HC Davos

HC Davos

Full name	Hockey Club Davos
Founded	1921
Based In	Davos, Switzerland
Arena	Vaillant Arena (Capacity: 7,080)
League	National League A
GM	Peter Baetschi
Head Coach	Arno del Curto
Captain	Sandro Rizzi
Website	www.hcd.ch

Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos play in the Swiss National League A, which is ranked as Europe's sixth best ice hockey league. The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and players who once played for National Hockey League teams. HC Davos also has hosted the annual Spengler Cup tournament, an invitational competition, since 1923.

History

HC Davos was founded in 1921 and was quite successful, dominating the Eastern Swiss championship for over three decades from 1926 to 1960. However, the team was relegated into 1. Liga in 1990, one of the lowest points in its history. After a new beginning, the club moved into Nationalliga B, and two years later returned to the NLA. Davos has been among the best teams in the league since, with recent league championships in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

In 1923, Davos presented the first Spengler Cup. As the local team, Davos plays in this tournament as well, although they are usually strengthened by players from Class A clubs.

Honors

Champions

• NLA Championship (30): 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
• Spengler Cup (14): 1927, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951, 1957, 1958, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006

Players

Current roster

view · # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 26 Switzerland ! Back, RenéRené Back 2.0 !D L 29 2009 Constance, Germany 87 Switzerland ! Bürgler, DarioDario Bürgler 7.0 !RW R 23 2006 Schwyz, Switzerland 82 Czech Republic ! Divísek, TomasTomas Divísek 7.0 !RW L 32 2011 Most, Czechoslovakia 29 Switzerland ! Forster, BeatBeat Forster  2.0 !D L 28 2009 Herisau, Switzerland 9 Switzerland ! Geiger, MarcMarc Geiger 2.0 !D L 24 2011 30 Switzerland ! Genoni, LeonardoLeonardo Genoni 1.0 !G L 24 2007 Semione, Switzerland 1 Switzerland ! Giovannini, RemoRemo Giovannini 1.0 !G L 20 2009 Davos, Switzerland 91 Switzerland ! Grossmann, RobinRobin Grossmann 2.0 !D L 24 2008 Aargau, Switzerland 27 Switzerland ! Guerra, SamuelSamuel Guerra 2.0 !D L 18 2010 Isone, Switzerland 94 Switzerland ! Guggisberg, PeterPeter Guggisberg  7.0 !RW R 26 2003 Zimmerwald, Switzerland 97 Switzerland ! Joggi, MathiasMathias Joggi 7.0 !RW L 25 2009 Biel, Switzerland 16 Switzerland ! Kuonen, RaphaelRaphael Kuonen 7.0 !RW R 19 2011 Visp, Switzerland 24 Czech Republic ! Marha, JosefJosef Marha (A)  4.0 !C L 35 2001 Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia 21 Switzerland ! Neuenschwander, JanJan Neuenschwander  4.0 !C L 18 2007 6 Switzerland ! Ramholt, TimTim Ramholt 2.0 !D L 27 2009 Zürich, Switzerland 75 Switzerland ! Reymondin, JoelJoel Reymondin  5.0 !W L 20 2010 Thun, Switzerland 69 Switzerland ! Rizzi, SandroSandro Rizzi (C)  4.0 !C L 33 1997 Samedan, Switzerland 18 Switzerland ! Sciaroni, GregoryGregory Sciaroni 7.0 !RW L 22 2009 Bellinzona, Switzerland 13 Slovakia ! Sejna, PeterPeter Sejna 6.0 !LW L 32 2010 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia 22 Switzerland ! Sieber, LukasLukas Sieber 6.0 !LW L 17 2010 11 Switzerland ! Steinmann, JanickJanick Steinmann 4.0 !C L 24 2010 Baar, Switzerland 57 Switzerland ! Stoop, LukasLukas Stoop 2.0 !D R 21 2007 Zürich, Switzerland 37 Czech Republic ! Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora 4.0 !C R 32 2010 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia 17 Czech Republic ! Taticek, PetrPetr Taticek 7.0 !RW L 28 2006 Rakovník, Czechoslovakia 32 Switzerland ! Untersander, RamonRamon Untersander 7.1 !RW/D R 20 2009 Wetzikon, Switzerland 78 Switzerland ! von Arx, JanJan von Arx 2.0 !D L 33 1996 Egerkingen, Switzerland 83 Switzerland ! von Arx, RetoReto von Arx 4.0 !C L 35 2001 Egerkingen, Switzerland 56 Switzerland ! Wieser, DinoDino Wieser 6.0 !LW L 22 2006 Küblis, Switzerland

Coaches/Staff

• Head coach: Arno del Curto
• Assistant coach: Remo Gross
• Goalkeeper coach Marcel Kull
• Teamchef: Paul Berri
• Team doctor: Gregor Niedermaier
• Masseur: Klaus Schrempf
• Equipment manager: Paul Berri
• Responsible person: Heinz Lendi
• Conditioning coach: Pierre Gutknecht
• Dentist: Christoph Taufenecker
• Materialchef: Stefan Steiner
• Director of Sport: René Müller

References

1. ^ "Hockey Club Davos: 1. Mannschaft" (in German). www.hcd.ch. http://www.hcd.ch/1-Mannschaft.8.0.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
2. ^ "HC Davos team" (in German). www.nationalleague.ch. http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/clubs/de/davos.php. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
3. ^ "HC Davos équipe" (in French). www.nationalleague.ch. http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/clubs/fr/davos.php. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 

External links

• (German) HC Davos official site
• (German) Spengler Cup official site