HC Ambrì-Piotta

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HC Ambrì-Piotta
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Full name Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta
Nickname(s) "Bianco-Blu"
Founded 1937
Based In Ambrì, Switzerland
Arena Valascia
(Capacity: 7,000)
League

NLA 1999-present

  • NDA
    1952-1965, 1970-1978, 1982-1983, 1985-1999
  • NDB
    1940-1952, 1965-1970, 1978-1982, 1983-1985
Head Coach United States Kevin Constantine
Captain Switzerland Paolo Duca
Website www.hcap.ch


Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League A. The club was founded September 19, 1937 and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the league championship, the club has not been relegated to the National League B since being promoted in 1985, the same year that saw the arrival of Dale McCourt.


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[edit] History

Ambrì and Piotta are two very small villages in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people. Ambrì-Piotta has more than 40 fan clubs all over Europe. For major events, like the derby against southern rivals HC Lugano, the fans compose a choreography. When Ambrì wins a game, fans rejoice to the valley anthem La Montanara.

Since 1959, they have called their self-owned Valascia as their home. Standing 1,000 meters above sea level, it is an open-ended facility with 2,000 seats and additional standing room space for 5,000.[1]


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[edit] Champions

[edit] Runners-up


[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

Updated February 8, 2012.[2][3][4][5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Switzerland Bäumle, ThomasThomas Bäumle G R 27 2005 Olten, Switzerland
20 Switzerland Bianchi, EliasElias Bianchi LW L 22 Lugano, Switzerland
63 Switzerland Bianchi, MattiaMattia Bianchi RW R 27 2006 Lugano, Switzerland
89 Switzerland Botta, RomanRoman Botta RW R 27 2009
5 Switzerland Casserini, GiacomoGiacomo Casserini D L 21 2006
55 Switzerland Demuth, AlainAlain Demuth LW L 32 2004 Martigny, Switzerland
46 Switzerland Duca, PaoloPaolo Duca (C) RW R 30 2007 Ascona, Switzerland
12 Switzerland Grassi, DanieleDaniele Grassi RW R 19 2008
72 Switzerland Guerra, UinterUinter Guerra Injured Reserve D L 22 2006
92 Switzerland Hofmann, GregoryGregory Hofmann C L 19 2008 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
75 Canada Kariya, MartinMartin Kariya Injured Reserve RW R 30 2010 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
22 Switzerland Kobach, RetoReto Kobach D L 31 2009 Lucerne, Switzerland
71 Czech Republic Kohn, LadislavLadislav Kohn RW R 36 2012 Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
80 Czech Republic Kutlak, ZdenekZdenek Kutlak (A) D L 32 2007 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
10 Switzerland Lakhmatov, VitalyVitaly Lakhmatov LW L 30 2011 Kiev, Ukraininan SSR
78 Canada Landry, EricEric Landry C L 37 2010 Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
25 Canada Meier, TrevorTrevor Meier RW L 38 2010 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
14 Switzerland Müller, PascalPascal Müller D L 32 2011 Langnau i.E., Switzerland
45 Switzerland Murovic, MirkoMirko Murovic Injured Reserve LW L 31 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
26 Canada Noreau, MaximMaxim Noreau D L 24 2011 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
17 Canada Perrault, JoelJoel Perrault C R 28 2011 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18 Switzerland Pestoni, IntiInti Pestoni Injured Reserve RW L 20 2006 Ambrì, Switzerland
13 Switzerland Raffainer, RaetoRaeto Raffainer C R 30 2010 Wolhusen, Switzerland
1 Canada Schaefer, NolanNolan Schaefer G R 32 2011 Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada
44 Switzerland Schlagenhauf, RomanRoman Schlagenhauf C L 22 2011 Zürich, Switzerland
11 Switzerland Schultess, MarcMarc Schultess D L 26 2010
28 Switzerland Sidler, PatrickPatrick Sidler D L 26 2011 Zürich, Switzerland
84 Switzerland Trunz, AdrianAdrian Trunz D L 28 2011 Winterthur, Switzerland
91 Switzerland Walker, JulianJulian Walker (A) Injured Reserve C R 25 2008 Bern, Switzerland
7 United States Westrum, ErikErik Westrum Injured Reserve C L 32 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA


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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ambri-Piotta resists urbanisation". www.iihf.com. 2008-07-31. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/ambri-piotta-resists-urbanisation.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=a2a17987. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 
  2. ^ "Prima squadra" (in Italian). www.hcap.ch. http://www.hcap.ch/it/prima-squadra. Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  3. ^ "1. Mannschaft" (in German). www.hcap.ch. http://www.hcap.ch/de/1-Mannschaft. Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  4. ^ "HC Ambrì-Piotta team" (in German). www.nationalleague.ch. http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/clubs/de/ambri_piotta.php. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  5. ^ "HC Ambrì-Piotta équipe" (in French). www.nationalleague.ch. http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/clubs/fr/ambri_piotta.php. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 


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