Friborg-Gottéron

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HC Friborg-Gottéron
HC Friborg-Gottéron
Greatest successes
  • Swiss runner-up in 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2013
  • Master of the NLB 1980
  • Qualification for the EHL 1998/99
Club information
history HC Gottéron (1937–1967)
HC Friborg (1967–1980)
HC Friborg-Gottéron (1980–1997)
HC Friborg-Gottéron SA (since 1997)
Nickname Dragons
Parent club HC Friborg-Gottéron
Club colors blue , white
league National League
Venue BCF arena
capacity 6,700 seats (of which 3,174 seats)
executive Director Raphaël Berger
Head coach unoccupied
captain Julien Sprunger
Season 2018/19 10th place

The HC Friborg-Gottéron (short Friborg-Gottéron , formerly HC Gottéron and then HC Friborg ) is a Swiss ice hockey club from Freiburg , since 1980 the top division in the Swiss ice hockey, today's National League , is a member. The club has existed as an AG since 1997 . The club is named after the river Gottéron (Eng. Galtera ), near which the first games were played in Freiburg's lower town. Friborg-Gottéron has been the longest-serving club in the National League since the 2018/19 season.

history

HC Gottéron was founded on December 1, 1937 in the Lower City of Freiburg. There were fish farms in the Au district , whereupon ice sports developed in winter. The first official championship games took place in 1941 and in the 1946/47 season the HC won Serie B and rose to Serie A. This makes Friborg the longest-serving club in the highest Swiss league. With the promotion to the National League B , professionalism moved into the club and in 1956 the residents of the Au-Quartier collected money for the establishment of the HG Gottéron Patinoire cooperative , which was to become the club's future ice hockey rink. The venue was finally able to be built on a piece of land - the so-called "Les Augustins" - which also gave the ice rink its name. Les Augustins remained in operation until the inauguration of the new Patinoire de Saint-Léonard in 1982.

BCF-Arena , venue since 1982

After the club became well known throughout the city, it initially renamed itself HC Friborg in 1967.

1980s

On March 4, 1980, under coach Gaston Pelletier, the promotion to the National League A took place and the last name change came - from then on the team started under the name HC Friborg-Gottéron. Against the resistance of the population, the city had a new ice rink built in the periphery. The ice rink St-Léonard opened its doors in 1982 and in the following season the HC under coach Paul-André Cadieux became Swiss runner-up. In 1986/87 Jean-François Sauvé was NLA top scorer with 91 points, but the club only came in seventh. At the end of the season, the club's balance sheet showed a loss of CHF 900,000, and at the end of January 1988 already CHF 1.3 million. CHF 500,000 had to be found within a month, otherwise they would have been relegated to the fourth division. Through a large fundraising campaign, the club received enough funds to continue working in the NLA.

1990s

In 1990/91 the "dream team" Vyacheslav Bykow and Andrei Chomutow were committed, who were Freiburg's top performers for years and between 1991/92 and 1993/94 they reached three runners-up championships.

The club took part in the 1992 Spengler Cup as a replacement for HC Davos , because it had previously been relegated from the top division.

For the 1995/96 season, Friborg-Gottéron had to go to the NLA playouts for the first time, but was able to hold the class against HC Lausanne . In 1997, the HCF became a public limited company (HC Friborg-Gottéron SA), and Gaston Baudet was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. The initial share capital of CHF 2 million rose to CHF 3.5 million and is now CHF 2,353,630. From a sporting point of view, second place in the main round and the semi-finals against HC Davos enabled participation in the European Hockey League , which resulted in the end after fourth place in the preliminary round. For the coming season, the club's management decided to intensify the promotion of young talent and to employ more juniors.

2000s

In 2001, the previous press officer Antoine Roulin was elected President of the Board of Directors of the operating company. In 2004 Roulin gave up his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors and was succeeded by Laurent Schneuwly.

Since a lot of debts were accumulated over the years, a new board was elected on November 22, 2006 to reorganize the association. The savings course had a sporting effect - the share capital was reduced to CHF 2,153,630 - initially with relegation in 2006 and 2007. After the season, the joint-stock company integrated a new line of business into the parent club with the restoration , which was supposed to consolidate the club. In addition, the company separated from its junior department, which from then on was organized in the «Slava Bykov» foundation. This separation should ensure the future viability of the junior department by acting independently of the AG. In addition, this also corresponds to the condition of the city, which, when handing over the lease contract for the Patinoire restaurant to the stock corporation, required that it send the foundation's net income from the respective annual accounts of the restaurant. Also in November 2006, Daniel Baudin became Chairman of the Board of Directors in place of Laurent Schneuwly.

