Thibaut Monnet (born 2 February 1982) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

professional

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who currently plays for

HC Sierre HC Sierre is a professional ice hockey team, in Switzerland currently playing in the Swiss League (SL). Sierre has played in each of the top Swiss hockey leagues the National League (NL) and Swiss League (SL). It has also played several years in t ...

in the

Swiss League The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League (ice hockey), National League. The winners of the league each ...

(SL). Monnet began playing professional with

HC Martigny HC Martigny was a Swiss professional ice hockey team, and played in the Swiss National League B The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Swit ...

of the

National League B The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League (ice hockey), National League. The winners of the league each ...

. He began at the top level with

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds HC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who currently play in the Swiss League (SL). Founded in 1919, La Chaux-de-Fonds play at the Patinoire des Mélèzes in front of a capacity 5,225. History Hockey Club La Chaux-de-Fonds ...

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

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. He previously represented Switzerland at the 1999 and 2000

IIHF World U18 Championship The IIHF U18 World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a sys ...

, the 2001 and 2002

IIHF World U20 Championship The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), sometimes referred to as World Juniors, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is traditionally ...

s, and the 2007, 2008 and 2009

Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the I ...

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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 for Switzerland Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Martigny Swiss ice hockey right wingers ZSC Lions players Ice hockey people from Valais {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub