SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2015–16 National League B season
City Rapperswil, Switzerland
League National League
Founded 1945
Home arena St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena
Colors Red, white, blue
              
Head coach Jeff Tomlinson
Captain Antonio Rizzelo
Website www.lakers.ch
Franchise history
1945–2005 SC Rapperswil-Jona
2005–2015 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2015–present SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the National League.

History

Jason Spezza played for the Lakers during the NHL lockout in 2012–13.

The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed its name to Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and then again changed their name to SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in 2015.[1] They play their home games at St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena.

NHL veteran Doug Gilmour skated for the Lakers during the NHL lockout-shortened season in 1994.

They had survived relegation in every NLA season since last making the playoffs in 2007-08 until 2014-15, when they were swept by the SCL Tigers in the promotion/relegation round. They returned to the Swiss League for the 2015–16 season.

In season 2017-18 they've not only won the Swiss Cup (ice hockey), they also won the Swiss League Championship against EHC Olten and the promotion round against EHC Kloten and returned finally to the National League after 3 years in the minor league.

Honors

Champions

Current roster

Updated January 23, 2013.[2][3][4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
33 Switzerland David Aebischer  G L 40 2012 Fribourg, Switzerland
81 Switzerland Nils Berger RW R 27 2007 Niederurnen, Switzerland
5 Switzerland Sven Berger D L 30 2012
80 Switzerland Loïc Burkhalter C L 38 2008 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
8 Switzerland Thomas Büsser D L 27 2007
11 Switzerland Andreas Camenzind  D/C L 36 2011 Wettingen, Switzerland
39 Switzerland Dario Caduff G L 23 2010
23 Switzerland Duri Camichel LW L 36 2012 Samedan, Switzerland
38 Switzerland Luca Camperchioli D L 27 2013 Basel, Switzerland
10 United States Robbie Earl LW L 33 2012 Chicago, USA
24 Switzerland Marc Geiger D L 31 2011
6 Switzerland Cyrill Geyer (C) D L 37 2002 Zürich, Switzerland
74 Latvia Ivars Punnenovs G L 24 2013 Riga, Latvia
30 Switzerland Sandro Gmür (A) D L 35 2010 Uznach, Switzerland
9 Switzerland Stefan Hürlimann (A) C L 33 2011 Einsiedeln, Switzerland
61 Switzerland Mauro Jörg LW L 28 2012 Chur, Switzerland
91 Slovakia Juraj Kolník RW R 37 2012 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
1 Switzerland Jonas Müller G R 34 2011 Glarus, Switzerland
64 Switzerland Benjamin Neukom RW R 27 2007 Jona, Switzerland
79 Switzerland Michel Riesen RW R 39 2009 Aarberg, Switzerland
17 Switzerland Antonio Rizzelo LW L 33 2008 Männedorf, Switzerland
13 Slovakia Peter Sejna LW L 39 2012 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
89 Canada Nicolas Thibaudeau C L 28 2010 Bois-des-Filion, Quebec, Canada
92 Switzerland Gian-Andrea Thöny RW L 26 2011 Jona, Switzerland
43 Canada Derrick Walser D L 40 2011 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
2 Switzerland Marc Welti  D L 30 2011
97 Switzerland Adrian Wichser  C L 38 2011 Winterthur, Switzerland
52 Switzerland Benny Winkler  D L 41 2012 Winterthur, Switzerland
23 Sweden Niklas Persson C L 39 2013 Ösmo, Sweden

References

  1. ↑ "New chapter for the Lakers - different name and new logo". swisshockeynew.ch. June 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Spieler" (in German). www.lakers.ch. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Rapperswil-Jona Lakers team" (in German). www.nationalleague.ch. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Rapperswil-Jona Lakers équipe" (in French). www.nationalleague.ch. Retrieved 2012-09-30.

Pascal Wüst

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