	2
2009–10	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		47	7	19	26	34		20	4	12	16	22
2010–11	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		50	8	22	30	70		6	4	3	7	29
2011–12	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		50	7	20	27	58		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		46	10	21	31	40		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		50	8	24	32	81		12	0	4	4	35
2014–15	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		40	2	14	16	24		12	2	3	5	12
2015–16	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		50	6	13	19	73		11	0	6	6	8
2016–17	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		56	4	11	15	57		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		6	0	3	3	2		4	0	0	0	8
2017–18	Genève–Servette HC	NL		36	5	6	11	34		5	0	0	0	4
2018–19	Genève–Servette HC	NL		42	3	5	8	20		6	0	0	0	6
2019–20	HC Sierre	SUI–2		32	3	9	12	39		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Sierre	SUI–2		46	6	17	23	52		4	1	1	2	12
2021–22	HC Sierre	SUI–2		49	3	13	16	57		6	1	1	2	6
NDA/NLA/NL totals				745	119	253	372	808		132	19	47	66	221
AHL totals				204	16	25	41	142		6	0	1	1	0
NHL totals				3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Switzerland	EJC		6	0	1	1	6
1999	Switzerland	WJC		6	1	1	2	2
2000	Switzerland	WJC		7	0	0	0	8
2001	Switzerland	WC		6	0	1	1	43
2003	Switzerland	WC		6	1	1	2	0
2004	Switzerland	WC		7	0	1	1	4
2005	Switzerland	OGQ		3	0	0	0	0
2005	Switzerland	WC		7	1	0	1	8
2006	Switzerland	OG		6	0	2	2	0
2006	Switzerland	WC		6	2	1	3	4
2007	Switzerland	WC		7	1	1	2	6
2008	Switzerland	WC		7	0	2	2	6
2009	Switzerland	WC		6	0	0	0	6
2010	Switzerland	WC		7	0	2	2	16
2011	Switzerland	WC		3	1	0	1	4
2012	Switzerland	WC		5	1	1	2	29
Junior totals				19	1	2	3	16
Senior totals				76	7	12	19	126

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

На других языках

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[de] Goran Bezina

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- [en] Goran Bezina

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[ru] Безина, Горан

Го́ран Безина (англ. Goran Bezina, хорв. Goran Bezina; 21 марта 1980, Сплит, Социалистическая Республика Хорватия, Югославия) — швейцарский и хорватский хоккеист, защитник. В настоящее время является игроком клуба «Сьер», выступающего в Швейцарской национальной лиге.

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