Urs Berger
Since 1977 in hockey. referee for 15 years, since 2000 journalist. I did cover over 10 WJC, 10 World Championships and 2 Olympics (2006 and 2010) I was born in Berne where my home town club is. SC Bern is, outside of the NHL, the club with the most spectators. Every year they have about 16`000 per game.
Author's Posts
Florence Schelling of SC Bern: World's First Female General Manager
April 8th, 2020 SC Bern just dropped a bomb. It was expected that Alex Chatelain would be replaced as general manager sooner or later. As of next Tuesday, it will be former goalkeeper Florence Schelling that will take over. It marks the first that a woman will be general manager of a top men's league. Related: 10 Best Ice Hockey Leagues The...
HC Ambri: 5 Takeaways from 2019-20 National League Season
April 7th, 2020 HC Ambri, located in the south of Switzerland, had a hard season. They finished 10th in the 12-team league. Here are five reasons why and what they should change before the 2020-21 season. Goaltending Needs a Boost Ambrì had to start the season with Daniel Manzato in the crease. In the plans of head coach Luca Cereda, he actually...
Suspended Swiss National League Had Many Storylines
March 26th, 2020 This season will be forever remembered as the one that had to end without a new champion. That said, last season's champion will still be SC Bern. But aside from the Covid-19 virus, what are the key facts of this shortened season? Imports Still Play a Huge Role Even if Switzerland won two silver medals in the past five years at...
Swiss Hockey on Hold - World Championship Still On
March 2nd, 2020 The three top Swiss hockey leagues have decided that they will postpone upcoming games. This is due to the coronavirus and creates a lot of questions Today the Swiss and National Leagues had a meeting near Berne. At this meeting, they decided to put all the games on hold until the national minister of health provides more...
Swiss Hockey Dealing With Coronavirus & Coaching Upheaval
February 28th, 2020 For the first time since World War II as for the general enlistment into the military in 1940 and, only for that year, Swiss Hockey might not crown a champion and one-third of National League teams have had coaching changes. Related: 10 Reasons Hockey Is the Greatest Sport on Earth The last two games in the National League will be...
WJC 2020 - Each Nation's Best Player
January 12th, 2020 Who was the best player of each team at the WJC 2020 in the Czech Republic? We took a rund down on each team. Read wht we think.
