| EV Zug | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Zug, Switzerland |
| League | National League |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Home arena | Bossard Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Reto Kläy |
| Head coach | Dan Tangnes |
| Captain | Jan Kovar |
| Affiliate | EVZ Academy |
| Website | Official website |
| Franchise history | |
| 1967–present | EV Zug |
 Current season | |
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. It is a member of the National League and plays its home games at the Bossard Arena.
EV Zug won its first championship in the 1997–98 season, and the second one in the 2020-21 season.
On October 3, 2011, the club defeated the New York Rangers of the NHL by the score of 8-4 in an exhibition game. [1] [2] Former NHLer Josh Holden, who at the time was suspended from the NLA, was permitted to play and scored twice. He and Fabian Schnyder each had three points and Esa Pirnes also had two goals. Former Ranger goaltender Jussi Markkanen had the win in net in front of a sellout crowd at Bossard Arena.
Updated 19 August 2024. [3]
EV Zug Women is a semi-professional women's ice hockey team that competes, as of the 2023-2024 season, in the SWHL-B: the second division of the Switzerland women's ice hockey league. [4] [5]
Jussi Markkanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former goaltender. He is currently serving as general manager of SaiPa. Markkanen played extensively in various European professional leagues as well as the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 133rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers, as an over-aged entrant.
Douglas Arthur Shedden is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He played in the National Hockey League between 1981 and 1991. After his playing career he became a coach, and worked in the minor leagues for several years. He coached Team Finland to a bronze medal in 2008 World Championships. Shedden is currently coaching HC '05 Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Tipos extraliga.
Patrick Fischer is a Swiss ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey forward who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Arizona Coyotes. He predominantly played in his native country in the National League A. He is currently the head coach of the Swiss national team.
Sean Simpson is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He last served as head coach of Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany.
Carl Klingberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for EV Zug of the National League (NL).
Raphael Salvador Diaz is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League (NL). Diaz previously played with the Rangers during the 2014 season after the trade deadline. He began his professional career with EV Zug in 2003 and has also played with the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and the Calgary Flames. After returning to Switzerland with EV Zug Diaz has won the 2019 Swiss Cup and the 2020-21 NL Championship
Julia Kathrin Marty is a Swiss ice hockey player, currently playing in the Women's League with EV Bomo Thun. She is a former eleven-season member of the Swiss national ice hockey team and served as captain for three seasons, including in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Stefanie Andrea Marty is a Swiss retired ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to SC Reinach of the SWHL A. She was a member of the Swiss national team from 2003 until her retirement in 2017. With the Swiss national team, she won bronze medals at the 2014 Olympic Games and the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. At the 2010 Olympic Games, Marty scored 9 goals and tied with Meghan Agosta of Team Canada as top goal scorer of the tournament.
David John McIntyre is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Santeri Alatalo is a Finnish-Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Lugano of the National League (NL).
Bossard Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Zug, Switzerland. The capacity of the arena is 7,800 spectators and opened in 2010. It hosts indoor sporting events such as ice hockey. It hosts the EV Zug of the National League (NL). It replaced Eishalle Herti as the home of EV Zug. The venue is named after Bossard Holding, an international logistics company headquartered in the city.
The Women's League, also known as the PostFinance Women's League (PFWL) for sponsorship reasons, is the premier ice hockey league in the Swiss Women's Hockey League (SWHL) system. The league was founded in 1986 as the Leistungsklasse A, abbreviated LKA, and was also officially known as the Ligue nationale A in French and the Lega Nazionale A in Italian, both abbreviated as LNA. During 2014 to 2019, the league was called the Swiss Women's Hockey League A, abbreviated SWHL A; the abbreviation has been used by the league following the 2019 name change. An amateur league, it is organized by the Regio League, an organ of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.
Grégory Hofmann is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract to EV Zug of the National League (NL). Hofmann was drafted in the third round, 103rd overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He won two National League (NL) titles, one with HC Davos in 2015 and one with EV Zug in 2021.
Bossard Group is an international Swiss fastener technology and logistics company with its headquarters in Zug. Their activities include worldwide sales, technical consulting and inventory management. The Group employs more than 2,878 people at 84 locations in Europe, America and Asia/Pacific and generated a turnover of 1.069 billion Swiss francs in 2023. Bossard Group is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Colin Muller is a Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Colin played ice hockey in the Swiss A league from 1983 to 2000 and has been coaching in Switzerland since 2000. He is currently serving as the head coach of the Swiss women's national team.
Harold Kreis is a German-Canadian ice hockey coach and a former professional player. He is a member of the German ice hockey hall of fame.
Rahel Enzler is a Swiss ice hockey player and member of the Swiss national team. She is signed in the Swiss Women's League with the EVZ Women's Team of EV Zug through the 2025–26 season.
Fabrice Herzog is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward currently playing for EV Zug in the National League (NL). He was drafted 142nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
EVZ Academy is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who play in Zug, Switzerland. They have played since the 2016–17 season in the Swiss League (SL), the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League, it is the primary affiliate to EV Zug.
Tobias Geisser is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for EV Zug of the National League (NL) and the Swiss national team.
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