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Jacques Plante Trophy
The Jacques Plante Trophy is awarded annually to the best ice hockey goaltender in Switzerland as voted on by a jury consisting of the captains and the coaches of the teams in the Nationalliga A. The Jacques Plante Trophy was donated in 1986 by legendary Canadian goaltender Jacques Plante's widow Caroline R. Plante, who resides in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Jacques Plante Trophy Winners * 2019 Leonardo Genoni, SC Bern * 2018 Elvis Merzļikins, HC Lugano * 2017 Leonardo Genoni, SC Bern * 2016 Elvis Merzļikins, HC Lugano * 2015 Leonardo Genoni, SC Bern * 2014 Cristobal Huet, Lausanne HC * 2013 Reto Berra, EHC Biel * 2012 Reto Berra, EHC Biel * 2011 Leonardo Genoni, HC Davos * 2010 Tobias Stephan, Genève-Servette HC * 2009 Ronnie Rüeger, Kloten Flyers * 2008 Ari Sulander, ZSC Lions * 2007 Jonas Hiller, HC Davos * 2006 Daniel Manzato, EHC Basel * 2005 Jonas Hiller, HC Davos * 2004 Marco Bührer, SC Bern * 2003 Lars Weibel, HC Davos * 2002 Lars Weibel, HC Davos * 2001 Cris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a " puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport. Ice hockey is one of the sports featured in the Winter Olympics while its premiere international amateur competition, the IIHF World Championships, are governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for both men's and women's competitions. Ice hockey is also played as a professional sport. In North America as well as many European countries, the sport is known simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genève-Servette HC
The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the Patinoire des Vernets, which has a seating capacity of 7,135. The team is currently the oldest team in the NL, being founded in 1905. Team history * 1905 : Foundation of Servette FC's ice hockey section. * 1954 : The club plays on artificial ice for the first time, in the "Pavillon des Sports". Until then, Servette had to host its opponents in Lausanne or au Pont. The first match on the new artificial ice sees Servette play Urania Genève Sport (UGS). * 1956 : First promotion in Swiss National League B. * 1958 : Inauguration of the new ice rink called "Les Vernets". * 1959 : Servette wins the "Swiss Cup" after beating Neuchâtel-Sports Young Sprinters HC 7–3 in the final, in front of fans, it is a crowd record for a hockey game in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reto Pavoni
Reto Pavoni (born January 24, 1968), is a retired Swiss ice hockey goaltender. Pavoni was born in Bülach, Switzerland, and played for Kloten Flyers in the Swiss National League A. He also represented the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (german: Schweizer Eishockeynationalmannschaft; french: Équipe de Suisse de hockey sur glace; it, Nazionale di hockey su ghiaccio della Svizzera) is a founding member of the International Ice Hock ... on several occasions in the World Junior Championships, World Championships and Olympics. External links * 1968 births Living people EV Landshut players Genève-Servette HC players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players EHC Kloten players Krefeld Pinguine players Swiss ice hockey goaltenders Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bülach Ice hockey people from the canton of Zürich {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Tosio
Renato Tosio (born 16 November 1964 in Wil, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play, for his sportsmanship and also for being a great entertainer and showman. Playing career Tosio began his professional career playing for EHC Chur, after playing in junior teams of the club since he was 8 years old. He stayed with Chur until the end of the 1986/87 season, twice winning the NLB championship and thus promoting to the NLA (in 1984 and 1986). He then played 14 years for SC Bern, the first game on 3 October 1987 against EHC Biel and the final one on 20 March 2001 against HC Lugano. He was Swiss Ice Hockey Champion for four times with SC Bern: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997 His jersey number 31 has since been retired. Other retired numbers include 7 ( Martin Rauch), 12 ( Roland Dellsberger) and 16 (Sven Leuenberger). These numbers are inscribed on a huge banner below the roof of the PostFinance Arena, the home venue o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (NL). The team is the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015/16 season with 6,156 spectators. History The club was originally started as HC Gottéron by the citizens of the town of Auge in 1938. They competed on an outdoor rink, most notably at ''Les Augustins'', until 1982 when Patinoire St-Léonard was constructed. In 1980, the name ''HC Fribourg-Gottéron'' was adopted upon promotion into the National League (NL). In spite of the club's financial struggles for the better part of their existence in the NL, they managed to reach the league's championship finals three years in a row (1992–94), but have never won a championship in their long history. The team was saved from bankruptcy in 2006. Honors Champions The team has never won a NL Championship . Runner-up *National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
