| Fabrice Herzog | |||
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| Born | (1994-12-09)9 December 1994 (age 30) Frauenfeld, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | EV Zug Toronto Marlies ZSC Lions HC Davos | ||
| National team |  Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft | 142nd overall,2013 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Fabrice Herzog (born 9 December 1994) is a Swiss professionalice hockeyforward currently playing forEV Zug in theNational League (NL). He was drafted 142nd overall by theToronto Maple Leafs in the2013 NHL Entry Draft.
As a youth, Herzog played local team Pikes EHC Oberthurgau before joining the junior program ofEV Zug. In his second season of Elite Junior A, Herzog made his professional debut with EV Zug in the2012–13 season, appearing in 20 games for 4 points.[citation needed]
After his selection to the Maple Leafs in the off-season, Herzog opted to play major junior hockey in North America in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League after he was selected 42nd overall in the 2013CHL Import Draft by theQuébec Remparts. Herzog adapted quickly with the Remparts and was amongst the team's top scorers with 58 points in 61 games. Following an opening-round post-season defeat, Herzog continued his2013–14 season by agreeing to an amateur try-out contract with the Maple LeafsAmerican Hockey League affiliate, theToronto Marlies, on 3 April 2014.[1] Herzog featured in five scoreless games with the Marlies.[citation needed]
On 6 June 2014, without a contract offer from the Maple Leafs, Herzog opted to continue his development in his homeland, returning to EV Zug on a one-year deal.[2] During the2014–15 season, Herzog agreed to a two-year contract with top NLA club,ZSC Lions to commence the following year.[citation needed]
Following a breakout season in which he posted a career-high 22 points in his debut campaign with the Lions in2015–16, Herzog agreed to a two-year contract extension on 29 April 2016.[3]
On 16 November 2018, Herzog signed a two-year contract with HC Davos for the 2019–20 season and through the 2020–21 season.
On February 1, 2021, Herzog agreed to a two-year deal to return to EV Zug for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 season.[4]
On 18 February 2021, Herzog was suspended for eight games following a hit to the head ofSCB'sEric Blum on 14 February 2021. He also received a CHF 11,150 fine.[5]
On 4 November 2021, he was suspended for another five games following a cross-check againstHC Fribourg-Gottéron'sMauro Dufner on 31 October 2021 and fined CHF 7,700.[6]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Switzerland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2024 Czechia | |
Herzog first played in theSwiss national program at the2012 IIHF World U18 Championships. He later made his full international debut after he was selected to theSwiss national team to participate at the2017 IIHF World Championship inGermany/France.[7] Herzog impressively scored the game-tying and overtime winning goal for Switzerland in a round-robin comeback win overCanada on 13 May 2017.[8]
He represented Switzerland at the2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Pikes Oberthurgau | SUI U17 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Pikes Oberthurgau | SUI U17 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Pikes Oberthurgau | SUI.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Pikes Oberthurgau | SUI.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EV Zug | SUI U20 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Zug | SUI U20 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | EV Zug | NLA | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 61 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EV Zug | NLA | 43 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | ZSC Lions | NL | 46 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | ZSC Lions | NL | 41 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Davos | NL | 50 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Davos | NL | 33 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | EV Zug | NL | 38 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | EV Zug | NL | 52 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | EV Zug | NL | 52 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| NL totals | 453 | 119 | 115 | 234 | 322 | 66 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 18 | ||||
| AHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Switzerland | U18 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | WJC | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Switzerland | WC |  | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 48 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | ||||