Lian Bichsel #6

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The 21-year-old has 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 38 games for the Dallas Stars this season. Selected by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2022 NHL Draft, he has 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 38 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars and 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	SUI
Age:	21.4 yrs (18.05.2004)
Height / Weight:	201 cm / 104 kg
Shoots:	L
Drafted:	18th in 2022
Draft Team:	Dallas Stars
Awards:	-

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57

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 136th of 263 Defensemen

Defense:Def: 262nd of 263 Defensemen

Season by Season Ratings:

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Actual AAV:	$0.918M
Player Contract Value:	$0.800M
Remaining:	2 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 RFA
Age at the end:	23.1 yrs (18.05.2004)

Lian Bichsel

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
21.05.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	0	12:40	2	0.0%	4
23.05.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	0	12:49	0		2
25.05.2025	Oilers	1	0	1	1	0	15:30	3	0.0%	2
27.05.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	0	11:37	0		0
29.05.2025	Oilers	1	0	0	0	-1	10:52	0		0
Total		5	0	1	1	-1		5	0.0%	8

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Stars	38	4	5	9	2	14:52	39	10.3%	41
Total		38	4	5	9	2		39	10.3%	41

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2024-25	Stars	18	0	1	1	0	11:46	12	0.0%	28
Total		18	0	1	1	0		12	0.0%	28

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Player Match	Name	Team	Pos	Age	Height / Weight	Season P/G	Career P/G	Offense Rating	Defense Rating	Actual AAV
	Lian Bichsel		D	21.4 yrs	201 cm / 104 kg	0.24	0.24	62	55	$0.918M
75%	Victor Mancini		D	23.4 yrs	191 cm / 103 kg	0.26	0.26	60	60	$0.870M
75%	Dylan McIlrath		D	33.5 yrs	196 cm / 108 kg	0.12	0.10	52	56	$0.800M
74%	Louis Crevier		D	24.4 yrs	203 cm / 103 kg	0.12	0.12	55	62	$0.900M
73%	Philippe Myers		D	28.7 yrs	196 cm / 99 kg	0.14	0.21	58	65	$0.850M

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