EV Zug is a professional men's

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team from

Zug , neighboring_municipalities = Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen, Unterägeri , twintowns = Fürstenfeld (Austria), Kalesija (Bosnia-Herzegowina) Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo r ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It is a member of the

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and plays its home games at the Bossard Arena.

History

EV Zug won its first championship in the 1997–98 season, and the second one in the 2020-21 season. On October 3, 2011, the club defeated the

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of the

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by the score of 8-4 in an exhibition game. Former NHLer

Josh Holden Joshua Derek Adam Holden (born January 18, 1978) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently the assistant Coach for EV Zug of the National League (NL) in Switzerland. He was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by t ...

, who at the time was suspended from the NLA, was permitted to play and scored twice. He and

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each had three points and

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also had two goals. Former Ranger goaltender

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had the win in net in front of a sellout crowd at Bossard Arena.

Honors

Champions

* NL Championship ''(3)'': 1998,

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''(1)'': 2019

Runners-up

* NL Championship ''(4)'': 1995, 1997, 2017, 2019

Players

Current roster

NHL alumni

Ivan Hlinka Ivan Hlinka (January 26, 1950 – August 16, 2004) was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey history. A big centre, his playing style was comparable to Phil ...

1983–85 * Don "Red" Laurence 1989–91 *

Ken Yaremchuk Ken Yaremchuk (born January 1, 1964 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 235 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He also competed in the men ...

1990–96 * Patrick Fischer 1992–97, 2003–06, 2007–09 *

Bill McDougall William Henry McDougall (born August 10, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is best known for his record-setting scoring performance during the 1992–1993 AHL playoffs, in which he set the AHL records for goals, assis ...

1995–98 * John Miner 1995–98 *

Wes Walz Wesley Walz (born May 15, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Previously, he played centre for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL and ...

1996–99 *

Paul DiPietro Paul Anthony DiPietro (born September 8, 1970) is a Canadian-born Swiss former professional ice hockey player. A Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, he played forward and made the roster for the Swiss national ice hockey team at ...

1999–2004, 2005–11 *

Chris Tancill Christopher William Tancill (born February 7, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Biography Tancill was born in Livonia, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1981 Que ...

1999–2004 *

Todd Elik Todd Sloan Elik (born April 15, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1989 and 1997. After leaving the NHL he spent several years in Europe, retiring in 2008. ...

2000–02 * James Black 2002–03 *

Raphael Diaz Raphael Salvador Diaz (born January 9, 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League (NL). Diaz previously played with the Rangers during the 2014 season after the trade ...

2003–11, 2016–present *

Claude Lemieux Claude Percy Lemieux (born July 16, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for six teams between 1983 and 2009. Lemieux won four Stanley Cup championships during his care ...

2003–04 * Mike Fisher 2004–05 *

Niko Kapanen Niko Klaus Petteri Kapanen (born 29 April 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre, who last played for HPK of the Finnish Liiga. Playing career Kapanen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round as the 173rd overall pick i ...

2004–05 *

Oleg Petrov Oleg Viktorovich Petrov (''Олег Викторович Петров''; born April 18, 1971) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1992 and 2003. Professional career Petrov was drafte ...

2004–08 *

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2006–07 *

Dale McTavish Dale B. McTavish (born February 28, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, recording one goal and two assists. Playing career McTavish w ...

2007–10 *

Reto Berra Reto Berra (born 3 January 1987) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). Berra played seven seasons in Switzerland's National League A, spending time with the G ...

2008–09 *

Damien Brunner Damien Brunner (born March 9, 1986) is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing with EHC Biel of the National League (NL). He has also played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils. ...

2008–13 *

Micki DuPont Micki DuPont (born April 15, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Normally playing a ...

2008–10 *

2008–18 *

Andrei Bashkirov Andrei Valerievich Bashkirov (russian: Андрей Валерьевич Башкиров; born June 22, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played right wing Right-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#P ...

2009–10 *

2009–13, 2016–17 * Glen Metropolit 2010–12 *

Andy Wozniewski Andrew Pera Wozniewski (born May 25, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. Playing career Undrafted, Wozn ...

2010–13 *

Timo Helbling Timo Helbling (born July 21, 1981) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National League (NL) for HC Davos, Kloten Flyers, HC Lugano, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, SC Bern, EV Zug, SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, Oulun Kärp ...

2011–13, 2016–18 *

2011–12 *

Linus Omark Linus Karl Heimer Omark (born 5 February 1987) is a Swedes, Swedish professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger currently with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). Omark has previously playe ...

2012–13 *

Henrik Zetterberg Henrik Zetterberg (; born 9 October 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom he would serve as capt ...

2012–13 *

Brian Boucher Brian Boucher ( ; born January 2, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who is a game and studio analyst on national ESPN and ABC games and also Philadelphia Flyers games on NBC Sports Philadelphia. He played 13 season ...

2013–14 *

Robbie Earl Robert Wayne Earl (born June 2, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey forward, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He last played for the SCL Tigers in the National League (NL). Earl was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in ...

2013–15 * Andrew Hutchinson 2013–14 *

Tim Ramholt Tim Ramholt (born November 2, 1984) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played under contract for EHC Kloten of the Swiss National League (NL). He began his professional career with the ZSC Lions before moving to North A ...

2013–16 *

Rob Schremp Robert B. Schremp (born July 1, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for HK Mogo of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry ...

2013–14 *

Kyle Wellwood Kyle Wellwood (born May 16, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs 134th overall in the 2001 NHL E ...

2013–14 *

Pierre-Marc Bouchard Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born April 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Bouchard played his junior hockey with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and is the older brother of Austr ...

2014–16 *

Tobias Stephan Tobias Stephan (born 21 January 1984) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He formerly played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League, Genève-Servette HC and EV Z ...

2014–19 * Michal Řepík 2014–15 *

Jarkko Immonen Jarkko Immonen (born April 19, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga. Playing career Immonen made his debut in Finland's second-tier league Mestis with TuTo Hockey during the 20 ...

2015–17 * Carl Klingberg 2016–present *

David McIntyre David John McIntyre (born February 4, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career As a youth, McIntyre played in the 2001 Quebec Internation ...

2016–present * Garrett Roe 2017–19 * Viktor Stålberg 2017–18 *

Dennis Everberg Dennis Everberg (born 31 December 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche. Playing career Everberg played as a youth wit ...

2018–19

References

External links

EV Zug official website
Ice hockey teams in Switzerland Zug {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub