Posts About "ZSC Lions"
Auston Matthews – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
June 23rd, 2016 Auston Matthews 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#34) Date of birth: 9/17/1997 Place of birth: Scottsdale, Arizona Ht: 6’2 Wt: 194 Shoots: Left Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter: @A_Matthews34 THW The Next Ones Ranking: 1 Other Rankings Central Scouting EU skaters:...
What Did the Capitals Get in Jonas Siegenthaler
March 31st, 2016 The Washington Capitals have been continuing their tradition of drafting European prospects, picking European guys with their top two picks in 2015. Next to selecting Russian goaltender Ilya Samsonov in the first round, they also picked Swiss defenceman Jonas Siegenthaler at 57th overall in the second. The Capitals signed Siegenthaler...
Auston Matthews: A Season to Remember
March 11th, 2016 On Thursday evening, Auston Matthews and the ZSC Lions were swept by the eight seeded SC Bern. Matthews’ season, therefore, came to an early and surprising end. He had an incredible pre-draft year and was arguably one of the best players in the Swiss league at the age of only 18. Before becoming the first overall pick at the draft,...
Pius Suter – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
March 9th, 2016 Pius Suter 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#44) Date of birth: 5/24/1996 Place of birth: Wallisellen, Switzerland Ht: 5’11 Wt: 176 Shoots: Left Position: C/LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 3rd year eligible Twitter: @pius_suter Other Rankings: Central Scouting EU skaters: 39 *** In the Shadow of Auston...
The ZSC Lions Sign Ex-NHL Players And Coaches For New NLA Season
August 26th, 2012 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 feat...
Bob Hartley to be named the Montreal Canadiens' next head coach
May 28th, 2012 Now that the Mastercard Memorial Cup is over after the host team, the Shawinigan Cataractes, eliminated Dale Hunter's London Knights 2-1 in overtime yesterday at Centre Bionest on Anton Zlobin's goal late in the first overtime period, according to a source, it is expected that the Montreal Canadiens will name Robert "Bob" Hartley the...
The ZSC Lions Win Swiss NLA Championship In Dramatic Fashion
April 17th, 2012 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 first...
Swiss NLA Hockey Playoffs: ZSC Lions Reach Final
March 25th, 2012 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 undefeated on their...
R Niedermayer, JP Dumont, J Tambellini And C Huet: Where Are They Now?
February 25th, 2012 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 success in the small...
Fribourg Setting Early Pace In Swiss NLA- Scoring Race Heats Up
October 29th, 2011 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...
Swiss Hockey - An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA
July 31st, 2011 Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The NLA of Switzerland being top of that business as far as highest average attendance in Europe goes, not bad from a country of only 7.8 million people compared to 142 million in Russia....