In 2007/08 the team reached the semi-finals, but had to admit defeat to HC Servette Genève . After the most successful season of the last ten years, the HCF made it to the semi-finals again in 2008/09 , but were ultimately defeated by HC Davos in 4: 3 games. The current annual budget of the first team is CHF 11 million.

2010s

In July 2010, the previous deputy chairman, Laurent Haymoz, succeeded Daniel Baudin as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the operating company HC Friborg-Gottéron SA.

The club's venue has been called the BCF-Arena since the 2010/2011 season , as the naming rights to the ice rink, then known as Patinoire de Saint-Léonard, were sold to the Freiburger Kantonalbank ( Banque Cantonale de Friborg in French ) for three years.

In the 2011/12 season - the first under the direction of coach Hans Kossmann - Friborg reached the semi-finals of the NLA playoffs. To mark the 75th anniversary of the club, Friborg-Gottéron took part in the Spengler Cup for the second time in 2012 . In 2013, Kossmann led the team into the NLA final series, where they lost 4-2 to SC Bern.

In July 2013, Charles Phillot was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of HC Friborg-Gottéron SA. He succeeded Laurent Haymoz, who died in February 2013.

In 2013/14 they were in the playoff semi-finals, where they lost to Kloten. In the 2014/15 season things didn't go so well and there were consequences: In mid-October 2014, Kossmann was dismissed, Gerd Zenhäusern took over as head coach, but missed the leap into the playoffs this season. At the beginning of July 2015, Michel Volet became the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, his predecessor Phillot had already announced his resignation in November 2014, and since then Volet has held the office temporarily. Vyacheslav Arkadyevich "Slava" Bykov moved into the Board of Directors.

In 2016, Friborg was eliminated in the playoff quarter-finals against Genève-Servette. In September 2016, shortly after the start of the 2016/17 season, Zenhäusern changed to the post of head of the youth department. The new coach was the Canadian Larry Huras . In the 2016/17 Champions Hockey League  , the Freiburg team made it to the semifinals, but had to bow to the eventual title winner Frölunda HC . In the relegation playoff of the NLA, the Üechtländer secured the league. After the season, the collaboration with head coach Huras was ended. On May 29, 2017, the Canadian Mark French was presented  as Huras' successor. French led Freiburg in his first year in office, the 2017/18 season, to fifth place in the main round, in the playoff quarter-final the season took place against Lugano (1: 4). In October 2019, French had to leave after the team had only won one of six league encounters at the beginning of the 2019/20 season and slipped to the bottom of the table.

Squad for the 2019/20 season

As of October 10, 2019

No. Nat. player Item Date of birth in the team since place of birth
20th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Reto Berra G 03rd January 1987 2018 Bülach , Switzerland
35 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Ludovic Waeber G August 19, 1996 2017 Freiburg im Üechtland , Switzerland
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marc Abplanalp D. 0November 7, 1984 2013 Grindelwald , Switzerland
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Benjamin Chavaillaz D. 0March 3, 1989 2016 Morges , Switzerland
33 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marco Forrer D. July 18, 1996 2018 Steckborn , Switzerland
5 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Philippe Furrer D. June 16, 1985 2018 Bern , Switzerland
18th United StatesUnited States Ryan Gunderson D. August 16, 1985 2019 Bensalem , Pennsylvania , USA
29 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Jérémie Kamerzin D. 17th February 1988 2019 Icogne , Switzerland
7th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Aurélien Marti D. August 24, 1994 2019 Canton of Vaud , Switzerland
32 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Noah Schneeberger D. May 23, 1988 2018 Langenthal , Switzerland
14th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Ralph Stalder -  A. D. 0April 3, 1986 2016 Buckten , Switzerland
34 SwedenSweden Daniel Brodin RW 0February 9, 1990 2019 Stockholm , Sweden
89 Flag of Switzerland and Russia.svg Andrei Bykov Injured.svg C. February 10, 1988 2006 Moscow , Russian SFSR
51 CanadaCanada David Desharnais C. September 14, 1986 2019 Laurier Station , Quebec , Canada
96 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Adrien Lauper LW August 14, 1987 2019 Freiburg im Üechtland , Switzerland
11 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lukáš Lhoták C. April 11, 1993 2011 Prague , Czech Republic
63 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Nathan Marchon F. February 17, 1997 2015 Freiburg im Üechtland , Switzerland
71 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Killian Mottet F. January 15, 1991 2013 Evionnaz , Switzerland
46 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Matthias Rossi RW 0January 9, 1991 2017 Menziken , Switzerland
21st SwitzerlandSwitzerland Flavio dirt C. 0October 8, 1994 2015 Andwil SG , Switzerland
86 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Julien Sprunger -  C. RW 04th January 1986 2002 Freiburg im Üechtland , Switzerland
25th SwedenSweden Viktor Stålberg LW 17th January 1986 2019 Gothenburg , Sweden
23 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Samuel Walser C. 05th June 1992 2018 Mümliswil , Switzerland

