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Lian Bichsel

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Dallas Stars
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	6'7"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	237	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	23
Age	21 (May 18, 2004)	Expiry Status	RFA
Drafted	2022, Round 1, Overall 18 (DAL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 7, 2025	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2025	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Apr 18, 2025	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Apr 16, 2025	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Mar 7, 2025	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Mar 7, 2025	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Feb 18, 2025	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Feb 9, 2025	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Jan 23, 2025	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Dec 30, 2024	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Dec 27, 2024	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Dec 24, 2024	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Dec 20, 2024	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Dec 19, 2024	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Dec 16, 2024	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Dec 15, 2024	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
Dec 12, 2024	Dallas Stars	Recalled from AHL
Oct 5, 2024	Dallas Stars	Assigned to AHL
May 6, 2023	Dallas Stars	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2024-25	DAL	38	539:13	0.45	0.56	1.00	0.16	0.29	10.53	3.75	6.77	0.00	7.14
2025-26	DAL	3	42:49	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	-0.08	0.00	5.37	-5.37	0.00	33.33

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	DAL	38	539:13	37.94	2.89	2.23	39.72	2.67	2.22	52.00	50.17	-0.26	-0.42	1.55
2025-26	DAL	3	42:49	30.83	1.40	1.58	49.05	0.00	2.62	100.00	37.61	-0.88	0.53	-16.45

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

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Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

I told you Lian Bichsel would be back before the Stars traveled to Winnipeg at Blackout Dallas (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
No need to go to DEFCON 1 after Lian Bichsel was loaned to the Texas Stars at Blackout Dallas (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Dallas Stars 2025-26 Defense Preview at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche rally but fall to Dallas in preseason finale at Mile High Hockey (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
3 Takeaways From Stars’ 5-2 Comeback Win Over the Wild at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Niilopekka Muhonen could be a future linemate with Lian Bichsel at Blackout Dallas (Sat Sep 13, 2025)
Dallas Stars release their 2025-26 training camp roster at Blackout Dallas (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Hutson Committed to USA, Bichsel’s Olympic Ban & More NHL Rumors at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Nylander’s Secret, Team Depth & Toronto’s Reality at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Dallas Stars hope that Niilopekka Muhonen becomes a brusing defenseman at Blackout Dallas (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Let’s Get Physical! Dallas Stars Focus on Getting Bigger, Tougher and Meaner this Off-season at Dallas Sports Nation (Mon Aug 18, 2025)

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	19	$950,000	$1,450,000	-	$95,000	-	$95,000	-	ELC
2024-25	20	$918,333	$1,418,333	$500,000	$95,000	$855,000	$950,000	$82,500	ELC
2025-26	21	$918,333	$1,418,333	$500,000	$95,000	$855,000	$950,000	$82,500	ELC
2026-27	22	$918,333	$1,418,333	$500,000	-	$855,000	$855,000	$82,500	ELC
Total				$1,500,000	$285,000	$2,565,000	$2,850,000	$247,500

Signed: May 6, 2023

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2015-16	U15-Top	Olten U15	8	0	0	0		4
2016-17	U15-Top	Olten U15	29	6	12	18		46
2017-18	U15-Top	Olten U15	9	3	4	7		4
2017-18	U15-Elit	Biel-Bienne U15	30	9	14	23		38				2					6
2018-19	U17-Elit	Biel-Bienne U17	10	0	2	2		2
2018-19	U17-Top	Olten U17	4	0	1	1		6
2018-19	U15-Elit	Biel-Bienne U15	25	14	17	31		22				2		1	1		2
2019-20	YOG	Switzerland U16	2	0	0	0	-2
2019-20	U17-Elit	Biel-Bienne U17	31	3	11	14		28				4	1	1	2		6
2020-21	WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	1	2		6
2020-21	NL	Biel-Bienne	4	0	0	0
2020-21	U20-Elit	Biel-Bienne U20	45	5	23	28		48				2
2021-22	SHL	Leksands IF	29	1	2	3	-6	16
2021-22	Champions HL	Leksands IF	8	1	0	1	-5	29
2021-22	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Switzerland U18	4	0	1	1	-4
2021-22	J20 Nationell	Leksands IF J20	11	3	4	7	-1	6				1				-2	2
2022-23	WJC-20	Switzerland U20	5	0	2	2	-1	2
2022-23	EHT	Switzerland	4	0	0	0	-1	2
2022-23	J20 Nationell	Leksands IF J20	8	1	2	3	-2	4				5		1	1	+2	10
2022-23	SHL	Leksands IF	42	1	5	6	-5	47				3	1		1	+3	4
2023-24	SHL	Rögle BK	29	2	2	4		28				15	1	5	6	+7	8
2023-24	AHL	Texas Stars	16	1	6	7	-2	34				5		1	1		4
2024-25	AHL	Texas Stars	28	3	6	9	+9	36
2024-25	NHL	Dallas Stars	38	4	5	9	+2	41	39	10.3	14:53	18		1	1		28	12	0.0	11:47
2025-26	NHL	Dallas Stars	3	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0.0	15:30
NHL Career			41	4	5	9	+3	43	40	10.0	14:56	18		1	1		28	12	0.0	11:47