Nino Niederreiter

Nino Niederreiter is a professional ice hockey winger from Switzerland who currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-drafted Swiss hockey player in NHL history. However, this record was later broken when Nico Hischier was drafted first overall in 2017. Niederreiter made his NHL debut with the Islanders during the 2010-11 season but was later sent back to his junior club, the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Before coming to North America, Niederreiter played in the junior system of the Swiss team HC Davos and even appeared in three playoff games for the senior club in 2010.