ZSC Lions
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ZSC are a professional
History
ZSC Lions were formed in 1997 as a result of the merger of the two local teams: the highly popular ZSC - Zürcher Schlittschuh Club (German for "Zürich Skating Club"), who were struggling financially in National League A, and the ice hockey section of Grasshopper Club Zürich of the National League B, backed by entrepreneur and billionaire Walter Frey.[2]
ZSC was the first Swiss team to play in an indoor arena (Hallenstadion). They won the Swiss championship in the years 1936, 1949 and 1961 and the prestigious Spengler Cup in 1944 and 1945. After the merger, the ZSC Lions won the Swiss Championship in 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2024, and moreover won the IIHF Continental Cup in 2001 and 2002.
Champions Hockey League and Victoria Cup
During the 2008–09 Season, the ZSC Lions participated in the first ever
With their victory in the Champions Hockey League, the ZSC Lions qualified to play the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for the 2009 edition of the Victoria Cup challenge. Playing at their home arena, the Lions upset the Blackhawks with a 2–1 victory, winning the trophy.[4] It was the first time since 1991 that the Blackhawks had lost to a club in Europe.
Honors
- Swiss Champions (10): 1936, 1949, 1961, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2024
- Victoria Cup (1): 2009
- Champions Hockey League/Silver Stone Trophy (1): 2009
- IIHF Continental Cup (2): 2001, 2002
- Swiss Cup (3): 1960, 1961, 2016
- Spengler Cup (3): 1944, 1945
Players
Current roster
Updated 8 January, 2024.[5]
References
- ^ "1930 bis heute | ZSC Lions". www.zsclions.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ "ZSC-Lions Brochure" (PDF) (in German). zsclions.ch. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Game Summary" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Blackhawks suffer first loss to European club since '91". ESPN.com. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ^ "ZSC Lions: Kader" (in German). www.zsclions.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
External links
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- ZSC Lions official website (in German)