EV Zug
CityZug, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
Founded1967
Home arenaBossard Arena
Colors   
General managerReto Kläy
Head coachDan Tangnes
CaptainJan Kovar
AffiliateEVZ Academy
WebsiteOfficial website
Franchise history
1967–presentEV Zug
Current season

EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. It is a member of the National League 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 New York Rangers of the NHL by the score of 8-4 in an exhibition game.[1][2] Former NHLer Josh Holden, who at the time was suspended from the NLA, was permitted to play and scored twice. He and Fabian Schnyder each had three points and Esa Pirnes also had two goals. Former Ranger goaltender Jussi Markkanen had the win in net in front of a sellout crowd at Bossard Arena.

Honors

Champions

Runners-up

Players

Current roster

Updated 9 January 2024.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
28 Switzerland Dario Allenspach C L 21 2020 Herisau, Switzerland
17 Switzerland Attilio Biasca C L 20 2023 Samedan, Switzerland
32 Sweden Lukas Bengtsson D R 29 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
42 Switzerland Tobias Geisser D L 25 2022 Stans, Switzerland
30 Switzerland Leonardo Genoni G L 36 2019 Semione, Switzerland
66 Switzerland Nico Gross D L 24 2020 Pontresina, Switzerland
19 Sweden Niklas Hansson D R 29 2021 Jonstorp, Sweden
68 Switzerland Fabrice Herzog RW L 29 2021 Frauenfeld, Switzerland
15 Switzerland Grégory Hofmann (A) LW L 31 2022 Biel, Switzerland
51 Switzerland Luca Hollenstein G L 23 2019 Mosnang, Switzerland
1 Switzerland Christian Kirsch G L 17 2023 Basel, Switzerland
43 Czech Republic Jan Kovář (C) C R 33 2019 Písek, Czech Republic
61 Switzerland Sven Leuenberger (A) C/RW R 24 2018 Hüttikon, Switzerland
46 Switzerland Lino Martschini (A) RW R 31 2012 Lucerne, Switzerland
65 Germany Marc Michaelis LW L 28 2023 Mannheim, Germany
41 Switzerland Leon Muggli D L 17 2023 Cham, Switzerland
34 Switzerland Tim Muggli F R 20 2022 Cham, Switzerland
93 Switzerland Arno Nussbaumer D L 21 2020 Zug, Switzerland
9 United States Brian O'Neill (A) RW R 35 2022 Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States
37 Switzerland Elia Riva D L 26 2023 Claro, Switzerland
13 Switzerland Louis Robin RW R 21 2023 Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
18 Switzerland Dominik Schlumpf D R 32 2014 Mönchaltorf, Switzerland
88 Switzerland Sven Senteler C/LW L 31 2015 Zürich, Switzerland
91 Canada Riley Sheen LW L 29 2023 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
59 Switzerland Dario Simion W R 29 2018 Locarno, Switzerland
14 Switzerland Livio Stadler D L 25 2014 Steinhausen, Switzerland
26 Switzerland Reto Suri C L 34 2021 Zürich, Switzerland
23 Switzerland Rémi Vogel D L 22 2021
40 Sweden Andreas Wingerli C/LW L 26 2023 Lycksele, Sweden

NHL alumni

EV Zug Women

EV Zug Women is a semi-professional women's ice hockey team that competes, as of the 2023-2024 season, in the SWHL-B: the second division of the Switzerland women's ice hockey league.[4] [5]


References

  1. ^ Rosen, Dan (2011-10-03). "Rangers fall to Swiss squad, 8-4". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. ^ "EV Zug wins against the New York Rangers!". www.nationalleague.ch (in German). 2011-10-03. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. ^ "EV Zug team roster" (in German). www.evz.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ "EV Zug's application for direct entry into SWHL-B approved". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  5. ^ "Frauenligen – SWHL B". Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-21.

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