Nico Hischier

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Born
1999 (26 years old)
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Brig, Switzerland

Position
Center

Status
Active

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13

Height
186 cm

Weight
79 kg

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Sport

Ice Hockey

Team
New Jersey Devils

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Switzerland Ice Hockey

League
NHL

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Nico Hischier (born 4 January 1999) is a Swiss professional ice hockey centre and captain of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hischier made his professional debut in his native Switzerland in 2015, spending time both in the top-tier National League A (NLA) and the second-tier National League B. He moved to North America for the 2016–17 season to play major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in hopes of furthering his hockey career; in his first season in the QMJHL, he was named rookie of the year, along with the award for best rookie in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the governing body for major junior hockey in Canada. Internationally Hischier has represented Switzerland at several junior tournaments, including two World Junior Championships. Regarded as a strong two-way forward and a top prospect for the 2017 NHL entry draft, Hischier was selected first overall by the Devils, the first time a Swiss player was selected first overall, and made his NHL debut in 2017. He was named captain of the Devils in 2021.

Hischier's international debut was at the 2015 World U18 Championships, where he scored one goal as the Switzerland under-18 team finished fourth overall. He next played in the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, a tournament not regulated by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), but still considered a major event for under-18 players; Hischier recorded six points in four games. At the 2016 World U18 Championships he had four points as Switzerland placed eighth.

At the 2016 World Junior Championships Hischier was the youngest player for Switzerland junior team, and the second-youngest player overall. He also participated in the 2017 World Juniors, scoring four goals and had seven total points in five games, the most by any player eligible for the 2017 NHL entry draft. He also played in the 2017 World U18 Championships, and finished with six points in five games as Switzerland lost in the quarterfinals.

Hischier was selected to represent Switzerland senior team in the 2019 World Championship. In Switzerland's 9–0 win over Italy senior team, he recorded one goal and two assists. Hischier ended the tournament with nine points in eight games.

He represented Switzerland at the 2024 World Championship and won a silver medal.

Hischier comes from a family of athletes; his father Rino played football for FC Naters and his mother Katja worked as a sports teacher. He is the youngest of three siblings, with an older brother, Luca, and sister, Nina. Luca plays for Genève-Servette HC in the NL, while Nina played volleyball at a high level in Switzerland. There were no rinks in Naters, so Katja took both her sons to nearby Visp to learn to skate and they discovered hockey there. Hischier also played football until he was 12, but followed Luca and focused exclusively on hockey. Hischier is an avid supporter of Premier League club Manchester City F.C.

After the 2018–19 season ended, Hischier began his civic military service process in his home country of Switzerland.

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