Coaching staff

Surname function nationality birthday
Christian Dubé Head coach CanadaCanada Canada April 25, 1977
Sean Simpson Trainer consultant CanadaCanada Canada May 4th 1960
Pavel Rosa Assistant coach SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland June 7th 1977
David Aebischer Goalkeeper coach SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland February 7, 1978
Christian Dubé Sports director CanadaCanada Canada April 25, 1977

Blocked jersey numbers

Known (former) players

(Team membership and position in brackets)

Aebischer grew up in Freiburg and started his career at HCF. After numerous games in the National Hockey League , he played for league rivals Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, among others . Aebischer now works as a goalie trainer at Gottéron.
Together with Bykow he formed the so-called "Dream Team" of the HCF.
Makarow played five games in 1996 in the jersey of the HCF. Together with Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov , he formed the legendary KLM series , which is considered to be the best and most talented assault series ever to play ice hockey. In April 2008 Makarow was elected to the All-Star Team of the 20th Century by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF.
In 1990 Bykow moved from CSKA Moscow to the Swiss National League A to Friborg-Gottéron and stayed here for another seven years. The club's youth department is named in his honor in the «Slava Bykov Foundation».
At the age of ten, Fasel began playing ice hockey at Friborg-Gottéron. There he played from 1960 to 1972 in the youth teams and the National League B. Since 1994 he has been President of the International Ice Hockey Federation and meanwhile an honorary member of HC Friborg Gottéron.
The SC Bern junior began his professional career in 1995 at the age of 17 at HC Friborg-Gottéron. Meanwhile, Streit has ended his career.

Trainer

  • 1942–53: Walter EssigSwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1953–1954: Wolfgang GosnikAustriaAustria
  • 1954–1955: Fredy StreunSwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1955–1956: Jimmy RaesbeckUnited StatesUnited States
  • 1956–1957: Mike O'BrienCanadaCanada
  • 1957–1959: Raymond MaisonneuveCanadaCanada
  • 1959-1960: Bruce HamiltonCanadaCanada
  • 1961–1964: André GirardCanadaCanada
  • 1964–1966: Reto Delnon (replaced during the 1966/67 season)SwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1966–1967: Jean-Marie Schaller (replaced during the 1966/67 season)SwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1967: Reto DelnonSwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1968–1969: Michel Wehrli (replaced during the 1968/69 season)SwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1968–1970: Tim HainesCanadaCanada
  • 1970–1972: Peter SchmidtSwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1972-1973: Reynald LacroixCanadaCanada
  • 1973–1974: Peter SchmidtSwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1974: Reto Delnon (replaced during the 1974/75 season)SwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1974-1977: Gerry AucoinCanadaCanada
  • 1977–1978: Raymond Maisonneuve (replaced during the 1978/79 season)CanadaCanada
  • 1978-1982: Gaston PelletierCanadaCanada
  • 1982–1985: Paul-André CadieuxCanadaCanada
  • 1985–1987: Kent Ruhnke (replaced during the 1986/87 season)CanadaCanada
  • 1987: Bengt OhlsonSwedenSweden
  • 1987–1990: Mike McNamara (replaced during the 1989/90 season)CanadaCanada
  • 1990–1995: Paul-André CadieuxCanadaCanada
  • 1995–1996: Kjell Larsson (replaced during the 1996/97 season)SwedenSweden
  • 1996–1999: André Péloffy (released in January 1999)FranceFrance
  • 1999: Ruedi Raemy and Andrei Chomutow ( interim at the end of the 1998/99 season)SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRussiaRussia
  • 1999: Ueli Schwarz (from the beginning of the 1999/2000 season to December 1999)SwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 1999-2000: Colin MullerCAN-SUI
  • 2000-2002: Serge PelletierCanadaCanada
  • 2002-2003: Colin MullerCAN-SUI
  • 2003-2004: Ievgueni Popichine (replaced during the 2002/03 season)RussiaRussia
  • 2004–2006: Mike McParland (from December 2004)CanadaCanada
  • 2006–2011: Serge Pelletier (replaced during the 2010/11 season)CanadaCanada
  • 2011: René Matte ( interim )CanadaCanada
  • 2011–2014: / Hans Kossmann (replaced during the 2014/15 season)SwitzerlandSwitzerlandCanadaCanada
  • 2014: René Matte and / Dany Gélinas ( interim )CanadaCanadaCanadaCanadaFranceFrance
  • 2014–2016: Gerd Zenhäusern (replaced in September 2016)SwitzerlandSwitzerland
  • 09 / 2016–2017: Larry HurasCanadaCanada
  • 2017-10 / 2019: Mark FrenchCanadaCanada

