David Rundblad to Sign with ZSC Lions: Report Alessandro Seren Rosso | September 2, 2016 According to Nicola Berger of nzz.ch, Swedish offensive defenseman David Rundblad has signed a contract with the ZSC Lions of the NLA. It is not a surprise that he concluded…
Auston Matthews – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 23, 2016 Auston Matthews 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#34) Date of birth: 9/17/1997 Place of birth: Scottsdale, Arizona Ht: 6’2 Wt: 194 Shoots: Left Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year…
What Did the Capitals Get in Jonas Siegenthaler Dennis Schellenberg | March 31, 2016 The Washington Capitals have been continuing their tradition of drafting European prospects, picking European guys with their top two picks in 2015. Next to selecting Russian goaltender Ilya Samsonov in…
Auston Matthews: A Season to Remember Dennis Schellenberg | March 11, 2016 On Thursday evening, Auston Matthews and the ZSC Lions were swept by the eight seeded SC Bern. Matthews’ season, therefore, came to an early and surprising end. He had an incredible…
Pius Suter – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | March 9, 2016 Pius Suter 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#44) Date of birth: 5/24/1996 Place of birth: Wallisellen, Switzerland Ht: 5’11 Wt: 176 Shoots: Left Position: C/LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 3rd year…
The ZSC Lions Sign Ex-NHL Players And Coaches For New NLA Season Daniel Schöpf | August 26, 2012 Last April the ZSC Lions wrote a remarkable Hockey story, coming off a difficult regular season where they finished 7th overall, they swept championship favourites HC Davos and EV Zug…
Bob Hartley to be named the Montreal Canadiens’ next head coach Fred Poulin | May 28, 2012 Now that the Mastercard Memorial Cup is over after the host team, the Shawinigan Cataractes, eliminated Dale Hunter’s London Knights 2-1 in overtime yesterday at Centre Bionest on Anton Zlobin’s…
The ZSC Lions Win Swiss NLA Championship In Dramatic Fashion Daniel Schöpf | April 17, 2012 The ZSC Lions have won the Swiss Championship in a frantic finish to the playoff final series, taking Game 7 against SC Bern with a Steve McCarthy goal 3 seconds before…
Swiss NLA Hockey Playoffs: ZSC Lions Reach Final Daniel Schöpf | March 25, 2012 The NLA playoffs in Switzerland usually provide some surprises and 2011/2012 has been no different. The ZSC Lions, who finished 7th overall in the regular season with 27 wins and…
R Niedermayer, JP Dumont, J Tambellini And C Huet: Where Are They Now? Daniel Schöpf | February 25, 2012 What do a 37-year-old 1000-NHL gamer, a former 3rd overall NHL draft pick, a Stanley Cup game 7 player last season and a $5.6 million a season netminder have in…
Fribourg Setting Early Pace In Swiss NLA- Scoring Race Heats Up Daniel Schöpf | October 29, 2011 With the Swiss hockey season around 20 games into a 50 game schedule, the NLA has an unlikely leader in Fribourg-Gotteron. The French-Swiss team who play out of the 7000…
Swiss Hockey – An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA Daniel Schöpf | July 31, 2011 Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The…