HC Davos
The HC Davos is a Swiss ice hockey club from Davos. The HCD is record champion with 30 titles. Their home ground is the Vaillant Arena, an architecturally exceptional wood construction. Since 1996 Arno Del Curto is coach of HC Davos.
- 2.1 rivalries
- 2.2 friendships
- 4.1 2006/ 07
- 4.2 2008/ 09
- 4.3 2010/11
History
The beginnings
1918 saw the establishment of the first hockey club Davos by Dr. Kurt Wuest as a student and guest club. The actual Hockey Club Davos was founded in 1921 by Dr. P. Müller - a year later, the club first took part in the Swiss Championship. Through the implementation of the first tournament for the Spengler Cup, which was founded by Dr. Carl Spengler, 1923 the foundation stone for one of the most important club tournament was laid. 1926 won the HC Davos for the first time the Swiss Championship.
1948 HC Davos won the 20th Swiss Cup, the Davos Ice Stadium has been upgraded and got the first one -meter bands, which were also used at the Olympics in St. Moritz. 1950 won the HC again the Swiss Championship and one of the stars of that time, Bibi Torriani, ended his career. In the following years it succeeded the HCD several times, winning the Spengler Cup.
The 50s, 60s and 70s
In the 1959/60 season succeeded the team of HC Davos again to be Swiss champion, but had to be held the last game due to lack of ice at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. The Davos ice rink was then on December 26, 1960, with the championship game Davos - SC inaugurated Zurich. Nine years later, for the season 1969/70, the HC must take the course in the National League B. During this season, Toni Morosani again the Davos team president of the HCD and has missed the resurgence of one rank. The HC Davos remained for several years in the National League B in the season 1978/79 returned the HC Davos with player-coach Cadieux back in the National League A. The following year, the ice rink in Davos was covered and the HCD reached third place in the championship.
The 80
During the 1980/81 season, the American coach Brooks had to go and " Wädel » thirsty led the HCD for relegation, finished after this year, but his career. On 26 December 1981, the official opening of the ice rink was done with the game HC Davos ( reinforced) against the Kölner EC. 1984 reached the HC Davos again the title of Swiss Champion and repeated this success the following year. 1986 lost the HCD the first playoff final in the history of Swiss ice hockey against HC Lugano. 1987 reached the Davos third place in the championship, in 1988 they were fourth. During these years the disposals of service providers due to lack of finances were not replaced. In 1989, the club was relegated to the National B League for the second time.
The 90
1990 HC Davos dismounted in the first league. Under the new board with Werner Kohler as president and with Lance Nethery as a coach, a new start was initiated. The tournament for the Spengler Cup back then was the first time place without the host HC Davos - EHC Kloten represented the Grisons. In the 1992/93 season of resurgence in the National League A. The long-term player Jacques Soguel, Daniele Paganini and Richi Bucher managed ending their athletic career in 1991. The following season, the coach Mats Waltin from Sweden was committed.
1994/95 reached the HCD in the qualifying round in fourth place. The first play-off opponent was Fribourg- Gottéron, the Davos won against twice in Fribourg, but lost three home games and dropped out of the play-offs. For the Davos once again reached the final for the Spengler Cup, which, however Färjestad BK won 3-0. In the following season the HCD succeeded in the qualifying round of the fifth rank and failed in the first play-off round on EV train. After the season left Mats Waltin Davos, which was replaced by the new coach Arno Del Curto. This sat in his first season at the Bündnern a three foreigners Ken Yaremchuk, Valery Schyrjajew and Sergei Petrenko, to reach the semi-final goal for the season.
In the 1997/98 season of HCD finished the qualifying round in third place, and came to four wins against HC Lugano and four more wins against HC Fribourg Gottéron in the final. In the sixth play-off match of the EV train for the first time Swiss champions HC Davos and the Vice - Champion. The following year, the team of HCD reached the sixth place in the qualifying round and failed on the first play-off opponents HC Lugano. The Team Canada won this year's Spengler Cup against HC Davos. Again in 2000, managed the HCD the play-off qualification, but retired after five games against the ZSC Lions in the first round.