Venues

View of the arena ice surface

The BCF-Arena is the home ground of HC Friborg-Gottéron. The ice rink was built in 1983 as Patinoire de Saint-Léonard and held 7,720 spectators at that time. The hall was sold out for the first time in its first year of existence, and since then this mark has been reached 60 times, 25 of them in the 2009/2010 season alone. In 2004 boxes and VIP rooms were built into the existing structure, so that the audience capacity fell to 7,144, of which 2,109 were seated and 5,033 were standing. A further installation of boxes and the expansion of the seating capacity was carried out in 2009. As a result, the audience capacity fell to 7,000, including 2,200 seats. For the 2010/2011 season as well as the 2012/2013 season, the number of standing places was further reduced in favor of new seats, thereby reducing the capacity by a further 100 places to 6,800. During the 2015/16 season, a further 100 standing places were canceled and replaced by seats, reducing the capacity to 6,700.

Web links

Commons : Friborg-Gottéron  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c gotteron.ch: History of HC Friborg-Gottéron , accessed on June 29, 2009
  2. ↑ Schneuwly is Roulin's successor . In: Freiburger Nachrichten - News from Freiburg . ( freiburger-nachrichten.ch [accessed on April 2, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Gottéron: le président s'en va . In: RTSSport.ch . ( rts.ch [accessed on April 2, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Laurent Haymoz (63 ans) à succédera Daniel Baudin à la tête de Friborg Gottéron . In: RTSSport.ch . ( rts.ch [accessed on April 2, 2017]).
  5. ↑ HC Friborg Gottéron: Phillot leads the dragon . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . July 3, 2013, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 2, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Décès de Laurent Haymoz, président de FR-Gottéron . In: RTSSport.ch . ( rts.ch [accessed on April 2, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Hans Kossmann remercie par Friborg Gottéron . In: tdg.ch/ . ( tdg.ch [accessed on February 1, 2017]).
  8. ↑ Gottéron choisit Gerd Zenhäusern comme nouvel entraîneur . In: tdg.ch/ . ( tdg.ch [accessed on February 1, 2017]).
  9. ^ Slava Bykov rejoint Gottéron, Volet élu président. Retrieved April 3, 2017 (French).
  10. ^ HC Friborg-Gottéron: Zen houses no longer head coach . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 22, 2016, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed February 1, 2017]).
  11. ↑ Larry Huras Succede à Gerd Zenhäusern à Friborg. Retrieved February 1, 2017 (French).
  12. ↑ Friborg clearly missed the miracle and thus the final of the CHL . In: watson.ch . ( watson.ch [accessed March 7, 2017]).
  13. ↑ End of the season for Friborg - Ambri has to qualify for the league . ( suedostschweiz.ch [accessed on April 2, 2017]).
  14. ↑ LARRY HURAS NE SERA PLUS L'ENTRAÎNEUR DE FRIBORG-GOTTERON | HC Friborg-Gottéron. Retrieved April 19, 2017 (fr-fr).
  15. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gotteron.ch
  16. ↑ https://www.watson.ch/Sport/Eishockey/874005069-Bern--Lugano-und-die-ZSC-Lions-im-Halbfinal-----Biel-fehlt-noch-ein-Sieg
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  18. ↑ a b Friborg withdraws two numbers. In: hockeyfans.ch. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
  19. ↑ C'est Gerd Zenhäusern! Le Matin (Suisse), October 18, 2014, accessed on January 19, 2016 (French).
  20. ↑ Info club - Friborg - HC Friborg-Gottéron - Historique | Planète hockey. Retrieved February 2, 2017 (Swiss French).