Arosa Challenge
The Arosa Challenge was an international hockey - tournament for national teams in Swiss sports and resort Arosa . It was launched in 2010 by the SEHV in cooperation with Arosa Tourismus and took place in December at the Arosa Sports and Congress Center until 2015 .
competition
Four teams played for the trophy, a rock crystal . The Swiss national ice hockey team was the host. There were also three other national teams, usually from Norway , Slovakia and Belarus . Switzerland always reaches the final and won three of the five events. Belarus was able to prevail twice.
In 2010 the Arosa Challenge was carried out in Herisau , as the Obersee ice rink in Arosa was under renovation. In 2012 the event took place at the same time as the Arosa Humor Festival , with which there was a ticket partnership.
Despite good cooperation, the contract between the service providers was not extended at the end of 2015. The SEHV wanted more audience income for its four-country tournament, and at the same time Arosa Tourism was not in a position to make higher sponsorship contributions in the future. The follow-up event is the Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge .
mode
Four games were played per tournament, with the winners of the first two games playing off the overall victory among themselves on the second day of the tournament; the losers in the first round played for third place.
Held in 2015
In 2015 the following teams took part:
Games
Sources: Die Südostschweiz , Schweiz am Sonntag , official SIHF statistics
| December 18, 2015 4.15 p.m. |
 Slovakia Tomas Marcinko (2nd) Peter Ceresnak (14th) Michal Hlinka (28th) Pavol Skalicky (42nd) |
4: 1 (2: 0.1: 1.1: 0) |
 Belarus Geoff Platt (25.) |
Sports and congress center , Arosa spectators: 250 |
| December 18, 2015 8:15 p.m. |
 Switzerland Reto Schäppi (8th) Reto Suri (15th) |
2: 1 (2: 0.0: 0.0: 1) game report |
 Norway Patrick Thoresen (53.) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 1210 |
| December 19, 2015 4.15 p.m. |
Switzerland Kevin Romy (31st) Lino Martschini (35th) Reto Suri (PS) Marc Wieser (PS) |
3: 2 n.P. (0: 0.2: 1.0: 1.0: 0) game report |
Slovakia Andrej Kudrna (30th) Pavol Skalicky (44th) Martin Bakoš (PS) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 1310 |
| December 19, 2015 8:15 p.m. |
Norway Jonas Holos (4th) |
1: 5 (1: 0.0: 3.0: 2) |
Belarus Geoff Platt (22nd) Dsmitry Korabau (31st) Arzjom Dzjamko (38th) Arzjom Dzjamko (50th) Geoff Platt (52nd) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 160 |
The Arosa Challenge 2015 marked the successful debut of the new Swiss national ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer . He was assisted by Felix Hollenstein and Reto von Arx , although the engagement of Arx, who had refused to join the Swiss national team as a player since 2002, was also viewed critically.
Held in 2014
In 2014 the following teams took part:
Games
Sources: Die Südostschweiz , Aroser Zeitung , official SIHF statistics
| December 19, 2014 4.15 p.m. |
Slovakia Michel Miklík (57.) |
1: 2 (0: 0.0: 1.1: 1) |
Belarus Yevgeni Nogachyov (27.) Andrei Stepanov (51.) |
Sports and congress center , Arosa spectators: 360 |
| December 19, 2014 8:15 p.m. |
Switzerland Inti Pestoni (3rd) Severin Blindenbacher (25th) Denis Hollenstein (25th) |
3: 2 n.V. (1: 0.0: 2.0: 0.0: 0) Match report |
Norway Tommy Kristiansen (34.) Patrick Thoresen (38.) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 1800 |
| December 20, 2014 4.15 p.m. |
Switzerland Severin Blindenbacher (28th) Inti Pestoni (45th) Denis Hollenstein (56th) |
3: 2 (0: 0.1: 2.2: 0) game report |
Belarus Pavel Razvadovski (30.) Vyacheslav Andryushchenko (39.) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa Spectators: 2105 |
| December 20, 2014 8:15 p.m. |
Norway Niklas Roest (36th) Stefan Espeland (44th) Jonas Holos (54th) |
3: 1 (0: 0.1: 0.2: 1) |
Slovakia Patrik Lusnak (43.) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 350 |
With the second tournament victory, the Swiss team took revenge for the lost final game in 2013 against Belarus. For the new coach Glen Hanlon it was also the first tournament victory with the Swiss team after he had won the Arosa Challenge with Belarus the year before. The outstanding players from a Swiss point of view were Severin Blindenbacher, Inti Pestoni and Denis Hollenstein, who each scored two goals. Hollenstein was also able to be celebrated twice as a Machwinner, although he had difficult days as a coach of the Kloten Flyers due to the dismissal of his father .
2013 edition
In 2013 the following teams took part:
Games
Sources: Southeastern Switzerland
| December 20, 2013 4 p.m. |
Belarus Sergei Demagin (03:17) Sergei Demagin (43:29) |
2: 1 (1: 0.0: 0.1: 1) |
Slovakia Patrik Lusnak (56:36) |
Sports and congress center , Arosa spectators: 300 |
| December 20, 2013 8:15 p.m. |
Switzerland Matthias Bieber (03:23) Goran Bezina (24:52) Reto Suri (25:36) Denis Hollenstein (50:00) |
4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2) game report |
Norway Alexander Bonsaksen (45:06) Niklas Roest (53:49) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 1900 |
| December 21, 2013 3:45 p.m. |
Switzerland Ryan Gardner (23:08) Denis Hollenstein (41:56) |
2: 3 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Belarus Sergei Kostitsyn (30:24) Andrej Stas (33:14) Sergei Demagin (PS) |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 2051 |
| December 21, 2013 8 p.m. |
Norway |
2: 4 (0: 2.1: 1.1: 1) |
Slovakia |
Sports and congress center, Arosa |
For the Swiss team under Sean Simpson , which competed without their NHL players, it was the last outing before the 2014 Winter Olympics . The expectations for the silver medal at the 2013 World Cup - the repetition of the previous year's victory - could not be met. In addition, goalkeeper Martin Gerber retired from the squad with a foot injury.
2012 edition
The following teams took part in the 2012 event:
Games
Sources: Southeastern Switzerland
| December 14, 2012 3:45 p.m. |
Norway Mats Zuccarello Aasen (30:56) Patrick Thoresen (31:50) |
2: 3 n.P. (0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) |
Slovakia Rastislav Špirko (32:13) Tomáš Starosta (34 :) Tomáš Záborský (PS) |
Sports and congress center , Arosa spectators: 463 |
| December 14, 2012 7.45 p.m. |
Switzerland Ryan Gardner (19th) Martin Plüss (29th) Ivo Rüthemann (60th) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Belarus Andrej Stas (35.) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 2000 |
| December 15, 2012 3:45 p.m. |
Switzerland Luca Cunti (17th) Reto Suri (21st) Damien Brunner (27th) Simon Bodenmann (33rd) Goran Bezina (57th) |
5: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Slovakia |
Sports and Congress Center, Arosa Spectators: 2119 |
| December 15, 2012 7.45 p.m. |
Belarus Michail Hrabouski (39.) |
1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2) |
Norway Niklas Roest (4th) Mats Zuccarello Aasen (34th) Mats Zuccarello Aasen (49th) Steffen Thoresen (59th) |
Sports and congress center, Arosa spectators: 448 |
Due to the lockout in the National Hockey League , no fewer than six Swiss people who normally play in the NHL could take part in the tournament: Damien Brunner , Rafael Diaz , Roman Josi , Luca Sbisa , Mark Streit , and Yannick Weber . From the Swiss point of view , the new discovery of the tournament was Luca Cunti , who not only played his first international match in Arosa, but also scored his first scorer points.
2010 edition
17th and 18th December 2010 in Herisau:
Winners list
| year | winner | Final opponent | 3rd place | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Switzerland
|
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
Norway
|
| 2014 |
Switzerland
|
Belarus
|
Norway
|
Slovakia
|
| 2013 |
Belarus
|
Switzerland
|
Slovakia
|
Norway
|
| 2012 |
Switzerland
|
Slovakia
|
Norway
|
Belarus
|
| 2010 |
Belarus
|
Switzerland
|
Slovakia
|
 Denmark
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ Home tournament no longer in Arosa. Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Successful record of the “Arosa Challenge”. Accessed December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Aroser Zeitung of December 24, 2015, p. 1 ff.
- ↑ Die Südostschweiz, December 19, 2015, p. 34.
- ↑ Switzerland on Sunday of December 20, 2015, p. 27.
- ↑ 2016 AROSA Challenge Accessed December 20, 2015.
- ↑ Switzerland on Sunday of December 20, 2015, p. 27.
- ↑ These are the winners from Arosa. Accessed December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Country tournament in Arosa: Nice days - as hoped.Retrieved on December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Die Südostschweiz, December 20, 2014, p. 26.
- ↑ Aroser Zeitung of December 29, 2014, pp. 1–3.
- ↑ 2015 AROSA Challenge Accessed December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Thanks to Hollenstein, of all places! Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ Die Südostschweiz of December 21, 2013, pp. 29, 32.
- ↑ Switzerland on Sunday . of December 22, 2013, p. 28.
- ↑ A warning shot in front of Sochi. In: nzz.ch. December 21, 2013, accessed December 22, 2013 .
- ↑ Die Südostschweiz, December 15, 2012, p. 28.
- ↑ Southeastern Switzerland on Sunday. dated December 16, 2012, p. 31.
- ↑ Southeastern Switzerland. dated December 1, 2012, p. 29.
- ↑ Luca Cunti - the ambitious climber. Accessed December 16, 2012.
