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 1982Runners up Edit NL Championship 8 1985 1989 1991 2000 2001 2004 2016 2018 Spengler Cup 3 1991 2015 2016Season by season records EditSeason Result2014 15 3rd Place in Regular Season Quarterfinal playoff Eighth finalist in Swiss Cup2015 16 5th Place in Regular Season Final playoff Finalist Spengler Cup Eighth finalist in Swiss Cup2016 17 7th Place in Regular Season Semi final playoff Finalist Spengler Cup Round of 16 Champions Hockey League Eighth finalist in Swiss Cup2017 18 4th Place in Regular Season Final playoff2018 19 7th Place in Regular Season Quarterfinal playoff Quarterfinal Champions Hockey LeaguePlayers EditCurrent roster Edit viewtalkedit Updated 9 February 2023 2 3 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace22 nbsp Santeri Alatalo A D L 33 2021 Tampere Finland55 nbsp Calle Andersson D R 29 2022 Malmo Sweden36 nbsp Mark Arcobello C RW R 35 2020 Milford Connecticut United States7 nbsp Daniel Carr LW L 31 2021 Sherwood Park Alberta Canada92 nbsp Brett Connolly RW R 31 2022 Campbell River British Columbia Canada29 nbsp Thibault Fatton G L 21 2020 La Chaux de Fonds Switzerland17 nbsp Luca Fazzini W R 28 2012 Lugano Switzerland43 nbsp Jeremi Gerber LW L 23 2022 Langnau im Emmental Switzerland60 nbsp Markus Granlund C L 30 2022 Oulu Finland28 nbsp Samuel Guerra D L 30 2021 Sorengo Switzerland16 nbsp Raphael Herburger C L 34 2020 Dornbirn Austria21 nbsp Troy Josephs C L 29 2021 Whitby Ontario Canada31 nbsp Lukas Klok D L 28 2023 Ostrava Czech Republic19 nbsp Mikko Koskinen G L 35 2022 Vantaa Finland23 nbsp Giovanni Morini C L 28 2015 Como Italy10 nbsp Marco Muller C L 29 2022 Zuchwil Switzerland25 nbsp Mirco Muller A D L 28 2021 Winterthur Switzerland78 nbsp Stephane Patry LW L 23 2022 Geneva Switzerland37 nbsp Elia Riva D L 25 2016 Claro Switzerland34 nbsp Niklas Schlegel G L 29 2019 Zurich Switzerland7 nbsp Yves Stoffel LW L 22 2021 Chur Switzerland97 nbsp Calvin Thurkauf A C L 26 2021 Zug Switzerland52 nbsp Loic Vedova RW R 26 2017 Lugano Switzerland91 nbsp Julian Walker C R 37 2013 Bern Switzerland32 nbsp Bernd Wolf D L 26 2020 Wien AustriaHonored members Edit nbsp Retired jersey of Alfio MolinaHC Lugano retired numbers No Player Position Career No retirement1 Alfio Molina G 1963 1983 22 February 20042 Sandro Bertaggia D 1985 2003 22 February 20043 Julien Vauclair D 1996 2020 16 September 20224 Pat Schafhauser D 1994 1995 22 February 200433 Petteri Nummelin D 2001 06 2008 2013 31 August 201344 Andy Naser F 1997 2010 28 August 2010Franchise records and leaders EditAll time scoring leaders Edit Kind of record Record holder RecordGames played Sandro Bertaggia 806Most Goals Jorg Eberle 268Most Assists Petteri Nummelin 305Most Points Andy Ton 462Goals Games Mats Hallin 1 25Points Games Kent Johansson 2 17Goals PP Jorg Eberle 40Goals SH Kent Johansson 9Goals OT Regis Fuchs 5Goals GW Jorg Eberle 46Hattricks Johansson Kent 12Most Penalty Minutes Sandro Bertaggia 891Coach games victories Harold Kreis 80 Team records Edit HC Lugano records in the Swiss National League A 4 Category Record SeasonMost points in Regular Season 74 2003 04Most victories in Regular Season 35 2003 04Most shutouts in Regular Season home away 10 1999 00Most shutouts in Regular Season away 5 1999 00Consecutive wins on Regular Season start home away 10 2003 04Consecutive wins on Regular Season start home 22 1999 00Consecutive games without losing points on Regular Season start home 13 2004 05Consecutive games without losing points on Regular Season start away 5 1985 86 and 2003 04Consecutive wins during Regular Season home away 27 1987 88Consecutive wins during Regular Season home 22 1999 00Consecutive wins during Regular Season away 15 1987 88Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season home away 15 1988 89Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season home 17 1999 00Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season away 12 1987 88 and 2000 01Score 4 goals on less time 1 24 HC Lugano HC Davos 7 1 1985 86Most 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 2007The 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 5 References Edit a b HC Lugano history 1941 to today in Italian HC Lugano 2015 04 05 Retrieved 2015 04 05 HC Lugano team in German www nationalleague ch Retrieved 2023 02 09 HC Lugano team roster in Italian Lugano HC Retrieved 2023 02 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 1154884386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
