Dario Simion

{{short description|Swiss ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}

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| team = HC Lugano

| league = NL

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| former_teams =HC Davos
EV Zug

| position = Forward

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|05|22}}

| birth_place = Avegno, Switzerland

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 194

| ntl_team = SUI

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Dario Simion (born May 22, 1994) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Lugano of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Simion joined Davos from HC Lugano on a two-year contract from the 2014–15 season on December 16, 2013.{{Cite web | url = http://www.hcd.ch/team-single.41.0.html?&tx_ttnews=39&cHash=66beba7ec6 | title = Simion agrees to Davos switch | publisher = HC Davos | date = 2013-12-16 | accessdate = 2013-12-16 | language = German }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In his first season with Davos, Simion enjoyed a breakout year, registering career high's across the board with 13 goals and 27 points in 47 games to be selected as the NLA media's most improved player for 2015.

On June 6, 2018, Simion unexpectedly dissolved his contract with HC Davos to sign a two-year contract worth CHF 1.2 million with EV Zug.

Following seven seasons in Zug, Simion opted to return to his original club HC Lugano at the conclusion of his contract and signed a six-year contract until 2031 on 31 July 2024.{{citeweb| url = https://www.hclugano.ch/dario_simion_ha_scelto_il_lugano_per_il_suo_futuro.jspx2 | title = Dario Simion has chosen Lugano for his future | publisher = HC Lugano | language = Italian | date = July 31, 2024 | accessdate = July 31, 2024 }}

International play

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{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Czechia|}}

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Simion participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team.{{cite web | url = http://thehockeyhouse.net/2012-world-juniors/4306/ | title = 2012 Team Switzerland World Junior Championship Roster | publisher = The Hockey House | date = 2012-02-01 | accessdate = 2012-02-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426084019/http://thehockeyhouse.net/2012-world-juniors/4306/ | archive-date = April 26, 2012 | url-status = dead }}

He represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/52-swiss-ice-hockey/sui/iihf-worlds/37079-silver-it-is-czechia-beats-switzerland-in-the-world-championship-final |title=Silver it is - Czechia beats Switzerland in the World Championship final |website=swisshockeynews.ch |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2009–10

| HC Lugano

| SUI U17

| 27

| 19

| 9

| 28

| 22

| 11

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| HC Lugano

| SUI U20

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2010–11

| HC Lugano

| SUI U17

| 20

| 17

| 25

| 42

| 14

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| HC Lugano

| SUI U20

| 18

| 13

| 4

| 17

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

2010–11

| HC Lugano

| NLA

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| HC Lugano

| SUI U20

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

2011–12

| HC Lugano

| NLA

| 35

| 3

| 3

| 6

| 8

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HC Lugano

| SUI U20

| 5

| 5

| 2

| 7

| 0

| 3

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 0

2012–13

| HC Lugano

| NLA

| 37

| 3

| 3

| 6

| 10

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

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| 2013–14

| HC Lugano

| SUI U20

| 4

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 2

| 10

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 0

2013–14

| HC Lugano

| NLA

| 42

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 8

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 2014–15

| HC Davos

| NLA

| 47

| 13

| 14

| 27

| 4

| 15

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 4

2015–16

| HC Davos

| NLA

| 36

| 7

| 12

| 19

| 6

| 9

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 0

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| 2016–17

| HC Davos

| NLA

| 50

| 13

| 15

| 28

| 6

| 10

| 0

| 3

| 3

| 2

2017–18

| HC Davos

| NL

| 50

| 5

| 10

| 15

| 0

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| EV Zug

| NL

| 44

| 9

| 5

| 14

| 10

| 14

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 2

2019–20

| EV Zug

| NL

| 49

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 20

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| EV Zug

| NL

| 50

| 24

| 21

| 45

| 6

| 13

| 9

| 3

| 12

| 4

2021–22

| EV Zug

| NL

| 35

| 11

| 14

| 25

| 12

| 15

| 8

| 6

| 14

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| EV Zug

| NL

| 51

17153214

| 11

4594
2023–24

| EV Zug

| NL

| 51

167236

| 11

5382
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| 2024–25

| EV Zug

| NL

| 43

1110216

| 4

0000
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! colspan="3" | NL totals

! 621 !! 141 !! 143 !! 284 !! 116

! 116 !! 36 !! 29 !! 65 !! 22

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2011

| Switzerland

| U18

| 7th

| 6

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011

| Switzerland

| IH18

| 7th

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

2012

| Switzerland

| WJC

| 8th

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012

| Switzerland

| U18

| 7th

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 0

2013

| Switzerland

| WJC

| 6th

| 6

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014

| Switzerland

| WJC

| 7th

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

2021

| Switzerland

| WC

| 6th

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Switzerland

| OG

| 8th

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

2022

| Switzerland

| WC

| 5th

| 8

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024

| Switzerland

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 10

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 2

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 32

! 6

! 4

! 10

! 12

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 25

! 1

! 7

! 8

! 2

References

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