HC Davos

HC Davos
2017-18 NL season
City Davos, Switzerland
League National League
Founded 1921
Home arena Vaillant Arena
Colors          
General manager Switzerland Gaudenz F. Domenig
Head coach Switzerland Arno del Curto
Captain Switzerland Andres Ambühl
Website www.hcd.ch

Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and players who once played for National Hockey League teams. HC Davos also has hosted the annual Spengler Cup tournament, an invitational competition, since 1923.

It is generally referred to by its abbreviation "HCD" by the fans.

The team had the lowest attendance of the National League for the 2016–17 season, averaging 4,792 spectators over their 25 regular season home games.[1]

History

HC Davos was founded in 1921 and was quite successful, dominating the Eastern Swiss championship for over three decades from 1926 to 1960. However, the team was relegated into 1. Liga in 1990, one of the lowest points in its history. After a new beginning, the club moved into the Swiss League, and two years later returned to the NL. Davos has been among the best teams in the league since, with recent league championships in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2015.

In 1923, Davos presented the first Spengler Cup, one of the oldest tournaments in sports still being played. As the local team, Davos plays in this tournament as well, although they are usually strengthened by players from Class A clubs.

Honors

Champions

  • NL Championships (31): 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015
Invitational
  • Spengler Cup (15): 1927, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951, 1957, 1958, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2011

Runners-up

  • NL Championship (12): 1924, 1925, 1928, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2006
  • Spengler Cup (25): 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1969, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012

Players

Current roster

Updated June 3, 2015.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Switzerland Marc Aeschlimann C L 23 2011 Lugano, Switzerland
10 Switzerland Andres Ambühl (C) RW R 35 2013 Davos, Switzerland
28 Sweden Dick Axelsson LW L 31 2014 Stockholm, Sweden
70 Switzerland Enzo Corvi C R 25 2012 Chur, Switzerland
62 Switzerland Félicien Du Bois (A) D R 34 2014 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
29 Switzerland Beat Forster D L 35 2009 Herisau, Switzerland
30 Switzerland Leonardo Genoni G L 31 2007 Semione, Switzerland
27 Switzerland Samuel Guerra D L 25 2010 Isone, Switzerland
61 Switzerland Fabian Heldner D R 22 2014 Visp, Switzerland
21 Switzerland Mauro Jörg LW L 28 2014 Chur, Switzerland
90 Switzerland Sven Jung D L 23 2014 Oberthal, Switzerland
47 Switzerland Simon Kindschi D L 22 2013 Davos, Switzerland
17 Finland Perttu Lindgren C L 31 2013 Tampere, Finland
71 Switzerland Claude-Curdin Paschoud D L 24 2011 Davos, Switzerland
31 Sweden Marcus Paulsson LW L 34 2013 Karlskrona, Sweden
68 Switzerland Sven Ryser C R 28 2012 Zürich, Switzerland
32 Switzerland Noah Schneeberger D R 30 2012 Langenthal, Switzerland
18 Switzerland Gregory Sciaroni RW R 29 2009 Bellinzona, Switzerland
91 Switzerland Gilles Senn G L 22 2014 Visp, Switzerland
22 Switzerland Lukas Sieber LW L 24 2010 Widnau, Switzerland
59 Switzerland Dario Simion RW R 24 2014 Locarno, Switzerland
23 Switzerland Samuel Walser C L 26 2014 Olten, Switzerland
56 Switzerland Dino Wieser (A) LW L 29 2006 Küblis, Switzerland
65 Switzerland Marc Wieser RW R 30 2014 Küblis, Switzerland

Notable alumni

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NL/SL/MySports League/ regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

References

  1. ↑ "Swiss lead attendance study". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Club Davos: 1. Mannschaft" (in German). www.hcd.ch. Retrieved 2014-08-02.


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