HC Ajoie

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HC Ajoie
HC Ajoie logo.png
City Porrentruy, Switzerland
League National League
Founded1973 (1973)
Home arena Raiffeisen Arena
(capacity 5,078)
Colors  
General manager Julien Vauclair
Head coach Greg Ireland
CaptainKevin Fey
Website hc-ajoie.ch
Franchise history
1973–presentHC Ajoie
Hockey current event.svg Current season

HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland.

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HC Ajoie has won three Swiss League (SL) Championships – in 1992, 2016 and 2021. [1]

History

On February 2, 2020, the team won the 2020 Swiss Cup, beating National League (NL) team HC Davos 7–3.

On April 28, 2021, HC Ajoie defeated EHC Kloten in game 6 of the Swiss League (SL) final and won the series 4–2 to be crowned SL champion. As a result, the team gained automatic promotion to the National League for the 2021/22 season.

On July 28, 2021, the team revealed its new logo featuring three stars to honor their three SL titles. [2]

Players

Current roster

Updated 30 September 2024. [3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplace
95 Flag of France.svg Kevin Bozon W L29 2022 Chamonix, France
43 Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Brennan  ( A ) D L36 2023 Moorestown, New Jersey, United States
40 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damiano Ciaccio G L36 2022 Grandson, Switzerland
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benjamin Conz G R34 2024 St. Ursanne, Switzerland
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip-Michaël Devos C L35 2019 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada
26 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kevin Fey  ( C ) D L34 2023 Bern, Switzerland
90 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jannik Fischer  ( A ) D L35 2023 Baar, Switzerland
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thibault Frossard  ( A ) C L32 2011 Vendlincourt, Switzerland
54 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lilian Garessus C L22 2022 Porrentruy, Switzerland
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Hazen RW R35 2019 Val-Bélair, Quebec, Canada
47 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Maurer D L37 2024 Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
88 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tim Minder D R22 2024 Weinfelden, Switzerland
71 Flag of Finland.svg Julius Nättinen C L28 2024 Jyväskylä, Finland
37 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arno Nussbaumer D L22 2024 Zug, Switzerland
89 Flag of Finland.svg Oula Palve C L33 2024 Keuruu, Finland
29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Noah Patenaude G L22 2023 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
87 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Pedretti  ( A ) RW L34 2024 Porrentruy, Switzerland
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Valentin Pilet D L28 2019 Switzerland
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bastien Pouilly D L29 2014 Courtételle, Switzerland
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Robin RW L22 2024 Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
70 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Matteo Romanenghi C/LW L30 2021 Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland
46 Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Rundqvist C L35 2023 Karlstad, Sweden
64 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joel Scheidegger D L30 2023 Switzerland
27 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Reto Schmutz LW L32 2017 Wald, Switzerland
78 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kyen Sopa RW L25 2023 Flawil, Switzerland
17 Flag of France.svg Thomas Thiry D R28 2023 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
32 Flag of Finland.svg Jerry Turkulainen RW R27 2024 Mikkeli, Finland
14 Flag of Latvia.svg Emīls Veckaktiņš LW L21 2024 Ogre, Latvia

References

  1. ↑ "HC Ajoie club history" (in German). HC Ajoie. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "New league, new face - HC Ajoie presents new logo". swisshockeynews.ch. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "HC Ajoie current roster" (in French). www.hc-ajoie.ch. Retrieved 2024-07-05.


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