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Jonas Hiller (born 12 February 1982) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. Hiller played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks, the latter with which he began his NHL career with in 2007 after going undrafted in any NHL Entry Draft. Hiller also played in the National League (NL) with HC Davos and EHC Biel.

Jonas Hiller
Hiller in 2017
Born (1982-02-12) 12 February 1982 (age 40)
Felben-Wellhausen, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for HC Davos
HC Lausanne
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Anaheim Ducks
Calgary Flames
EHC Biel
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 20012020

Playing career


As a youth, Hiller played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Zürich.[1]

While playing for HC Davos, Hiller won Switzerland's championship in 2002, 2005 and 2007, as well as the Spengler Cup in 2004 and 2006. In 2006–07, Hiller set a career-high win record with 28–16–0 in 44 games. Following the conclusion of the season, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NHL's Anaheim Ducks in May 2007.[citation needed]

Hiller with the Ducks in 2012
Hiller with the Ducks in 2012

Hiller made his debut for the Ducks on 30 September 2007, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 4–1 in London, England. He allowed 1 goal on 23 shots for the win.[citation needed]

Ducks general manager Brian Burke quickly felt Hiller was ready to become full-time backup to Jean-Sébastien Giguère, and as a result, placed backup Ilya Bryzgalov on waivers, where he was claimed by the Phoenix Coyotes. Hiller went on to record a 2.06 goals against average (GAA) and .926 save percentage in 23 games in his first NHL season, 2007–08.[citation needed]

Hiller recorded his first career NHL shutout in the 2008–09 season, defeating the Los Angeles Kings, 2–0. Following his strong regular season play, the Ducks named Hiller their starting goaltender for the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs over incumbent starter Giguère. Hiller started his first career playoff game on 16 April 2009, recording a shutout over the San Jose Sharks in a 35-save performance. He and the Ducks ousted the Presidents' Trophy-winning Sharks in six games, marking only the fourth time in NHL history that the Presidents' Trophy-winning team had been eliminated in the playoffs' first round. The Ducks next matchup was the second-seeded Detroit Red Wings, a series which Detroit won in seven games. Nonetheless, many felt that it was only due to Hiller's goaltending that the Ducks were able to take the defending Stanley Cup champions to seven games.[citation needed]

Midway through the next season, on 30 January 2010, Hiller signed a four-year contract extension with the Ducks going through to the 2013–14 season. The next day, the Ducks traded Giguère to the Toronto Maple Leafs, cementing Hiller's status as the Ducks' starting goaltender.[citation needed]

During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Hiller helped the Ducks place second overall in the Western Conference. During the 2013 playoffs, however, the Ducks were eliminated in a seven-game series against the Detroit Red Wings for the second time in five years.[citation needed]

On 1 July 2014, after his contract had expired with Anaheim, Hiller signed a two-year contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Calgary Flames at an annual average of $4.5 million.[2] In his first season in Calgary, 2014–15, he emerged as the Flames' starting goaltender, partaking in most of the Flames' regular season games and 7 of the Flames' 11 2015 playoff games. In Game 6 in the first round of the playoffs, he was pulled in favour of backup Karri Rämö after conceding two goals on three shots. Hiller started Game 1 of the second round against his former team, the Ducks, but was again pulled in favour Rämö. Rämö was in goal the rest of the series as the Flames lost in five games.[citation needed]

Hiller struggled throughout the 2015–16 season, recording a 9–11–1 record with a 3.51 GAA. Calgary opted not to re-sign Hiller or Rämö, instead acquiring Brian Elliott from the St. Louis Blues after the season to replace them.[citation needed]

On 19 April 2016, Hiller agreed to a three-year contract with EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A (NLA) worth CHF 2.1 million.[3] On August 27, 2018, Hiller was signed to an early one-year contract extension by EHC Biel, through the 2019-20 season. Before the 2019-20 season, Hiller announced his intention to retire from professional hockey at the conclusion of the season, after a 4-year stint with EHC Biel.

On March 16, 2020, Hiller officially announced his retirement from professional hockey.


