Ken Jäger

Ken Jäger
Born (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998
Davos, Switzerland
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams
Lausanne HC
HC Davos
EHC Visp
Rögle BK
Västerviks IK
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2016–present

Ken Jäger (born 30 May 1998) is a Swiss professional ice hockey for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Jäger made National League debut during the 2016-17 season with HC Davos.

In 2018, Jäger shortly joined Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League(SHL) before joining Västerviks IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

For the 2020-21 season, Jäger returned to Switzerland and the NL, joining Lausanne HC.[1] In September 2022, he signed a contract extension with the LHC lasting until the end of the 2025-26 season.[2]

International play

Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2024 Czechia
2025 Sweden/Denmark

Jäger was named to Switzerland's under-20 team for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He played 5 games with the team, scoring 2 goals.[3]

He made his IIHF World Championship debut at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and recorded one goal and one assist in six games and won a silver medal.[4] He again represented Switzerland at the 2025 IIHF World Championship and recorded two goals and three assists in ten games and won a silver medal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ken Jäger profile". Eurohockey.com. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ Gauci, Antoine (14 September 2022). "Ken Jäger Prolonge son contrat de 3 saisons avec le LHC". Lausanne HC (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Statistics 2018 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Home 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Switzerland IIHF World Championship team roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2025.