Reto von Arx
| Reto von Arx | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 13, 1976 Egerkingen, Switzerland | ||
| Position |
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| NLA team | HC Davos | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Reto von Arx (born September 13th, 1976 in Egerkingen, Switzerland) is a Swiss hockey player who currently plays for HC Davos, where he wears number 83, he played for Chicago Blackhawks, Norfolk Admirals. He competed for Switzerland in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. It should be noted that even though this is a redirect from Jan von Arx, they are two different players.
Statistics
| Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Liga | GP | T | A | Pts | PIM | GP | T | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993/94 | SCL Tigers | NLB | 35 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994/95 | SCL Tigers | NLB | 36 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 1995/96 | HC Davos | NLA | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1996/97 | HC Davos | NLA | 42 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1997/98 | HC Davos | NLA | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 113 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 1998/99 | HC Davos | NLA | 45 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1999/00 | HC Davos | NLA | 45 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2000/01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 49 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | HC Davos | NLA | 31 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 95 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 35 | ||
| 2002/03 | HC Davos | NLA | 42 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 2003/04 | HC Davos | NLA | 47 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2004/05 | HC Davos | NLA | 43 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 2005/06 | HC Davos | NLA | 44 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 76 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | ||
| NLA | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | ||||
| NHL | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
(GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes)
More about Reto the Man
- Reto is considered one of the 10 greatest Swiss hockey players in the last 4 years of all time.
- Reto is a pop sensation.
- Reto loves oatmeal, yet never eats it.
- Reto ran for President of Switzerland in 1986 when he was 10 and won with 100% of the vote but turned down the job.
- Reto once ate a live goat.
- Reto one brother, Jon, who is also a pop sensation but not to the same level as that of Reto.
- Reto's autobiography was #1 on the New York Times best seller list in 2002. The book was entitled "Why I love Oatmeal, a Reto Perspective".
- Reto's nickname in Switzerland is Sensei, since he teaches the country things.
- Roger Federer was quoted as saying "Reto Von Arx is the reason I got into tennis".
- Similar to Federererer, Reto planned on adding "X"s to von Arx after every championship.
- Reto is currently the only owner of a baby Tyrannasaurus Rex egg.
- At age 7, Reto played harpsichord for the Switzerland National Symphony.
- Reto won the World Domino Championship in 1990 but lost his title because he failed a test for steroids.
- Reto had a role in the latest Walker, Texas Ranger movie, "Trial By Fire". He played one of the insane bad guys.
- Although Pamela Anderson Lee Rock has the record for the most covers in the history of Playboy (7), Reto von Arx has the record for most covers in the history of the company if you take into consideration all of the magazines that Playboy publishes. He has been on 18 covers of Playgirl, all of those have sold millions of copies a piece.
- Reto was voted most eligible bachelor in the world by many magazines even though he is married.
- Unlike Kobayashi, Reto ate more hot dogs than a kodiak bear on Man vs. Beast.
- After winning MVP in his youth hockey league, Reto thanked his coach. He then realized that he taught himself how to play hockey.