2020 World Championship Host – Get to Know Swiss Hockey Urs Berger | October 11, 2019 Do Collin Gerber, Miro Zryd or Alexander Heim sound familiar? If they do, you must be Swiss. If not, don’t worry, you’ll get used to their names, because you will…
NLA’s Fribourg-Gotteron Fired Mark French After 6 Games Urs Berger | October 8, 2019 Head coach Mark French was recently fired by Fribourg-Gottéron of Switzerland’s NLA after six games into the 2019-20 season. The former Calgary Hitmen head coach still had a valid contract…
Hurricanes Derek Ryan Looking at Swiss League Jump Dean Plunkett | June 8, 2016 According to news reports overnight, Charlotte Checkers forward and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Derek Ryan has been looking into taking his promising talent to the European hockey leagues. According to SwissHockeyNews, and…
HC Gèneve-Servette Defends Spengler Cup Title Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | January 1, 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…
Switzerland Dominating IIHF World Championships Daniel Schöpf | May 7, 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…
Swiss Hockey Players Making The News Daniel Schöpf | January 28, 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…
Mark Streit – Isles Around The World Jeff Hersh | December 11, 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…
Canucks Goaltender Cory Schneider Joins Ambri In The Swiss League Daniel Schöpf | November 28, 2012 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…
Red Wings Stars Tease Detroit From Overseas Ian Dunham | October 22, 2012 Other than the manner of “teasing” that occurs at gentlemen’s clubs, there is no such thing as pleasant teasing. At least, that’s what many Detroit fans thought until recently, when…
How Are NHL Players Getting Paid During the Lockout Josh Smith | October 19, 2012 The NHL players have been locked out by the league while negotiations continue on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. That means $1.8 billion dollars in contracts are currently going unpaid. But…
Tyler Seguin, Logan Couture And Jason Spezza Join Nash, Thornton In The Swiss NLA During NHL Lockout Daniel Schöpf | September 22, 2012 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…
NHL Lockout Rumblings: Mark Streit, Roman Josi To SC Bern? Rick Nash, Joe Thornton Back To Davos? Daniel Schöpf | September 16, 2012 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…