The assist king moves to Switzerland – Hockey-News.info
He was one of the big surprises of this year’s season. With his impressive scoring streak, he also attracts the attention of other teams. We are talking about Michael Huntebrinker, who now moves to Switzerland.
Michael Huntebrinker played in Europe for the first time in his career. Prior to that he was mainly active in the ECHL and also had 22 AHL assignments. In Innsbruck, however, he made an immediate impact and scored a whopping 47 points (13 goals and 34 assists) in 45 games. His 34 assists are also the highest this season.
Now HC La Chaux-de-Fonds secured the services of the American. In Switzerland he will be teammates with defender Stefan Ulmer and striker Oliver Achermann. In addition, Norwegian Sondre Olden is a former Capitals player in the squad.
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