Arnaud Jacquemet (born March 29, 1988) is a

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former professional

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. He spent most of his career with Genève-Servette HC of the

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(NL). He also played for

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and the

SCL Tigers The SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL). The team plays its home games in the 6,050-seat Emmental Versicherung Arena, which is currently one of the sm ...

. Jacquemet was one of the few players in the NL who could play both as a

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and as a defenseman. Jacquemet made his

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debut playing with

Kloten Flyers EHC Kloten is an ice hockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. The team plays in the National League (NL). It has one of the best youth systems in Swiss ice hockey as its youth teams have won 19 championships during the last 50 year ...

during the

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. Jacquemet retired from professional hockey following the 2024-25 season. He played 17 seasons in the National League, including 12 with Genève-Servette where he won one NL championship and one CHL title.

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* 1988 births Living people EHC Biel players Genève-Servette HC players EHC Kloten players Kootenay Ice players SCL Tigers players Swiss ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Sion, Switzerland Ice hockey people from Valais {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub