ZSC are a professional ice hockey team located in Zürich, Switzerland, playing in the National League (NL). Their home arena is the 12,000-seat Swiss Life Arena. The team was founded in 1930 and played at the Dolder-Kunsteisbahn from its establishment until 1950.[1]
ZSC Lions were formed in 1997 as a result of the merger of the two local teams: the highly popular ZSC - Zürcher Schlittschuh Club (German for "Zürich Skating Club"), who were struggling financially in National League A, and the ice hockey section of Grasshopper Club Zürich of the National League B, backed by entrepreneur and billionaire Walter Frey.[2]
ZSC was the first Swiss team to play in an indoor arena (Hallenstadion). They won the Swiss championship in the years 1936, 1949 and 1961 and the prestigious Spengler Cup in 1944 and 1945. After the merger, the ZSC Lions won the Swiss Championship in 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2024, and moreover won the IIHF Continental Cup in 2001 and 2002.
During the 2008–09 Season, the ZSC Lions participated in the first ever Champions Hockey League. For the group stage, they were placed in group D with HC Slavia Praha and Linköpings HC. The Lions qualified for the semi-finals with a 3–1 record, first place in the group. With their defeats of the Finnish Espoo Blues, 6–3 and 4–1 respectively, they qualified for the tournament final. The first leg of the final was held on January 21, 2009 in the Magnitogorsk Arena where the Lions came back from a 0–2 deficit to Metallurg Magnitogorsk to end with a 2–2 tie.[3] The second leg was played a week later, on January 28, 2009, in the Diners Club Arena in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. ZSC Lions won the game and the Silver Stone Trophy with a 5–0 victory.
With their victory in the Champions Hockey League, the ZSC Lions qualified to play the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for the 2009 edition of the Victoria Cup challenge. Playing at their home arena, the Lions upset the Blackhawks with a 2–1 victory, winning the trophy.[4] It was the first time since 1991 that the Blackhawks had lost to a club in Europe.
^"Blackhawks suffer first loss to European club since '91". ESPN.com. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
^"ZSC Lions: Kader" (in German). www.zsclions.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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ZSC are a professional ice hockey team located in Zurich Switzerland playing in the National League NL Their home arena is the 12 000 seat Swiss Life Arena The team was founded in 1930 and played at the Dolder Kunsteisbahn from its establishment until 1950 1 ZSC LionsCityZurich SwitzerlandLeagueNational LeagueFounded1930Home arenaSwiss Life ArenaColors General managerSven LeuenbergerHead coachMarc CrawfordCaptainPatrick GeeringAffiliateGCK LionsWebsitewww wbr zsclions wbr chFranchise history1930 1997ZSC1997 presentZSC LionsCurrent season Contents 1 History 1 1 Champions Hockey League and Victoria Cup 2 Honors 3 Players 3 1 Current roster 4 References 5 External linksHistory editZSC Lions were formed in 1997 as a result of the merger of the two local teams the highly popular ZSC Zurcher Schlittschuh Club German for Zurich Skating Club who were struggling financially in National League A and the ice hockey section of Grasshopper Club Zurich of the National League B backed by entrepreneur and billionaire Walter Frey 2 ZSC was the first Swiss team to play in an indoor arena Hallenstadion They won the Swiss championship in the years 1936 1949 and 1961 and the prestigious Spengler Cup in 1944 and 1945 After the merger the ZSC Lions won the Swiss Championship in 2000 2001 2008 2012 2014 2018 and 2024 