Denis Hollenstein (born 15 October 1989) is a Swiss professional

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winger who currently plays for the

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in the

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(NL).

Playing career

On 8 December 2015, Hollenstein signed a three-year contract extension worth to continue playing for Kloten. On 21 November 2017, it was announced that despite having a contract valid through the 2019–20 season with Kloten, Hollenstein would join the

for the 2018–19 season. The Lions paid Kloten a SFr 2 million fee to acquire Hollenstein. Meanwhile, rumors circulated that Hollenstein's contract with the ZSC had been increased to SFr 1 million per season. It was officially confirmed on 27 November 2017 that Hollenstein had agreed to a five-year contract worth SFr 5 million with the Lions. Hollenstein is set to make his debut with Kloten's biggest rival in September 2018.

International play

Hollenstein competed in the

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as a member of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1989 births Living people EHC Bülach players Swiss expatriate ice hockey people Genève-Servette HC players Guelph Storm players HC Thurgau players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics EHC Kloten players Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland Ice hockey people from Zurich Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swiss ice hockey left wingers ZSC Lions players {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub