Ambri Piotta of the top-tier Swiss NLA hockey league has signed Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider until the end of December with the option of a longer deal depending on the the result of NHL lockout talks in the coming weeks. The news, as reported by Swiss newspaper 20min.ch, came as no surprise due to Schneider’s ...
After the news broke last week of Rick Nash and Joe Thornton rejoining HC Davos during the NHL lockout, the same team they played for in 2004/5, other North-American players have followed suit, joining the two in the Swiss NLA. Tyler Seguin has chosen EHC Biel as his hockey destination. The 20-year-old, who only signed a ...
With the NHL lockout now in place, rumblings in the Swiss media have begun about the influx of NHL players into the Swiss NLA. In 2004/5, the NLA saw around 43 NHL players join the league including the likes of Dany Heatley, Danny Brière, Joe Thornton and Rick Nash. Speculation began early Sunday via the Swiss ...
Last April the ZSC Lions wrote a remarkable Hockey story, coming off a difficult regular season where they finished 7th overall, they swept championship favourites HC Davos and EV Zug in the first two playoff rounds, then defeated SC Bern in a thrilling 7 game series, winning their first Swiss NLA championship since 2008. This ...
The ZSC Lions have won the Swiss Championship in a frantic finish to the playoff final series, taking Game 7 against SC Bern with a Steve McCarthy goal 3 seconds before the end of regulation for a famous 2-1 victory and securing the Zurich club’s first championship since 2008. The series started evenly with Bern winning ...
The NLA playoffs in Switzerland usually provide some surprises and 2011/2012 has been no different. The ZSC Lions, who finished 7th overall in the regular season with 27 wins and 23 losses in 50 games, have swept not only last years’ NLA champion HC Davos but also this years’ regular season champion EV Zug, remaining ...
What do a 37-year-old 1000-NHL gamer, a former 3rd overall NHL draft pick, a Stanley Cup game 7 player last season and a $5.6 million a season netminder have in common? Think cowbells, clocks, cheese and chocolate! All 4 ex-NHL stars are currently plying their trade in the Swiss NLA Hockey League, with most having ...
WJC Though 1 Loss, 1 SO Loss and 1 Win might not look like a great World Junior’s record, the Swiss are getting a lot of media coverage for their play and a lot of scouting attention for their young stars, many of whom are eligible for the NHL entry draft in June. Manuele Celio’s ...
Updates for Swiss Hockey in the NLA, NHL and the upcoming World Junior’s.
With the Swiss hockey season around 20 games into a 50 game schedule, the NLA has an unlikely leader in Fribourg-Gotteron. The French-Swiss team who play out of the 7000 capacity Patinoire St-Léonard stadium, are in a great position to challenge for their first Swiss championship, 5 years after they were saved from bankruptcy ...
