Peter Jaks (4 May 1966 – 5 October 2011)[1] was a Swiss ice hockey player. He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.[2] He took his own life on 5 October 2011 by standing in front of a train in Bari, Italy.[1]

Peter Jaks
Born (1966-05-04)4 May 1966
Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
Died 5 October 2011(2011-10-05) (aged 45)
Bari, Italy
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
NLA team ZSC Lions
Played for HC Lugano
HC Ambrì-Piotta
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 1983–2003

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 HC Ascona SUI–3
1983–84 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20
1983–84 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI–2
1984–85 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20
1984–85 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI–2 40 32 17 49
1985–86 HC Ambrì–Piotta SUI U20
1985–86 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 21 13 34 8
1986–87 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 39 23 62 23 5 2 2 4 2
1987–88 HC Lugano NDA 36 38 21 59 22 4 1 1 2 0
1988–89 HC Lugano NDA 36 28 11 39 20 10 7 2 9 11
1989–90 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 29 22 51 20 2 0 1 1 14
1990–91 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 36 35 71 59 4 2 5 7 9
1991–92 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 22 23 45 42 10 8 5 13 4
1992–93 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 26 12 4 16 51 9 3 3 6 4
1993–94 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 24 18 42 16 2 1 2 3 0
1994–95 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 32 21 18 39 26 3 0 0 0 2
1995–96 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 36 24 22 46 22 7 4 4 8 29
1996–97 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 43 24 30 54 20
1997–98 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA 37 28 15 43 22 14 4 9 13 39
1998–99 ZSC Lions NDA 40 25 26 51 20 7 4 3 7 4
1999–2000 ZSC Lions NLA 45 16 21 37 38 14 5 4 9 14
2000–01 ZSC Lions NLA 41 14 15 29 16 16 2 10 12 12
2001–02 ZSC Lions NLA 44 21 17 38 53 17 6 7 13 10
2002–03 ZSC Lions NLA 42 14 14 28 39 11 3 1 4 4
NDA/NLA totals 674 435 348 783 517 135 52 59 111 158

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1985 Switzerland WJC B 7 11 8 19
1986 Switzerland WJC 7 6 2 8 2
1987 Switzerland WC 10 3 4 7 6
1988 Switzerland OG 6 2 3 5 4
1989 Switzerland WC B 7 2 2 4 6
1990 Switzerland WC B 7 2 0 2 0
1991 Switzerland WC 10 0 2 2 4
1992 Switzerland OG 7 1 0 1 0
1996 Switzerland WC B 7 4 6 10 2
1997 Switzerland OGQ 4 0 1 1 0
1998 Switzerland WC 9 2 0 2 0
Senior totals 67 16 18 34 22

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peter Jaks takes his life". iihf.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Peter Jaks Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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