and moreover won the IIHF Continental Cup in 2001 and 2002 Champions Hockey League and Victoria Cup edit nbsp The first overall NHL draft pick 2016 Auston Matthews with the ZSC Lions during the 2015 16 regular season During the 2008 09 Season the ZSC Lions participated in the first ever Champions Hockey League For the group stage they were placed in group D with HC Slavia Praha and Linkopings HC The Lions qualified for the semi finals with a 3 1 record first place in the group With their defeats of the Finnish Espoo Blues 6 3 and 4 1 respectively they qualified for the tournament final The first leg of the final was held on January 21 2009 in the Magnitogorsk Arena where the Lions came back from a 0 2 deficit to Metallurg Magnitogorsk to end with a 2 2 tie 3 The second leg was played a week later on January 28 2009 in the Diners Club Arena in Rapperswil Jona Switzerland ZSC Lions won the game and the Silver Stone Trophy with a 5 0 victory With their victory in the Champions Hockey League the ZSC Lions qualified to play the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for the 2009 edition of the Victoria Cup challenge Playing at their home arena the Lions upset the Blackhawks with a 2 1 victory winning the trophy 4 It was the first time since 1991 that the Blackhawks had lost to a club in Europe Honors editSwiss Champions 10 1936 1949 1961 2000 2001 2008 2012 2014 2018 2024 Victoria Cup 1 2009 Champions Hockey League Silver Stone Trophy 1 2009 IIHF Continental Cup 2 2001 2002 Swiss Cup 3 1960 1961 2016 Spengler Cup 3 1944 1945Players editCurrent roster edit Updated 8 January 2024 5 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace 10 nbsp Sven Andrighetto RW L 31 2019 Zurich Switzerland 18 nbsp Nicolas Bachler F L 20 2022 Switzerland 38 nbsp Rudolfs Balcers LW L 27 2023 Liepaja Latvia 14 nbsp Chris Baltisberger RW R 32 2010 Zofingen Switzerland 24 nbsp Phil Baltisberger D L 28 2015 Zofingen Switzerland 26 nbsp Simon Bodenmann W L 36 2018 Urnasch Switzerland 28 nbsp Jesper Froden RW R 29 2023 Stockholm Sweden 4 nbsp Patrick Geering C D L 34 2006 Zurich Switzerland 71 nbsp Marlon Graf F R 21 2022 Wettingen Switzerland 27 nbsp Derek Grant C L 34 2023 Abbotsford British Columbia Canada 17 nbsp Scott Harrington D L 31 2023 Kingston Ontario Canada 13 nbsp Joel Henry A C L 21 2023 Munsterlingen Switzerland 91 nbsp Denis Hollenstein W L 34 2018 Mosnang Switzerland 11 nbsp Simon Hrubec G L 32 2022 Vimperk Czechoslovakia 46 nbsp Dean Kukan D L 30 2022 Volketswil Switzerland 83 nbsp Juho Lammikko LW L 28 2022 Noormarkku Finland 25 nbsp Silvan Landolt D R 22 2022 Zurich Switzerland 44 nbsp Mikko Lehtonen D L 30 2022 Turku Finland 62 nbsp Denis Malgin A C R 27 2023 Olten Switzerland 54 nbsp Christian Marti D L 31 2016 Bulach Switzerland 8 nbsp Willy Riedi F L 26 2019 Zurich Switzerland 8 nbsp Vinzenz Rohrer C R 19 2023 Rankweil Austria 19 nbsp Reto Schappi RW L 33 2007 Horgen Switzerland 13 nbsp Justin Sigrist C L 25 2018 Hombrechtikon Switzerland 22 nbsp Livio Curdin Truog LW L 20 2022 Zollikon Switzerland 86 nbsp Dario Trutmann D R 31 2019 Zug Switzerland 6 nbsp Yannick Weber D R 35 2021 Morges Switzerland 12 nbsp Yannick Zehnder C R 26 2023 Zug Switzerland 40 nbsp Robin Zumbuhl G L 25 2021 SwitzerlandReferences edit 1930 bis heute ZSC Lions www zsclions ch Retrieved 2016 05 29 ZSC Lions Brochure PDF in German zsclions ch 2021 07 13 Retrieved 2022 09 27 Game Summary PDF IIHF Retrieved 2009 01 21 Blackhawks suffer first loss to European club since 91 ESPN com 2009 09 29 Retrieved 2011 08 12 ZSC Lions Kader in German www zsclions ch Retrieved 2024 01 08 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to ZSC Lions 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