HC Lugano

HC Lugano
HC Lugano
City	Lugano, Switzerland
League	National League NL:; 1999–present; NDA:; 1970–1972, 1981–1999; NDB:; 1963–1970, 1972–1981;
Founded	1941
Home arena	Cornèr Arena
Colors
Owner(s)	Vicky Mantegazza
General manager	Hnat Domenichelli
Head coach	Luca Gianinazzi
Captain	Mark Arcobello
Affiliate	GDT Bellinzona Snakes
Website	Official website
Franchise history
1941–present	Hockey Club Lugano
	Current season

Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships.

History

The founding of HC Lugano took place on 11 February 1941, when they participated on Muzzano Lake their first games against Ambrì, Muzzano, Massagno and Paradiso. On 1 December 1957, the first artificial ice rink was opened, at the Pista La Resega. Among those present was also the man who, 30 years later, was to take HC Lugano to the top of Swiss and international hockey: Geo Mantegazza, an engineer by profession, who had done the static calculations of the Resega and thus the first contacts had with the family earning the club the nickname of the "Bianconeri" acknowledging their Italian speaking heritage.^[1]

In 1963–64, Lugano rose to the National League B, most notably through the contributions of defender Elwyn Friedrich and Forward Roland Bernasconi, both national players and Swiss champions with Villars. In the 1970–71 season, the Bianconeri's promotion to the tope flight National League A was realised for the first time in franchise history, playing two seasons before returning to the NLB.^[1]

In the 1981–82 season Lugano returned, together with Ambrì, back in the NLA. In the 1982–83 season, Mantegazza hired Swedish coach John Slettvoll, who won numerous championships in his tenure.

Venue

The Pista La Resega hockey arena in Lugano is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Lugano, HC Lugano-Ceresio and HC Porza. It was built in 1995, after the demolition of the previous one, and can hold 8,000 people.^{[citation needed]}

Honors

Champions

NL Championship (7): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2006
SL Championship (1): 1982

Runners-up

NL Championship (8): 1985, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2018
Spengler Cup (3): 1991, 2015, 2016

Season-by-season records

Season	Result
2014–15	3rd Place in Regular Season Quarterfinal playoff Eighth-finalist in Swiss Cup
2015–16	5th Place in Regular Season Final playoff Finalist Spengler Cup Eighth-finalist in Swiss Cup
2016–17	7th Place in Regular Season Semi-final playoff Finalist Spengler Cup Round of 16 Champions Hockey League Eighth-finalist in Swiss Cup
2017–18	4th Place in Regular Season Final playoff
2018–19	7th Place in Regular Season Quarterfinal playoff Quarterfinal Champions Hockey League

Players

Current roster

Updated 5 July 2024.^[2]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
26	David Aebischer	D	R	24	2024	Heitenried, Switzerland
22	Santeri Alatalo	D	L	34	2021	Tampere, Finland
55	Calle Andersson	D	R	30	2022	Malmö, Sweden
36	Mark Arcobello	RW	R	36	2020	Milford, Connecticut, United States
14	Lorenzo Canonica	C	L	21	2023	Lugano, Switzerland
7	Daniel Carr	LW	L	33	2021	Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
75	Roberts Cjunskis	F	L	21	2023	Mārupe, Latvia
20	Cole Cormier	C	L	22	2023	Düsseldorf, Germany
63	Carl Dahlström	D	L	29	2024	Stockholm, Sweden
17	Luca Fazzini (A)	W	R	29	2012	Lugano, èSwitzerland
28	Samuel Guerra	D	L	31	2021	Sorengo, Switzerland
41	Leandro Hausheer	D	R	21	2022	Zürich, Switzerland
88	Michael Joly	RW	L	29	2023	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
23	Giovanni Morini	C	L	29	2015	Como, Italy
10	Marco Müller	C	L	30	2022	Zuchwil, Switzerland
25	Mirco Müller	D	L	29	2021	Winterthur, Switzerland
78	Stéphane Patry	LW	L	24	2022	Geneva, Switzerland
12	Aleksi Peltonen	D	L	26	2024	Helsinki, Finland
52	Jesper Peltonen	D	L	26	2023	Helsinki, Finland
24	Arttu Ruotsalainen	C	L	27	2023	Oulu, Finland
34	Niklas Schlegel	G	L	30	2019	Zürich, Switzerland
67	Jiri Sekac	LW	L	32	2024	Kladno, Czech Republic
97	Calvin Thürkauf (C)	C	L	27	2021	Zug, Switzerland
37	Joren van Pottelberghe	G	L	27	2024	Zug, Switzerland
13	Matthew Verboon	RW/C	L	24	2023	Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
11	Marco Zanetti	RW	R	22	2023	Varese, Italy

Honored members

HC Lugano retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	No. retirement
1	Alfio Molina	G	1963–1983	22 February 2004
2	Sandro Bertaggia	D	1985–2003	22 February 2004
3	Julien Vauclair	D	1996–2020	16 September 2022
4	Pat Schafhauser	D	1994–1995	22 February 2004
33	Petteri Nummelin	D	2001–06, 2008–2013	31 August 2013
44	Andy Näser	F	1997–2010	28 August 2010

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

Kind of record	Record holder	Record
Games played	Sandro Bertaggia	806
Most Goals	Jörg Eberle	268
Most Assists	Petteri Nummelin	305
Most Points	Andy Ton	462
Goals/Games	Mats Hallin	1.25
Points/Games	Kent Johansson	2.17
Goals (PP)	Jörg Eberle	40
Goals (SH)	Kent Johansson	9
Goals (OT)	Régis Fuchs	5
Goals (GW)	Jörg Eberle	46
Hattricks	Johansson Kent	12
Most Penalty Minutes	Sandro Bertaggia	891
Coach % games/victories	Harold Kreis	80%

Team records

HC Lugano records in the Swiss National League A.^[3]

Category	Record	Season
Most points in Regular Season	74	2003/04
Most victories in Regular Season	35	2003/04
Most shutouts in Regular Season (home+away)	10	1999/00
Most shutouts in Regular Season (away)	5	1999/00
Consecutive wins on Regular Season start (home+away)	10	2003/04
Consecutive wins on Regular Season start (home)	22	1999/00
Consecutive games without losing points on Regular Season start (home)	13	2004/05
Consecutive games without losing points on Regular Season start (away)	5	1985/86 and 2003/04
Consecutive wins during Regular Season (home+away)	27	1987/88
Consecutive wins during Regular Season (home)	22	1999/00
Consecutive wins during Regular Season (away)	15	1987/88
Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season (home+away)	15	1988/89
Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season (home)	17	1999/00
Consecutive games without losing points during Regular Season (away)	12	1987/88 and 2000/01
Score 4 goals on less time	1' 24" (HC Lugano - HC Davos 7:1)	1985/86
Most minutes without suffering goals during Regular Season	248' 10" (Cristobal Huet)	1999/00

HC Lugano Ladies Team

The HC Lugano Ladies Team was a semi-professional women's ice hockey team that competes in the Swiss Women's A League. The club was officially founded on May 22, 1990. They won the Swiss Championship on 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.

In 2007, the HC Lugano Ladies Team qualified for the final round of the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup and even won the bronze medal 2010.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "HC Lugano history 1941 to today" (in Italian). HC Lugano. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
^ "Giacatori" (in Italian). www.hclugano.ch. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
^ NL Record Book 2007, UK Hockey Statistik.
^ "Hockey Opportunities > Professional Teams > Overseas > Switzerland". www.womenshockeylife.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.