Raphael Diaz
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Raphael Diaz | |||
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Born | Baar, Switzerland |
January 9, 1986 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) EV Zug Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames |
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National team | Switzerland | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2003–present |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing Switzerland | ||
World Championships | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland |
Raphael Salvador Diaz (born January 9, 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing within the New York Rangers organization in the National Hockey League (NHL). Diaz previously played with the Rangers during the 2014 season after the trade deadline. He began his professional career with EV Zug in 2003 and has also played with the Montreal Canadiens, the Calgary Flames, and the Vancouver Canucks.
Diaz was selected to play for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He previously represented Switzerland at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2005 and 2006 IIHF World U20 Championship, and the 2008 Ice Hockey World Championship.
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Playing career
On May 13, 2011, Diaz signed a one-year two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL.[1] He made his NHL debut October 6, 2011 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] Diaz scored his first NHL goal on October 18, 2011, against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd Period.[3] He appeared as a rookie team member at the 2012 All Star game skills competition, as an injury replacement for Adam Larsson.[4] He participated in the G Series NHL Skills Challenge Relay performing the control relay skill skating with the puck through a series of 6 cones.[5] Diaz was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on February 3, 2014 for Dale Weise.[6]
On March 5, 2014, Diaz was traded to the New York Rangers for a 5th round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft [7]
After attending the Calgary Flames training camp on a try-out, Diaz capped a successful pre-season in signing a one-year contract with the club, on October 6, 2014.[8]
On July 1, 2015, the New York Rangers signed Diaz as a free agent to a one-year, $700,000 contract.[9]
Personal life
Diaz's father is originally from Spain, while his mother is Swiss.[2] His name was originally 'Rafael,' and is still used by the Swiss national team, though as his passport uses 'Raphael' he uses that as his official name.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | EV Zug | NLA | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | EV Zug | NLA | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | EV Zug | NLA | 35 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | EV Zug | NLA | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | EV Zug | NLA | 50 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | EV Zug | NLA | 50 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | EV Zug | NLA | 49 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | EV Zug | NLA | 45 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | 32 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 56 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Hartford Wolfpack | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NLA totals | 384 | 41 | 106 | 147 | 224 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
NHL totals | 201 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
AHL totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | Switzerland | WJC18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
2005 | Switzerland | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
2006 | Switzerland | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
2008 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | Switzerland | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2011 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
2013 | Switzerland | WC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | Switzerland | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||
Senior totals | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames players
- EV Zug players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Nationalliga A players
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland
- People from Baar, Switzerland
- Swiss ice hockey players
- Swiss people of Spanish descent
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics