Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships.
The founding of HC Lugano took place on 11 February 1941, when they participated on Muzzano Lake their first games against Ambrì, Muzzano, Massagno and Paradiso. On 1 December 1957, the first artificial ice rink was opened, at the Pista La Resega. Among those present was also the man who, 30 years later, was to take HC Lugano to the top of Swiss and international hockey: Geo Mantegazza, an engineer by profession, who had done the static calculations of the Resega and thus the first contacts had with the family earning the club the nickname of the "Bianconeri" acknowledging their Italian speaking heritage.[1]
In 1963–64, Lugano rose to the National League B, most notably through the contributions of defender Elwyn Friedrich and Forward Roland Bernasconi, both national players and Swiss champions with Villars. In the 1970–71 season, the Bianconeri's promotion to the tope flight National League A was realised for the first time in franchise history, playing two seasons before returning to the NLB.[1]
In the 1981–82 season Lugano returned, together with Ambrì, back in the NLA. In the 1982–83 season, Mantegazza hired Swedish coach John Slettvoll, who won numerous championships in his tenure.
The Pista La Resega hockey arena in Lugano is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Lugano, HC Lugano Ladies Team, HC Lugano-Ceresio and HC Porza. It was built in 1995, after the demolition of the previous one, and can hold 8,000 people.[citation needed]
The HC Lugano Ladies Team (white dress) against the OSC Berlin at the first round of the EWCC 2007
The HC Lugano Ladies Team is a semi-professional women's ice hockey team that competes in the Swiss Women's A League. The club was officially founded on May 22, 1990. They won the Swiss Championship on 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
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Hockey Club Lugano often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano Switzerland The team competes in the National League NL and has won seven Swiss championships HC LuganoCityLugano SwitzerlandLeagueNational League NL 1999 present NDA 1970 1972 1981 1999 NDB 1963 1970 1972 1981Founded1941Home arenaCorner ArenaColors Owner s Vicky MantegazzaGeneral managerHnat DomenichelliHead coachLuca GianinazziCaptainMark ArcobelloAffiliateHCB Ticino RocketsWebsiteOfficial websiteFranchise history1941 presentHockey Club LuganoCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Venue 3 Honors 3 1 Champions 3 2 Runners up 4 Season by season records 5 Players 5 1 Current roster 5 2 Honored members 6 Franchise records and leaders 6 1 All time scoring leaders 6 2 Team records 7 HC Lugano Ladies Team 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe founding of HC Lugano took place on 11 February 1941 when they participated on Muzzano Lake their first games against Ambri Muzzano Massagno and Paradiso On 1 December 1957 the first artificial ice rink was opened at the Pista La Resega Among those present was also the man who 30 years later was to take HC Lugano to the top of Swiss and international hockey Geo Mantegazza an engineer by profession who had done the static calculations of the Resega and thus the first contacts had with the family earning the club the nickname of the Bianconeri acknowledging their Italian speaking heritage 1 In 1963 64 Lugano rose to the National League B most notably through the contributions of defender Elwyn Friedrich and Forward Roland Bernasconi both national players and Swiss champions with Villars In the 1970 71 season the Bianconeri s promotion to the tope flight National League A was realised for the first time in franchise history playing two seasons before returning to the NLB 1 In the 1981 82 season Lugano returned together with Ambri back in the NLA In the 1982 83 season Mantegazza hired Swedish coach John Slettvoll who won numerous championships in his tenure Venue editMain article Pista La Resega nbsp Internal view of the Lugano hockey arena Resega The Pista La Resega hockey arena in Lugano is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Lugano HC Lugano Ladies Team HC Lugano Ceresio and HC Porza It was built in 1995 after the demolition of the previous one and can hold 8 000 people citation needed Honors editChampions edit NL Championship 7 1986 1987 1988 1990 1999 2003 2006 SL Championship 1 1982 Runners up edit NL Championship 8 1985 1989 1991 2000 2001 2004 2016 2018 Spengler Cup 3 1991 2015 2016Season by season records editSeason Result 2014 15 3rd Place in Regular Season Quarterfinal playoff Eighth finalist in Swiss Cup 2015 16 5th Place in Regular Season Final playoff Finalist Spengler Cup Eighth finalist in Swiss Cup 2016 17 7th Place in Regular Season Semi final playoff Finalist Spengler Cup Round of 16 Champions Hockey League Eighth finalist in Swiss Cup 2017 18 4th Place in Regular Season Final playoff 2018 19 7th Place in Regular Season Quarterfinal playoff Quarterfinal Champions Hockey LeaguePlayers editCurrent roster edit Updated 9 January 2024 2 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace 22 nbsp Santeri Alatalo D L 33 2021 Tampere Finland 55 nbsp Calle Andersson D R 29 2022 Malmo Sweden 36 nbsp Mark Arcobello RW R 35 2020 Milford Connecticut United States 14 nbsp Lorenzo Canonica C L 20 2023 Lugano Switzerland 7 nbsp Daniel Carr LW L 32 2021 Sherwood Park Alberta Canada 75 nbsp Roberts Cjunskis F L 21 2023 Marupe Latvia 20 nbsp Cole Cormier C L 22 2023 Dusseldorf Germany 29 nbsp Thibault Fatton G L 22 2020 La Chaux de Fonds Switzerland 17 nbsp Luca Fazzini A W R 29 2012 Lugano eSwitzerland 43 nbsp Jeremi Gerber LW L 24 2022 Langnau im Emmental Switzerland 60 nbsp Markus Granlund A C L 31 2022 Oulu Finland 28 nbsp Samuel Guerra D L 30 2021 Sorengo Switzerland 41 nbsp Leandro Hausheer D R 21 2022 Zurich Switzerland 88 nbsp Michael Joly RW L 28 2023 Gatineau Quebec Canada 19 nbsp Mikko Koskinen G L 35 2022 Vantaa Finland 16 nbsp Joey LaLeggia D L 31 2023 Burnaby British Columbia Canada 23 nbsp Giovanni Morini C L 29 2015 Como Italy 10 nbsp Marco Muller C L 30 2022 Zuchwil Switzerland 25 nbsp Mirco Muller D L 29 2021 Winterthur Switzerland 78 nbsp Stephane Patry LW L 24 2022 Geneva Switzerland 52 nbsp Jesper Peltonen D L 25 2023 Helsinki Finland 24 nbsp Arttu Ruotsalainen C L 26 2023 Oulu Finland 34 nbsp Niklas Schlegel G L 29 2019 Zurich Switzerland 77 nbsp Arno Snellman D L 21 2023 Helsinki Finland 97 nbsp Calvin Thurkauf C C L 26 2021 Zug Switzerland 91 nbsp Julian Walker C R 37 2013 Bern Switzerland 13 nbsp Matthew Verboon RW C L 24 2023 Richmond Hill Ontario Canada 32 nbsp Bernd Wolf D L 27 2020 Wien Austria 11 nbsp Marco Zanetti RW R 22 2023 Varese Italy Honored members edit nbsp Retired jersey of Alfio Molina HC Lugano retired numbers No Player Position Career No retirement 1 Alfio Molina G 1963 1983 22 February 2004 2 Sandro Bertaggia D 1985 2003 22 February 2004 3 Julien Vauclair D 1996 2020 16 September 2022 4 Pat Schafhauser D 1994 1995 22 February 2004 33 Petteri Nummelin D 2001 06 2008 2013 31 August 2013 44 Andy Naser F 1997 2010 28 August 2010Franchise records and leaders editAll time scoring leaders edit Kind of record Record holder Record Games played Sandro Bertaggia 806 Most Goals Jorg Eberle 268 Most Assists Petteri Nummelin 305 Most Points Andy Ton 462 Goals Games Mats Hallin 1 25 Points Games Kent Johansson 2 17 Goals PP Jorg Eberle 40 Goals SH Kent Johansson 9 Goals OT Regis Fuchs 5 Goals GW Jorg Eberle 46 Hattricks Johansson Kent 12 Most Penalty Minutes Sandro Bertaggia 891 Coach games victories Harold Kreis 80 Team records edit HC Lugano records in the Swiss National League A 3 Category Record Season Most points in Regular Season 74 2003 04 Most victories in Regular Season 35 2003 04 Most shutouts in Regular Season home away 10 1999 00 Most shutouts in Regular Season away 5 1999 00 Consecutive wins on Regular Season start home away 10 2003 04 Consecutive wins on Regular Season start home 22 1999 00 Consecutive games without losing points on Regular Season start home 13 2004 05 Consecutive games without losing points on Regular Season start away 5 1985 86 and 2003 04 Consecutive wins during Regular Season home away 27 1987 88 Consecutive wins during Regular Season home 22 1999 00 Consecutive wins during Regular Season away 15 1987 88 Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season home away 15 1988 89 Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season home 17 1999 00 Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season away 12 1987 88 and 2000 01 Score 4 goals on less time 1 24 HC Lugano HC Davos 7 1 1985 86 Most minutes without suffering goals during Regular Season 248 10 Cristobal Huet 1999 00HC Lugano Ladies Team edit nbsp The HC Lugano Ladies Team white dress against the OSC Berlin at the first round of the EWCC 2007 The HC Lugano Ladies Team is a semi professional women s ice hockey team that competes in the Swiss Women s A League The club was officially founded on May 22 1990 They won the Swiss Championship on 2006 2007 2009 and 2010 In 2007 the HC Lugano Ladies Team qualified for the final round of the IIHF European Women s Champions Cup and even won the bronze medal 2010 4 References edit a b HC Lugano history 1941 to today in Italian HC Lugano 2015 04 05 Retrieved 2015 04 05 Giacatori in Italian www hclugano ch Retrieved 2024 01 09 NL Record Book 2007 UK Hockey Statistik Hockey Opportunities gt Professional Teams gt Overseas gt Switzerland www womenshockeylife com Retrieved 2011 08 08 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HC Lugano amp oldid 1204196823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
