EHC Basel
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| EHC Basel Sharks | |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Home ice | St. Jakob Arena St. Jakob Arena St. Jakob Arena is an arena in Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of EHC Basel. St. Jakob Arena opened in 2002 and holds 6,330 people.- External links :*... |
| Based in | Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| Colours | Black, red, white |
| League | Nationalliga A |
| Head coach | Dany Gelinas |
EHC Basel, also known as Eishockey Club Basel are a professional Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team. They are based out of the St. Jakob Arena
St. Jakob Arena
St. Jakob Arena is an arena in Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of EHC Basel. St. Jakob Arena opened in 2002 and holds 6,330 people.- External links :*...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. EHC Basel was founded on October 14, 1932. Were promoted to the Nationalliga A for 2005–06 after winning the Nationalliga B the previous season. They made the playoffs and were drawn against defending champions HC Davos
HC Davos
Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos play in the Swiss National League A, which is ranked as Europe's sixth best ice hockey league. The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team...
in the first round, losing the series 4-1. Basel finished in last place in 2006–07, but managed to avoid relegation by beating SCL Tigers
SCL Tigers
SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They have played in Switzerland's top hockey level, National League A, since last promotion in 1998.-History:-Champions:*NDA Championship : 1976...
in the playouts. EHC Basel has won five championships of the Nationalliga B in 1935, 1941, 1956, 2003, and 2005.
The club has hosted a preseason tournament called Basel Summer Ice Hockey
Basel Summer Ice Hockey
The Basel Summer Ice Hockey is an ice hockey tournament held in Basel, Switzerland every August before the start of many domestic European ice hockey seasons. All matches are played at the home of the EHC Basel ice hockey club, that being St. Jakob Arena....
since 2009.
Roster 2008
| # | Coach name | |
|---|---|---|
| Asst. |  |
Daniel Herlea |
| # | Player name | |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | |
Reto Schürch |
| 35 | |
Olivier Gigon Olivier Gigon Olivier Gigon is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the SC Bern of Switzerland's National League A.-External links:... |
| 47 | |
Simon Züger |
| # | Player name | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | |
Ralph Stalder |
| 5 | |
Lukas Gerber |
| 7 |  |
Adrian Plavsic |
| 4 | |
Ralf Bundi |
| 24 | |
Markus Wüthrich |
| 3 | |
Jakub Horak |
| 8 | |
Nicolas Studer |
| 18 | |
Gian-Andrea Randegger |
| 2 |  |
Brett Hauer Brett Hauer Brett Timothy Hauer is a professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing for EHC Basel in the National League A in Switzerland.-Playing career:... |
| 44 | |
Jason Doig Jason Doig Jason Doig is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Doig has also played for the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals. In the 2006–2007 season he played for Traktor Chelyabinsk in Russian Super League. In the 2007–2008 season, he played in... |
| 22 |  |
Stanislav Hudec Stanislav Hudec Stanislav Hudec is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
| # | Player name | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | |
Daniel Rubin Daniel Rubin Daniel Rubin is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Genève-Servette HC in Switzerland's National League A.... |
| 6 | |
Franco Collenberg |
| 19 | |
Stefan Vögele |
| 17 | |
Sandro Tschuor |
| 86 | |
Julian Walker |
| 33 | |
Andreas Camenzind |
| 88 | |
Thomas Nüssli |
| 71 | |
Stefan Tschannen |
| 69 | |
Stefan Schnyder |
| 26 | |
Justin Papineau Justin Papineau Justin Papineau , is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.- Draft :... |
| 9 | |
Yves Sarault Yves Sarault Yves Sarault is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Sarault is currently playing with the Rivière-du-Loup CIMT of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey... |
| 12 | |
Patric Della Rossa Patric Della Rossa Patric Della Rossa is a Swiss ice hockey player who currently plays for EHC Olten of the National League B . He has also represented the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team in the World Junior Championships, World Championships, and Olympics.-External links:* at Eurohockey.net... |
| 10 |  |
Maxim Spiridonov Maxim Spiridonov Maxim Spiridonov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League.He played junior hockey for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League before being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 1998.-External links:... |
| 11 | |
Roger Rieder |
| ? |  |
Radek Duda Radek Duda Radek Duda is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 7th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. played in the WHL with the Regina Pats... |
| ? | |
Kevin Lötscher Kevin Lotscher Kevin Lotscher is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for EHC Biel in Switzerland's National League A.... |
Notable players
List of notable players in club history:
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Former Coaches || Mike McParland