- ZSC Lions
The Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions are a professional
ice hockey team located inZürich ,Switzerland , playing in theNational League A .:Founded:
1930 :Home arena:Hallenstadion (capacity 10,700)::Former home arenas:Dolder-Kunsteisbahn (1930-1950):Swiss Championships won: 6 (1936, 1949, 1961, 2000, 2001, 2008):Continental Cup s won: 2 (2001, 2002):Spengler Cup s won: 2 (1945, 1946)History
Locally nicknamed "Z", the team was formed in
1997 as a result of the merger of the two local teams Zürcher Schlittschuh Club (German for "Zurich Skating Club") and Grasshoppers Club (GC), the ice hockey section ofGrasshopper-Club Zürich . ZSC played in theNational League A , was clearly the fan favourite of the city but in constant financial trouble. Grasshoppers, meanwhile, was playing in the Nationalliga B, failed to qualify for promotion several years in a row and had a small fan base, but was backed by a very wealthy man.ZSC was the first Swiss team to play in an indoor arena (Hallenstadion). They won the Swiss championship in the years
1936 ,1949 and1961 and the prestigiousSpengler Cup in1944 and1945 . After the merger, theZSC Lions won the Swiss Championship in2000 ,2001 and2008 and the IIHFContinental Cup in 2001 and2002 .External links
* [http://www.zsc-lions.ch/ ZSC Lions official site]
* [http://www.zscweb.ch/ ZSC fan site; big ZSC forum]
* [http://www.zscfans.ch/ ZSC fan site]
* [http://www.zsc.ch/ ZSC Youngsters]
* [http://www.zscblog.ch ZSC Lions Blog]
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