2000
For 2000/ 01 towards the HC Davos committed the keeper Petter Rönnquist and Lars Weibel, and strikers Kevin Miller (USA), Pat Falloon and Lonny Bohonos (both from Canada) to achieve the goal for the season play-off qualification. This goal was achieved with a third place in the main round, but the team failed in the first round of the play -offs with a 0-4 at SC Bern.
With a virtually unchanged squad went into the next season, new to the team were only the Czech Josef Marha and the Swiss Björn Christians and Benjamin Winkler. In the fall, yet you returned from America Reto von Arx and Michel Riesen joined them. After the main round ( qualifying ) the club was ranked one of the table and defeated in the play- offs, first the SC Bern 4-2, following the Kloten Flyers 4-2 and in the finals the ZSC Lions 4-0. So the HC Davos won again the Swiss Championship.
After the championship season of 2001/ 02 there were no big changes in the squad of HC Davos. Beat Equilino ended his career and René Müller moved to the Trainermetier and came sporadically still inserts into the first team, in which Claudio Neff returned from HC Ambri -Piotta in the fall. It was the season of second places. The HCD lost the final of the Spengler Cup against Team Canada, finished the qualifying round of the NLA in second place behind the ZSC Lions and lost the play-off final after a 2-0 lead against the HC Lugano 4-2.
During the 2003/04 season key players like Lonny Bohonos left the club, also there were problems in the financial and management area. The team achieved in the qualifying round in fourth place and was eliminated in the play- offs in the quarter-final against the ZSC Lions (2-4 in the series). The viewer average fell 20 percent - only the Spengler Cup, the stands were full. The HCD reached the final of the Cup and lost as last year against Team Canada. In order to secure the license for the next season, a task force was established, which reached a financial consolidation and thus received the NLA license for the following season.
In the season 2004/05 HC Davos won the Spengler Cup in the final against HC Sparta Prague and won the 27th Swiss league title in a final series over five games ( 4-1 ) against the ZSC Lions. Among the builders of the proven success HCD regulars were as much as the new goalkeeper Jonas Hiller ( award winner of the year ) and the two No. 1 NHL draft Joe Thornton and Rick Nash and Niklas Hagman third NHL cracking, due to the the NHL lockout in Europe played.
For the Champion Double handed it to the following season not - HC Lugano prevailed in the playoffs. At the European Champions Cup in St. Petersburg Arno Del Curto led his team to third place. When Spengler Cup excelled the Russian team of Metallurg Magnitogorsk, while the HCD finished the tournament in fourth place.
In the season 2006/ 07 the HCD won his 14th Spengler Cup, where also the third No. 1 in the NHL Draft, Alexandre Daigle, was instrumental in this. In the final of the 80th edition of the tournament, the team was defeated Canada 3-2.
On April 9, 2007, the HCD won seven finals against SC Bern again the title of Swiss Champion. Robin Leblanc scored in the last third, the single most important goal for the Grisons. In 2008, the Davos shooting in the quarter-finals series against the EV train after a 3-0 residue and made it to the semi-final. There, however, was over against the ZSC Lions.
2009, launched the fourth- placed in the qualifying HC Davos in the playoffs against the HC Lugano. Five of the first six games went into overtime. In the seventh game of HC Davos defeated the Ticino 7-1 and moved into the semi-finals, where the Blue - Yellow met Fribourg- Gottéron. After a 1:3 residue of the Grisons turned the series in their favor and moved into the finals of the playoffs. On 13 April 2009, the HCD sat in the seventh game of the finals series by against the Kloten Flyers and was the 29th time Swiss champion.
At the end of the qualifying round of the season 2009/10 HC Davos was on the fourth place. In the playoff quarter-final it came to the final reprise against the Kloten Flyers. The HC Davos decided the first two home games, but lost the third game in the domestic Vaillant Arena with 1:3. Away in Kloten they succeeded no victory and so the HCD difference in the quarter-final 4-2 from.
