Larri Leeger (born October 30, 1986) is a

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- Finnish professional

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. He is currently playing with

EHC Olten EHC Olten is a Swiss professional ice hockey team based in Olten, Switzerland. It plays in the Swiss League, the second tier ice hockey league in Switzerland. It has claimed two Swiss League Championships, gaining promotion to the National League ...

in the

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(SL) on loan from 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 ...

of the

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(NL). Leeger made his

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debut playing with

ZSC Lions The Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions are a professional ice hockey team located in Zürich, Switzerland, playing in the National League (NL). Their home arena is the 12,000-seat Swiss Life Arena. The team was founded in 1930 and played at the ...

during the 2006–07 NLA season.

Early life

Leeger was born in Switzerland to a Finnish mother and a Swiss father. He holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland.

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* 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Bülach HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Genève-Servette HC players Lausanne HC players EHC Olten players SCL Tigers players Swiss ice hockey players Finnish ice hockey defencemen ZSC Lions players EV Zug players Finnish people of Swiss descent Swiss people of Finnish descent Ice hockey people from the canton of Zürich 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub