Thibaut Monnet (born 2 February 1982) is a

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri *Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internati ...

professional

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who currently plays for HC Sierre in the

Swiss League The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, t ...

(SL). Monnet began playing professional with HC Martigny of the

National League B The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, th ...

. He began at the top level with

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds HC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various g ...

in 2000. Monnet was selected to play for the Swiss national team at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May Doan Nancy GreeneWayne Gr ...

. He previously represented Switzerland at the 1999 and 2000

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, the 2001 and 2002

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s, and the 2007, 2008 and 2009

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1982 births Living people HC Ambrì-Piotta players SC Bern players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players EHC Kloten players HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players SC Langnau players Lausanne HC players HC Martigny players Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics People from Martigny Swiss ice hockey right wingers ZSC Lions players Sportspeople from Valais {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub