HC Fribourg-Gottéron

  • Swiss runners-up 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2013
  • Master of NLB 1980
  • Qualification for the EHL 1998/99

The HC Fribourg- Gottéron (short Fribourg- Gottéron, formerly HC Gottéron and then HC Fribourg ) is a Swiss ice hockey club from Freiburg. Since 1997 the club as AG. The club is named after the river Gottéron (German Galtera ) named, near which in the Fribourg lower town, the first games were played.

History

The establishment of the HC Gottéron took place on December 1, 1937 in Freiburg's Undercity. In Au - quarters, fish ponds were what evolved in the winter the ice. The first official championship games took place in the year 1941 and in the 1946/47 season was the HC win the series B and ascend into the Serie A. With the rise in the National League B drew professionalism in the club and in 1956 gathered the inhabitants of the Au district money for the establishment of cooperative HG Gottéron Patinoire, which should be the future of the club hockey rink. The venue was finally on a plot - are built, which was the namesake of the ice rink at the same time - the so-called " Les Augustins ". Les Augustins remained until the opening of the new Patinoire de Saint- Léonard in 1982.

After the club won city -wide notoriety, he called in 1967 initially in HC Fribourg order. Took place March 4, 1980 under coach Gaston Pelletier promotion to the National League A and it came to the final name change - from then on the team went under the name HC Fribourg- Gottéron at the start. Against the resistance of the population left the city to build a new ice rink in the periphery. The Ice Rink St-Léonard opened its doors in 1982 and in the following season, the HC was under coach Paul -André Cadieux Swiss runners-up. 1986/87 was indeed Jean -François Sauvé NLA - leading scorer with 91 points, while the club only reached seventh place. At the end of the season the balance of the club reported a loss of CHF 900,000 -. From end January 1988 already CHF 1.3 million within a month had CHF 500'000 be found, otherwise the demotion would have done in the fourth league. Through the great fundraiser, the club received enough funds for another act in the NLA.

1990/91, the " Dream Team " Vyacheslav Bykov and Andrei Chomutow been committed to the performers of Freiburg were over the years and reached three vice- championships between 1991/92 and 1993/94. For the season 1995/96 had to Fribourg- Gottéron for the first time in the NLA Playout, but could hold against the HC Lausanne the class. In 1997, the HCF was a joint stock company. The initial share capital by CHF 2 million to CHF 3.5 million, CHF 2'353'630 today. From a sporting point was second place in the main round and the semi-finals against HC Davos reaches the participation to European Hockey League, which resulted in the first round came off after a fourth place finish. For the coming season, the club's management decided to intensify the promotion of young talent and make more use of juniors.

Because over the years many debts were accumulated, a new Board was elected on 22 November 2006, which was to renovate the club. Athletic looked to the austerity measures - the share capital was reduced to CHF 2'153'630 - first by reaching the Class obtaining 2006 and 2007. After the season, the corporation integrated with the restoration of a new business in the master association, which should consolidate the club. In addition, the Company divested its junior section, which henceforth organized in the foundation " Slava Bykov ." This separation should secure the future of the youth department by the AG acted independently. In addition, this also corresponds to the rest of the city, which has called for the transfer of the lease of the restaurant the Patinoire to the corporation that it is giving to the net result of the respective financial statements of the restaurant of the Foundation.

2007/ 08 drew the team into the semi-final, had to be there but defeated the HC Servette Genève. After the most successful season in the last ten years HCF 2008/ 09 came up again before the semi-final, but lost finally the HC Davos 4-3 in games. The current annual budget for the first team is 11 million CHF.

Since the season 2010/2011 the venue of the club is named BCF Arena, as the naming rights were sold to the rink with the former name Patinoire de Saint- Léonard to the Freiburger Kantonalbank (French Banque Cantonal de Fribourg ) for three years.

The club took in 1992 at the Spengler Cup as a replacement for HC Davos in part because she was previously relegated from the top division.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the club Fribourg- Gottéron participated for the second time at the Spengler Cup in 2012.

Current squad 2013/14

Goalkeeper

Defense

Striker

Staff ( coach and assistant coach )

Locked jersey numbers

  • # 4 Christian Hofstetter
  • # 10 Mario Rottaris
  • # 19 Philippe Marquis
  • # 85 Gil Montandon
  • # 90 Vyacheslav Bykov
  • # 91 Andrei Chomutow

Known (former) players

( Team membership and position in brackets)

  • Russia Andrei Chomutow (1990-1998, storm)
  • Russia Vyacheslav Bykov (1990-1998, storm)
  • René Fasel Switzerland (1960-1972, storm)

Venues

The BCF Arena is the home arena of the HC Fribourg- Gottéron. The ice rink was built in 1983 as Patinoire de Saint- Léonard and then summed 7'720 spectators. In the first year of existence, the arena was sold out for the first time since this brand has been achieved 60 times, of which only 25 times in the season 2009 /2010. 2004 were incorporated into the existing building boxes and VIP areas, so that the spectator capacity dropped to 7'144, of which 2'109 5'033 seating and standing room. Another installation of boxes and the expansion of the seating capacity was carried out in 2009. Thus, the spectator capacity dropped to 7,000, of which 2,200 seats. In the 2010/2011 season, the standing room was in favor of new seats further reduced by the capacity decreased by 100 places to 6,900.

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