Posts About "Swiss NLA"
The Swiss Version of McDavid
February 22nd, 2016 When the Edmonton Oilers selected Canadian prodigy Connor McDavid at first overall on June 26, a new era in Canadian hockey started. McDavid has been announced as the new Sidney Crosby, the next Canadian superstar. Like Canada has McDavid, every nation has its own once-in-a-century-talent. Switzerland has only produced a handful of...
Does Prospect Denis Malgin Have NHL Potential?
June 9th, 2015 Team: ZSC Lions/GCK Lions – Swiss National League A/B Date of Birth: 01/18/1997 Place of Birth: Olten, Switzerland Ht: 5’ 9″ Wt: 176 lbs Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2015 NHL CS final rankings: 20 EU skaters Future Considerations: 63 --- Denis Malgin’s hockey career was carved in stone...
HC Gèneve-Servette Defends Spengler Cup Title
January 1st, 2015 HC Gèneve-Servette has managed to defend its Spengler-Cup title in the last day of the year 2014. Thus, the team coached by Chris McSorley won all the games in the tournament and managed to repeat its success of the previous year. HC Gèneve-Servette defeated the co-finalists, HC Salavat Yalaev (Ufa, Russia) twice. They did so in the...
Switzerland Dominating IIHF World Championships
May 7th, 2013 The IIHF World Championships 2013 in Sweden and Finland have so far been a dream for Switzerland. The Swiss, led by Canadian head coach Sean Simpson, have so far dominated the Championships with three games played. It all began for the team on May 3rd, with Switzerland facing off against Sweden. Despite being the underdogs, the...
Swiss Hockey Players Making The News
January 28th, 2013 For the past few months Swiss hockey news focused on North American players in the Swiss NLA. Now that the the lockout is over, let's focus some attention on Swiss players playing in the NHL. Damien Brunner Brunner was a relative unknown to hockey fans until debuting in a Red Wings jersey only days ago. Despite being unknown in...
Mark Streit - Isles Around The World
December 11th, 2012 December 11th is Mark Streit’s 35th birthday. The final year of his contract with the New York Islanders, the captain has found you can go home again as he’s kept himself in game shape by playing for SC Bern of the Swiss A league. Originally from Switzerland, the offensive defensemen made a quite career as a dependable...