Vertigo-like symptoms


Hiller earned a spot in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, on 30 January. On 2 February, after his first game returning from the All-Star weekend, Hiller felt lightheaded and was slow to react, allowing three goals on ten shots in the opening period of a 4–3 loss against the visiting San Jose Sharks. He sat out the next four games before shutting-out the Edmonton Oilers 4–0 on 13 February, but the symptoms reappeared. Hiller then sat out another 15 games, making what would be his last appearance of the season during a 5–4 loss to the Nashville Predators on 24 March.[citation needed]

The Ducks acquired veteran goaltenders Ray Emery and Dan Ellis in separate February deals, and the pair played all playoff minutes as the Ducks were eliminated in the first round by Nashville. Emery, an unrestricted free agent, eventually signed with the Chicago Blackhawks during the off-season.[citation needed]

In August 2011, Hiller said he was symptom-free.[4] Ellis was retained as the team's backup goaltender.[citation needed]


International play


Hiller with Switzerland during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Hiller with Switzerland during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Hiller played in goal for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Switzerland finished in eighth place, losing to the United States in the quarterfinal round. He also played goalie for Switzerland in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where Switzerland finished in ninth place, losing to Latvia in the qualification playoffs.[citation needed]


Personal life


Hiller is fluent in English, German and French.[citation needed] He is a butterfly style goaltender.[citation needed]


Career statistics



Regular season and playoffs


Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1998–99 SC Herisau SUI U17
1998–99 SC Herisau SUI U20
1999–00 SC Herisau SUI U20
1999–00 SC Herisau SUI.3 20.65
2000–01 HC Davos SUI U20
2000–01 HC Davos NLA 10.001.000
2001–02 HC Davos SUI U20
2001–02 EHC Lenzerheide-Valbella SUI.3 34.51
2002–03 HC Davos SUI U20
2002–03 HC Davos NLA 22.63
2002–03 EHC Lenzerheide-Valbella SUI.3 102.44
2003–04 HC Lausanne NLA 133717094213.55
2003–04 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds SUI.2 101060404.00
2004–05 HC Davos NLA 432612425239482.24 151239323402.19
2005–06 HC Davos NLA 422215525519842.30 15969004513.00
2006–07 HC Davos NLA 4428160265611532.60 1912711383932.05
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 23107112234202.06.927
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 63213701302.11.929
2008–09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 462315124869942.39.919 13768073022.23.943
2009–10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5930234333815222.73.918
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 4926163267211452.56.924
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 73293012425318242.57.910
2012–13 Anaheim Ducks NHL 26156414985912.36.913 7344391812.46.917
2013–14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5029137290912052.48.911 622219802.19.906
2014–15 Calgary Flames NHL 5226194287111312.36.918 7333221402.61.919
2015–16 Calgary Flames NHL 26911113517913.51.879
2016–17 EHC Biel NLA 4722223280312722.72.916 5143071402.74.924
2017–18 EHC Biel NL 4724153280510922.33.926 11656173103.01.887
2018–19 EHC Biel NL 4422200262711242.56.912 12747122612.19.931
2019–20 EHC Biel NL 391811623679812.48.918
NLA/NL totals 319165118101219,041795252.51 774729460618952.46
NHL totals 3781881293621,249881222.49.917 33151517877032.35.930

International


Year Team Event GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2005 Switzerland OGQ DNP
2006 Switzerland WC DNP
2007 Switzerland WC 6 3 3 359 15 0 2.51 .910
2008 Switzerland WC 3 1 2 151 7 0 2.79 .915
2010 Switzerland OG 5 2 3 316 13 0 2.47 .918
2014 Switzerland OG 3 2 1 179 2 2 0.67 .971
2017 Switzerland WC 2 0 0 71 6 0 5.04 .818
2018 Switzerland OG 4 1 2 211 4 1 1.14 .956
Senior totals 23 9 11 1287 47 3 2.19 .920

Awards and honours


Award Year
NLA
Jacques Plante Trophy 2005, 2007
Champion (HC Davos) 2005, 2007
MVP 2007
NHL
All-Star Game 2011

Records



References


  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. "Calgary Flames sign forward Mason Raymond". Calgary Sun. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. "Deal done – Jonas Hiller signs three-year deal with EHC Biel". swisshockeynews.ch. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. "Ducks Jonas Hiller says he's free of vertigo symptoms, ready for training camp". The Hockey News. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.



На других языках


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[ru] Хиллер, Йонас

Йо́нас Хи́ллер (нем. Jonas Hiller; 12 февраля 1982, Фельбен-Вельхаузен, Швейцария) — швейцарский хоккеист, играл на позиции голкипера. Воспитанник клуба «Херизау».



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