EHC Winterthur
| EHC Winterthur | |
|---|---|
Winterthur, Switzerland | |
| League | Swiss League |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Home arena | Zielbau Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Urban Leimbacher |
| Head coach | Michel Zeiter |
| Captain | Reto Kobach |
| Website | ehc-winterthur.ch |
| Franchise history | |
| 1929–1963 | EHC Winterthur |
| 1963–1980 | Rot-Wiess Winterthur |
| 1980–present | EHC Winterthur |
 Current season | |
EHC Winterthur is a
History
EHC Winterthur was founded in 1929 and remained as an amateur club in the
Rot-Wiess played the following 6 years in the lower leagues before playing a lone season in the NLB in 1969. On April 22, 1980 the club returned to its original name as EHC Winterthur. In the 2009–10 season, EHC Winterthur won the Swiss amateur champion title, but due to lack of financial backing opted not to participate in the NLB.
EHC continued to play between the Regio leagues again earning claiming the Swiss amateur championship at the end of the 2014–15 season, defeating the like of EHC Wiki-Münsingen and HC Sion-Nendaz.[1]
Applying for promotion to the NLB, Winterthur gained its green card with increased financial power and solidified its position within the league through the
Honors
- Swiss Regio League: (2) 2010, 2015
References
- ^ "EHC Winterthur Swiss Amateur Champion". planetehockey.com (in French). April 11, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Green light for the climb to NLB" (in German). EHC Winterthur. April 16, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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