Samuel Walser
# Samuel Walser

Samuel Walser (born June 5, 1992) is a Swiss professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of Switzerland's National League (NL).

## Playing career

He previously played as a youth and made his professional debut with the Kloten Flyers. On May 14, 2013, Walser left the Kloten Flyers to sign a multi-year contract with HC Davos.

After five seasons with Davos, Walser left as a free agent, signing a four-year contract with his third Swiss club, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, starting from the 2018–19 season.

## International play

Walser participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 46 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2012–13 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | HC Davos | NLA | 50 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | HC Davos | NLA | 47 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | HC Davos | NLA | 50 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | HC Davos | NLA | 50 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | HC Davos | NL | 49 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 50 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 51 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 50 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NL totals | NL totals | NL totals | 602 | 88 | 102 | 190 | 294 | 80 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 8th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | Switzerland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
