Patrick Howald


Patrick Howald is a Swiss former professional ice hockey winger.

Career

Howald played in the Nationalliga A for SC Bern, HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron. He won four National League A Championships with SC Bern and the number 22 jersey was retired by the team in his honour. He was drafted 276th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft but remained in Switzerland throughout his career and never played in North America. Howald was also a member of the Switzerland men's national [ice hockey team|Switzerland national ice hockey team] and played in the 1992 1992 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics] in Albertville, France.

Achievements

  • 1989 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  • 1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  • 1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
  • 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
His jersey number #22 was retired by his club on Dec 1, 2009.

International play

Patrick Howald played a total of 119 games for the Swiss national team.
He participated in the following tournaments: