Gérald Rigolet

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Gérald Rigolet Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 26, 1941
place of birth Rechthalten , Switzerland
Size 173 cm
Weight 71 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
until 1959 HC Gottéron
1959-1960 HC Lugano
1961-1965 Villars HC
1965-1972 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1972-1975 EV train

Gérald Rigolet (born March 26, 1941 in Rechthalten ) is a former Swiss ice hockey goalkeeper . During his ten-year career in National League A , he celebrated no fewer than seven championship titles (two with Villars HC , five with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds ).

Career

Rigolet began his ice hockey career in the offspring of HC Gottéron . Via HC Lugano , for which he played in the 1959/60 season, he came to Villars HC in 1961 , with whom he only rose from the NLB to the NLA in 1962 and won his first championship title in the following two seasons. In 1966 he switched to league rivals HC La Chaux-de-Fonds . With the Chaux-de-Fonniers he was champion five times in the following six seasons. In 1972 Rigolet moved to the 1st division for EV Zug , with whom he was able to celebrate one last success in 1974: promotion to the NLB. Rigolet set several records during his career. He stayed in the top league in Switzerland in 31 games without conceding a goal, four of them in a row.

International

In 1971 Rigolet won the B World Championship with the Swiss national ice hockey team and thus achieved promotion to the A group. In the decisive game for the tournament victory against the GDR , the Freiburg goalkeeper advanced to the match winner. In the sold-out Allmendstadion , Rigolet held 68 shots from the vastly superior opponent. Curious: Shortly before the end of the game, Rigolet collided with an opponent and lost his helmet. Bleeding from two head wounds, he played the game to the end and secured his team a 3-1 victory and the B world title. Rigolet also took part in two Winter Olympics : 1964 in Innsbruck , when Switzerland finished 10th and last with a goal difference of 9:57. Also in 1972 in Sapporo was Rigolet part of the banns.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1962 master of the NLB and promotion to the NLA with the Villars HC
  • 1963 Swiss champion with the Villars HC
  • 1964 Swiss champion with the Villars HC
  • 1968 Swiss champion with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • 1969 Swiss champion with the HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • 1970 Swiss champion with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • 1971 Swiss champion with the HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • 1972 Swiss champion with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • 1974 Champion of the 1st division and promotion to the NLB with EV Zug

International

  • 1971 B world champion and promotion to the A group
  • 1971 Best goalkeeper in the B World Championship
  • 1971 All-Star Team of the B World Championship

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner Schweizer, Klaus Zaugg: Torrianis heirs . Schwanden Verlag, Kilchberg 1993, ISBN 3-9520363-1-5 , p. 23 .
  2. ↑ a b Werner Schweizer, Klaus Zaugg: Torriani's heirs . Schwanden Verlag, Kilchberg 1993, ISBN 3-9520363-1-5 , p. 22 .
  3. ^ Martin Born: A debacle as a big bang for Swiss sport . In: Tages-Anzeiger . January 1, 2014, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed on March 15, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Rigolet, Gérald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rigolet, Gerald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Keep right