Sandro Zurkirchen

Sandro Zurkirchen
Date of birth	February 25, 1990
place of birth	Schwyz , Switzerland
Size	180 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	goalkeeper
number	# 39
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
until 2013	EV train
2013-2017	HC Ambrì-Piotta
2017-2019	Lausanne HC
since 2019	HC Lugano

Sandro Zurkirchen (born February 25, 1990 in Schwyz ) is a Swiss ice hockey goalkeeper . Since May 2019 he has been under contract with HC Lugano from the National League .

Career

Zurkirchen played for EHC Seewen as a youth before he was signed by EV Zug . During the 2008/09 season he made his debut in the National League A for EVZ . In the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons , Zurkirchen also played in the National League B with HC Thurgau thanks to a B license . In 2013 he switched to HC Ambrì-Piotta , where he was the goalkeeper from 2015. By the end of the 2016/17 season , Zurkirchen had played over 160 NLA games for the Ticino club before moving to Lausanne HC . There he spent the next two seasons before moving to HC Lugano in Ticino .

National team

In November 2014, Zurkirchen was part of the Swiss national team for the first time as part of the Germany Cup and made his international debut during the tournament. He was part of the national team at the 2016 World Cup in Russia, but was not used during the tournament.

Web links

Commons : Sandro Zurkirchen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sandro Zurkirchen at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EHC Seewen. (No longer available online.) In: www.ehcseewen.ch. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016 ; Retrieved November 4, 2016 . 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.  
2. ↑ Sandro Zurkirchen definitely on the HCAP. In: Gazzetta dell'Ambrì. March 31, 2013, accessed November 4, 2016 . 
3. ^ Zurkirchen for one season with HC Thurgau. In: Lucerne newspaper . Retrieved November 4, 2016 . 
4. ^ Sandro Zurkirchen from Zug to Ambri. In: Lucerne newspaper. Retrieved November 4, 2016 . 
5. ↑ The era of national coach Glen Hanlon starts in Munich. In: tagesanzeiger.ch/. Retrieved November 4, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Marian Balli: Sandro Zurkirchen hopes for further appearances in Swiss dress. In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). November 23, 2014, accessed November 4, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Teams - 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. In: www.iihfworlds2016.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016 .