Head coach and team manager Christian Dubé praises his "verve and fighting attitude", with which he was able to establish himself in the Dragons' lineup.
Dufner joined Fribourg a year ago, and has played 59 games with them. In total, he played 302 National League games with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, Genève-Servette HC, EHC Biel and SC Bern.