The Zurich, Switzerland, ice hockey is alive and well!

It was not a good year for Zurich, ice hockey . For the first time the Playoff was held without a Team from the most populous Canton. This is the most successful in the Playoff Era is collected: with the ten titles, which the ZSC Lions and EHC Kloten in this time, plus a further eight runners-up.

2014 duel of the rivals were still in the championship. Now the heads of Smoking in the City of Zurich counterparts, because they want to be in the analysis of the botched season no issues. And in Kloten is waiting for, whether descent President Hans-Ulrich Lehmann as announced back. Or whether he is now but he was indispensable.

ZSC 10, Kloten 7 players

Even if there are others who now play for the title, the Zurich ice hockey is alive and well! Because no other Canton in the semi-finals so many players - whose 17. Ten come from the ZSC Lions, seven from EHC Kloten. Were taken into account in this setup, all the players of the semi-finalists, who came in the Playoff to date.

And although it was counted in each of the club as a regular club, in which he climbed the highest Junior level (Elite). The Canton of Bern, in the semi-final two Teams, with 16 skilled players, then train with 11. Not those players, which came only after the Junior age in Switzerland were taken into account. How EVZ defender Jesse Zraggen. The Latvian Ronalds Kenins is, however, as Zürcher, because he played for the Elite A for the ZSC.

most of The "home-grown" talent semi-finalists train with seven players from the own Junior Department. In Lausanne, only their "Own": the boy Loic plays In-Albon. The Valais joined the age of 16 to the Vaud countries. For this most Zurich, equal to six: Boltshauser, Genazzi, Grossmann, Kenins, Leone and Zangger. The ECC follows with five: Lammer, smurf, Senteler, Stephan and Suri, Biel (Brunner, Diem, Künzle) and the SCB (Bieber, Blum, Genoni), each with three.

The most prominent roles among the people of Zurich played in the Playoff so far, Biel's Topskorer Brunner and train-Goalie Stephan, the louse could anner least twice, not defeat.

Zurich goalie duel?

Speaking of Goalies: Zurich on this Position anyway, the guarantors of success in Swiss hockey. In the last ten years, a Team without Zurich's goalkeeper masters: the SCB in 2016, with the Czech backup goalie Stepanek was only once. The other nine titles Genoni (four), Flüeler (three), Bührer (two) and Berra (a) divided among themselves, with Genoni and Berra in 2009, was shared in Davos, the Goaliejob. And a final duel between two Zurich Goalies (Genoni and Stephan), this year became now quite likely.

But, with regard to the Clubs, hang out in the near future, all of Zurich hopes to the ZSC Lions. When EHC Kloten you believe to be a National League Club, the only travel is in the Swiss League. However, the past season shows that this is a fallacy. "It would be desirable, that the Canton of Zurich had two Teams in the National League," said ZSC - CEO Peter Zahner. "If you look at the number of inhabitants, the viewer's interest, the economic power and the game reservoir, that would be certainly appropriate."

a bit envious of the Zahner switched to the Canton of Bern with the SCB, the EHC Biel and SCL Tigers. Sure it is because of the advantage that these Teams distributed geographically: "The Zealand and Emmental are very different sports worlds as the city of Bern. Kloten, and we are located only five kilometres from each other."

money for 240 Ex-juniors

Not only at the highest level, the influence of the ZSC Lions with players who ran their Junior departments is immense. The Organisation is currently training compensation for the 240-player to the 2. League, which were at some point in their juniors. Among other things, 189 Swiss francs for HCD-young star Benjamin Baumgartner, who played with 13 a season. His athletic ascent also you benefit something, at least financially.

And one thing is clear: no Matter who is champion at the final in Zurich to cheer. (Editorial Tamedia)

Created: 04.04.2019, 10:06 PM