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Switzerland Luca Cereda

#16 HC Ambrì-Piotta / NLA - 06/07

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1. Steven Owre 48 31 31 62
2. Trevor Gooch 48 24 36 60
3. John Hughes 45 15 45 60
4. Kevin Roy 47 25 33 58
5. Graham Knott 45 23 35 58
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Luca Cereda Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
42
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Shoots
L
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time NL Champion 1
Team Staff profile of Luca Cereda also available

Luca Cereda Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A 35* 13* 8* 21* 26* -* |
1997-98 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A 28* 17* 27* 44* 24* -* |
GDT Bellinzona SwissDiv2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Switzerland U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* -1* |
1998-99 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A 3* 4* 3* 7* 20* -* |
GDT Bellinzona SwissDiv1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 38* 6* 10* 16* 8* -* | Playoffs 15 0 6 6 4 -
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 8* 10* 10* 1* |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 0* 1* 10* -1* |
1999-00 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 43* 1* 5* 6* 14* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 2 -
Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Switzerland U19 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 4* 6* 14* -2* |
2000-01 Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2001-02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 71* 5* 8* 13* 23* -4* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 10 -2
2002-03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 78* 7* 18* 25* 26* -10* |
Switzerland WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
2003-04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 22* 0* 2* 2* 8* -5* |
SC Bern NLA 9* 1* 3* 4* 22* -* | Playoffs 15 4 0 4 4 -
Switzerland (all) International 10* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
Switzerland WC 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2004-05 SC Bern NLA 37* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 2 -
2005-06 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 42* 6* 16* 22* 51* -* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -
Switzerland (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2006-07 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 30* 3* 14* 17* 26* -* | Relegation 6 0 1 1 16 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2008-09 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA Asst. Coach
HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA Interim Head Coach promoted on interim base
from Dec 1st to Dec 10th
2009-10 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA Asst. Coach
2010-11 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA Asst. Coach
Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2011-12 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2012-13 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 Asst. Coach
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2013-14 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 Asst. Coach
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
Switzerland (all) International Asst. Coach for Arosa Challenge
2014-15 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 Asst. Coach
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 Asst. Coach
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach named on Oct 23rd
2015-16 Ambrì-Piotta U20 Elite Jr. A Head Coach
HC Chiasso/Biasca SwissDiv1 Head Coach SwissDiv1 to NLB Promotion
2016-17 HCB Ticino Rockets NLB Head Coach
2017-18 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
2018-19 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
2019-20 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
2020-21 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
2021-22 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
HC Ambrì-Piotta Spengler Cup Head Coach
Switzerland (all) International Asst. Coach only for WC preperation
2023-24 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL Head Coach
HC Ambrì-Piotta Spengler Cup Head Coach
Switzerland EHT Asst. Coach
Switzerland (all) International Asst. Coach
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Luca Cereda Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 171* 12* 28* 40* 0.23* 57* -19* | 1 11 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.27 * 10 * -2 *
EJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 14* 1* 2* 3* 0.21* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 6 199* 18* 49* 67* 0.34* 123* -* | 6 63 5 * 10 * 15 * 0.24 * 32 * - *
SwissDiv1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SwissDiv2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 4 69* 34* 38* 72* 1.04* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 12* 0* 2* 2* 0.17* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 8* 10* 1.43* 10* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 3* 4* 7* 0.54* 24* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Luca Cereda Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #21 overall by Ottawa 67's in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Ambrì-Piotta

- Had to retire because of a defect heart valvular, which was diagnosed in medical test at the Toronto Maple Leafs-Camp were he attended, after getting drafted by the Leafs in the first round. He underwent heart-surgery in the summer of 2000 and missed the entire 2000-2001 season.
In 2007 doctors advice Luca Cereda to retire from professional sports, because his heart was not strong enough to handle the pressure.

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