Leonardo Genoni
{{Short description|Swiss ice hockey player (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Leonardo Genoni
| image = Leonardo Genoni.jpg
| caption = Leonardo Genoni in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|8|28}}
| birth_place = Semione, Switzerland
| ntl_team = SUI
| position = Goaltender
| former_teams = ZSC Lions
HC Davos
SC Bern
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 176
| catches = Left
| league = NL
| team = EV Zug
| career_start = 2004
| career_end =
}}
Leonardo Genoni (born 28 August 1987) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for EV Zug of the National League (NL).
Playing career
Genoni made his professional debut with the GCK Lions in the Swiss League as a prospect to the ZSC Lions during the 2004–05 season. He went on to play 3 seasons in the organization before moving to HC Davos for the 2007–08 season. Genoni played 9 seasons for Davos becoming one of the best goaltenders in the National League.
On 1 October 2015 Genoni signed a three-year contract with SC Bern worth CHF 1.8 million for the 2016/17 season and through the 2018–19 season.
On 6 August 2018 Genoni signed a five-year contract worth CHF 5 million with EV Zug for the 2019–20 season and through the 2023–24 season.{{cite web| url = https://www.evz.ch/detail/news/artikel/zeige/2478/ | title = Champion Goaltender Genoni signs with Zug | publisher = EV Zug | date = 2018-08-06 | accessdate = 2018-08-06 | language = German}}
International play
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{{MedalCountry|{{SUI}}}}
{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Denmark|}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Czech Republic|}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Sweden/Denmark|}}
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As a junior player, Genoni competed at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships and at the IIHF World U20 Championship.{{cite book |last=IIHF|title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011|year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |page= 360|isbn= 978-0-9867964-0-1}} He participated at multiple Ice Hockey World Championships (e.g. 2011 and 2018) as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.
At the 2018 IIHF World Championship, he won a silver medal after advancing to the final but Switzerland fell to Sweden in the shootout.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/sweden-switzerland-hockey-worlds-shootout-defends-title-1.4671555 |title=Sweden defends hockey worlds title with shootout win over Switzerland |publisher=cbc.ca |accessdate=21 May 2018 |language=en}} 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}}
He represented Switzerland at the 2025 IIHF World Championship where he won a silver medal and was named MVP of the tournament. {{cite web |title=Genoni gets MVP nod |website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm/news/68296/mvp |access-date=2025-05-26}}
Career statistics
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! W ! L ! OTL ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% | ||||||||
| 2011
| WC | 9th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 2.43 | .947 | ||||||||
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| 2014 | Switzerland | WC | 10th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .839 | ||||||||
| 2015
| Switzerland | WC | 8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 0.98 | .955 | ||||||||
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| 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 362 | 10 | 2 | 1.66 | .933 | ||||||||
| 2018
| Switzerland | OG | 10th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9.28 | .667 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2018 | Switzerland | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 446 | 19 | 0 | 2.56 | .915 | ||||||||
| 2019
| Switzerland | WC | 8th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 8 | 0 | 1.99 | .938 | ||||||||
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| 2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 8 | 1 | 2.18 | .918 | ||||||||
| 2022
| Switzerland | OG | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 1.13 | .961 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 9 | 1 | 2.30 | .890 | ||||||||
| 2023
| Switzerland | WC | 5th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | .966 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024 | Switzerland | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 431 | 10 | 1 | 1.39 | .941 |
| 2025
| Switzerland | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 424 | 7 | 4 | 0.99 | .953 |
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! colspan="4" align="center" | Senior totals ! 48 ! 29 ! 17 ! 2 ! 2,906 ! 86 ! 12 ! 1.78 ! .931 |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NL |
| Youngster of the Year
| 2008 | |
| Champion
| 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| Jacques Plante Trophy
| 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| All-Star Team
| 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| MVP
| 2011 | |
| colspan="3"| International |
|---|
| Spengler Cup Champion
| |
| Spengler Cup All-Star team
| 2014 | |
| IIHF World Championship Silver Medal
| |
| IIHF World Championship MVP
| 2025 |
| IIHF World Championship Best Goaltender
| 2025 |
| IIHF World Championship All-Star team
| 2025 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Swiss ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
Category:Ice hockey people from Ticino
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