National League

The Kloten Flyers have signed their defenseman Patrick von Gunten to a four-year contract extension. The 30-year-old Swiss international will thus stay a Flyer through to the 2019-20 season.

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"We're very happy that Patrick von Gunten will keep on playing for us," head coach Sean Simpson says. "With his class and experience, he's an important pillar of our team."

The 30-year-old joined Kloten back in 2005 from EHC Biel and has played for the Flyers since. Only a short, one-season stint in Sweden in 2011-12 when he suited up for the Frölunda Indians interrupted his stay in Kloten. Over the course of his career, he has played 464 games in the NLA in which he scored 69 goals and 144 assists. (tme)