SC Bern
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| SC Bern | |
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| Nickname | Bären (The Bears) |
| City | Bern, Switzerland |
| League | National League |
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| Home arena | PostFinance Arena |
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| CEO | Marc Lüthi |
| General manager | Patrik Bärtschi |
| Head coach | Jussi Tapola |
| Captain | Ramon Untersander |
| Affiliates | EHC Visp |
| Website | www |
| File:Hockey current event.svg Current season | |
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Schlittschuh Club Bern (Ice-skating Club Bern in English) is a professional ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. For the 18th year in a row, the club is the most attended ice hockey team in Europe for the 2018–19 regular season, averaging 16,290 spectators.[1]
They are traditional rivals with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Biel, and the SCL Tigers.
History
The ice hockey section of the Bern Sports Club, which was established on 3 November 1930, officially began playing on 1 January 1931.
Today, SC Bern is a highly popular team and regularly fills its home stadium, the PostFinance Arena, one of the largest ice hockey stadiums in Europe. In 2006, they set a new record among European clubs for average attendance, with an average of 15,994 in 22 home games.[2] They have won the Swiss Championship thirteen times, with the most famous victory coming in 1989 over HC Lugano
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Daniel Brière, Dany Heatley, J. P. Dumont, Marc Savard, Henrik Tallinder, and Chris Clark played for SC Bern. Although, league rules allow only four players without Swiss passports to suit up in a single game.
After a disappointing run in the 2006 playoffs, the club replaced head coach Alpo Suhonen with John Van Boxmeer and general manager Roberto Triulzi with Sven Leuenberger.[3] Leuenberger had previously played thirteen seasons of defence with the club, totaling 67 goals, 145 assists, and four national championships. His jersey number 16 is one of many that has been retired by SC Bern.
On 30 September 2008, SC Bern faced off against the National Hockey League's New York Rangers to celebrate one hundred years of ice hockey in Switzerland. Forty-nine years since the Rangers' last visit to Switzerland, the blueshirts beat the home team 8–1 in front of a sellout crowd. Despite the slanted score, SC Bern played a close game with a 2–0 score at the end of the second. Former Phoenix Coyotes' Canadian-born defenceman Travis Roche scored SC Bern's goal early in the third period, bringing the game to 2–1. SC Bern only allowed two even-strength goals, but could not withstand the Rangers' potent power play in the final frame (6-for-9). "We played for our pride tonight," said center Sébastien Bordeleau after the exhibition game. Christian Dubé wore the captain's "C" because Ivo Rüthemann was injured.
During the 2012 NHL lockout, Roman Josi, Mark Streit and John Tavares played for the SC Bern. Tavares quickly became the PostFinance Top Scorer tallying 42 points (17G, 25A) in 28 games.
During the 2013–14 season, Guy Boucher signed a contract as coach of the SC Bern for the current year and two more seasons. He has since been relieved from his duties, moving on to coach the Ottawa Senators, being replaced by former assistant and SC Bern player Lars Leuenberger, who guided the team to the championship in 2016. Leuenberger was then replaced by former Finnish national team coach Kari Jalonen prior to the 2016–17 season. Jalonen went on to win the NL title in his first year at the helm of the team.
On 1 October 2018, SC Bern played a friendly game against the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), which featured their former player Nico Hischier who in 2017 became the first Swiss player to be drafted first overall in an NHL entry draft.[4][5]
On January 28, 2020, Jalonen was relieved of his duties following terrible results. Hans Kossmann stepped in to replace him as head coach for the remainder of the 2019/20 season.
Honors
Champions
- NL Championship (16): 1959, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019
- SL Championship (3): 1958, 1969, 1972
- Swiss Cup (3): 1965, 2015, 2021
- European Cup appearances (10): 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997
Players
Current roster
Updated 30 September 2024.[6]
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 28 | 2020 | Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 26 | 2022 | Zell am See, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | 33 | 2024 | Washington Township, Michigan |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | L | 31 | 2024 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 22 | 2022 | Liebefeld, Switzerland |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | 21 | 2024 | Thun, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | L | 24 | 2023 | Bern, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 31 | 2021 | Planá, Czech Republic |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 30 | 2023 | Davos, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (A) | D | L | 32 | 2023 | Egnach, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 27 | 2022 | Lauperswil, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 31 | 2024 | Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | R | 35 | 2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 31 | 2024 | Vuisternens-en-Ogoz, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (A) | RW | R | 28 | 2024 | Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (C) | C | L | 37 | 2013 | Bern, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (A) | D | L | 34 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | L | 34 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 21 | 2025 | Bern, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | L | 24 | 2022 | Scuol, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | R | 27 | 2024 | Rüderswil, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (A) | W | L | 35 | 2009 | Wünnewil-Flamatt, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | R | 21 | 2023 | Zollikofen, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (C) | D | R | 35 | 2015 | Alt St. Johann, Switzerland |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | L | 34 | 2022 | Frauenkappelen, Switzerland |
Honored members
- 0 René Kiener
- 6 Peter Stammbach, number retired on 1 December 2009
- 7 Martin Rauch
- 12 Roland Dellsberger
- 16 Sven Leuenberger
- 18 Renzo Holzer, number retired on 1 December 2009
- 22 Patrick Howald, number retired on 1 December 2009
- 31 Renato Tosio
- 32 Ivo Rüthemann, number retired 15 November 2014
NHL alumni
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- Template:Flagicon Bryan Lefley (1980–1982)
- Template:Flagicon Claude Noël (1981–1982)
- Template:Flagicon Peter Sullivan (1983–1984)
- Template:Flagicon Gaston Therrien (1984–1986)
- Template:Flagicon Kirk Bowman (1984–1988)
- Template:Flagicon Reijo Ruotsalainen (1986–1987, 1988–1989, 1990–1992)
- Template:Flagicon Risto Siltanen (1987–1988)
- Template:Flagicon Alan Haworth (1988–1992)
- Template:Flagicon Paul Boutilier (1989–1990)
- Template:Flagicon Kevin LaVallee (1989–1990)
- Template:Flagicon Marc Habscheid (1992–1993)
- Template:Flagicon Dan Quinn (1993–1994)
- Template:Flagicon Raimo Summanen (1993–1994)
- Template:Flagicon Gaetano Orlando (1994–1998)
- Template:Flagicon Ville Sirén (1995–1998)
- Template:Flagicon Timo Jutila (1996–1997)
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Marois (1996–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Mike Donnelly (1997–1998)
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- Template:Flagicon Alexander Godynyuk (1998–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Dave McLlwain (1998–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Patrik Juhlin (1999–2005)
- Template:Flagicon Andreas Johansson (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Fredrik Olausson (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Ryan Savoia (2000–2001)
- Template:Flagicon Derek Armstrong (2001–2002)
- Template:Flagicon Claude Vilgrain (2001–2002)
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Ziegler (2001–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Yves Sarault (2002–2005)
- Template:Flagicon Sébastien Bordeleau (2002–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Christian Dubé (2002–2011)
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- Template:Flagicon Éric Perrin (2005–2006)
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- Template:Flagicon Éric Landry (2006–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Claude Lapointe (2006–2007)
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- Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Bednář (2012–2013)
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- Template:Flagicon Simon Moser (2014–present)
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- Template:Flagicon Aaron Gagnon (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Maxime Macenauer (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Maxim Noreau (2016–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Mark Arcobello (2016–2020)
- Template:Flagicon Jeremy Morin (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Mika Pyörälä (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Mason Raymond (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Gaëtan Haas (2017–2020)
- Template:Flagicon Adam Almquist (2018–2019)
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See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European attendance ranking". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iihf - News". Archived from the original on 19 March 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bear season over in Switzerland". www.iihf.com. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morreale, Mike G. (1 October 2018). "Hall scores in overtime to give Devils victory against SC Bern". NHL.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morreale, Mike G. (1 October 2018). "Hischier gives fans night to remember in Switzerland". NHL.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
The 19-year-old was selected No. 1 in the 2017 NHL Draft, the only Switzerland-born player be chosen No. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SC Bern current roster". www.scb.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
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- Meltzer, Bill "Swiss Playoffs: SC Bern Prowling for Gold" at NHL.com Retrieved 21 March 2007
