The Ottawa Senators have invited 28-year-old Switzerland native Tristan Scherwey to their training camp, set to get underway in September. The forward will have three weeks to convince the Senators to offer him an NHL contract.
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While Scherwey does have an NHL out-clause in his current contract with SC Bern of the Swiss National League (formerly known as National League A), it does not kick in until the summer of 2020. He'll miss the first few games of this National League season while in Ottawa. However, even if the Sens like what they see, they cannot have him play in the regular season until the 2020-2021 campaign.
Scherwey has spent his entire professional hockey career with SC Bern, starting in 2009. He served as captain of the team in 2014-2015, and has won five NL titles with the club. In 2015, he also won the Swiss Cup with the team. In 2018, Scherwey represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics. In 443 NL games, he has 69 goals and 98 assists for a total of 167 points.