From 2010
The HCD won in the 2010/11 season another Swiss title in the final against the Kloten Flyers (Total 4-2 in games ). They won the last game 3-2 in Kloten. This after the Grisons had previously won just under the qualifying victory and lording strong both in the quarter-finals ( 4-0 Fribourg Gottéron ) and in the semi-final (4-0 against the EV train ).
In the season 2011/12 HC Davos missed a re-qualify victory in spite of equality with the EV train due to a higher number of lost direct encounters. Thus the Davos began as runner-up to the playoffs, where they failed in the quarter-final at the eventual champions from Zurich. The ZSC Lions won the series 4-0. After all, won the HCD this season for the 15th time the Spengler Cup with a 3-2 victory in the final against Dinamo Riga. The following season was mainly characterized by a renewed NHL lockout. So it was possible that the stars from the last lockout again returned to Davos. However, Joe Thornton and Rick Nash still could not prevent that the HCD had to fight for the playoff qualification. The further amplification by Loui Eriksson of the Dallas Stars was not enough to fight for top positions. Ultimately, the HCD secured by a strong sprint finish fifth place in the qualification. In the quarter-finals opponent was called again ZSC Lions - after a 3-1 lead HC Davos, the series lost with 3:4 and thus for the first time ever, a seventh game since the introduction of best- of-seven playoff.
In the 2013/14 season out there were big changes, so Andres Ambühl returned to Davos, while Josef Marha and Petr Taticek after many years the HCD left. The season started strong and the Davos greeted in October still top of the table. Towards the end of the season out of the HCD but still fell to 6th place from and thus met in the playoffs to the Kloten Flyers. The HC Davos lost this series with 2:4 and thus had to accept the 3rd exit in the quarter-finals in a row. In addition, finished on the end of the season longstanding Davos regulars and Captain Sandro Rizzi his career and more established names players left the HCD. Replaces these were young talents.
Fans
The HC Davos, in contrast to most other NLA - clubs fans all over Switzerland. Away games in the country, there are often above average attendances and guests sectors are well filled. This can be explained by the popularity of Davos as a holiday destination, sporting success, the large media presence through the Spengler Cup and the large number of living in the lowlands of Graubünden.
Rivalries
Actual rivalries or Derbies has not since the descents of the EHC Arosa and the EHC Chur more of HC Davos. However, games against SC Bern and ZSC Lions are always very well attended and are referred to by many fans as a classic.
Friendships
The fans of HC Davos maintain Fan friendships with the fans of the Krefeld Penguins and those of HC Ambri -Piotta. Since the ECC 2008, the fans of Oulu Kärpät are friends with those of HC Davos.
Squad of the 2013/14 season
Status: March 2014
Champion teams
2006/ 07
2008/ 09
2010/11
Well-known former players
- Switzerland Jean Ayer
- Canada Lonny Bohonos
- Switzerland Hans Cattini
- Switzerland Ferdinand Cattini
- Canada Todd Elik
- Switzerland Marc Gianola
- Niklas Hagman of Finland
- Jonas Hiller Switzerland
- Sweden Jonas Höglund
- Switzerland Mark Streit
- Canada Kelly Kisio
- United States Dan Lacouture
- United States Kevin Miller
- Canada Rick Nash
- Petteri Nummelin Finland
- Switzerland Michel Riesen
- Canada Joe Thornton
- Switzerland Nino Niederreiter
- Switzerland Richard Torriani
- Czech Republic Vaclav Varada
- Switzerland Lars Weibel
- United States Canada Ron Wilson
- Czech Republic Josef Marha
- Czech Republic Petr Taticek
- Sweden Loui Eriksson
- Czech Republic Radek Dvořák
- Switzerland Dario Bürgler
- Switzerland Sandro Rizzi
- Switzerland Peter Guggisberg