Kloten Flyers

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Kloten Flyers
Kloten Flyers
Founded 1934
Champion 1967, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Home ice Kolping Arena
Based in Kloten, Switzerland
Colours Blue, white, red
League National League A
Head coach Anders Eldebrink
Assistant coach Felix Hollenstein
General manager Alpo Suhonen

The Kloten Flyers are an icehockey team based in the city of Kloten in Switzerland. They originated from the EHC Kloten. The team participates in the National League A and is known for its promotion of young players.

Between 1993 and 1996 the EHC Kloten won the Swiss championship four times in a row.

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[edit] History

The EHC Kloten was founded on December 3rd 1934 by seven members led by Emil Hegner. During the first few years, only exhibition matches were played. The home matches were played on the frozen Nägelimoos-Weiher.

When the EHC Kloten began to participate in the championship, they had to start in the lowest league, as usual. In 1941, they were promoted into the Serie B and five years later into the Serie A. One year later, in the year 1947, the EHC Kloten was promoted into the Nationalliga B. In 1962, they joined the Nationalliga A, because the NLA was topped up from 8 to 10 teams.

In 1967 they became the champions for the first time, headed by their czech coach Vladimir Kobera.

[edit] Present

The team has remained in the highest league ever since they were promoted, meaning they are the longest-serving team in the NLA.

For the season 1998/99 the former Russian icehockey player Vladimir Yurzinov was obliged to become the new coach. Not only introduced he a new way of playing, but he also promoted the young players, which is paying-off nowadays. Even though many people liked this philosophy, success stayed away. During the season 2003/2004 the team had to play the playouts for the first time in the history of the team. One year later, in the Playout-season 2004/2005, they managed again to remain in the highest league.

In October 2004 Jursinow was released as their coach. He remained as a youth promoter until the end of the season in the team. The successor was the former EHC Kloten defense player Anders Eldebrink and his assistant coach, hockey legend Felix Hollenstein. The new duo managed to get the team back to success and is still in charge of the team.

In the season 2008/2009 the Kloten Flyers were in the Playoff final against the HC Davos, which they lost with 4:3 matches. The regular season was finished on the 3rd place. During the Playoffs they first defeated the HC Geneve-Servette by 4:0 wins and after that the EV Zug, also with 4:0 wins.

The club is having a well known junior programm. There’s a partnership between the Kloten Flyers and the teams of Bülach, Dielsdorf-Niederhasli and Winterthur. Since the founding oft he elite-junior league, the teams has won 19 titels. The latest being in the season 2005/2006.

[edit] Fans

The Kolping Arena is known to be atmospheric. On the standing places, it's Unity Kloten that is active. Unity is seeing themselves as an umbrella group of the Fanclubs South Kloten, Blue Eagles Kloten and Conspiro. When choreos are done, the old logo of EHC Kloten is always used instead of the new Kloten Flyers Logo.

[edit] Hall of fame

[edit] Coaches

[edit] Reserved numbers

[edit] 1st team NLA 2009/2010

[edit] Goaltenders

# Name Nationality Date Of Birth
84 Michael Flückiger  Switzerland 15th February 1982
66 Ronnie Rüeger  Switzerland,  United Kingdom 26th February 1973
30 Ralph Sonder  Switzerland 7th March 1990

[edit] Defencemen

# Name Nationality Date Of Birth
14 Julien Bonnet  Switzerland 14th January 1985
62 Félicien Du Bois  Switzerland 18th October 1983
J. D. Forest  United States 18th April 1981
77 Radek Hamr  Czech Republic 15th June 1974
5 Yves Müller  Switzerland 8th February 1989
11 Marc Schulthess  Switzerland 3rd January 1986
28 Patrick Sidler  Switzerland 23rd December 1985
72 Patrick von Gunten  Switzerland 10th February 1985
2 Marc Welti  Switzerland 17th January 1988
52 Benjamin Winkler  Switzerland 22nd February 1979

[edit] Forwards

# Name Nationality Date Of Birth
16 Mark Bell  Canada 5th August 1980
13 Simon Bodenmann  Switzerland 2nd March 1988
15 Jeffrey Füglister  Switzerland 15th January 1990
91 Denis Hollenstein  Switzerland 15th October 1989
17 Arnaud Jacquemet  Switzerland 29th March 1988
10 Marcel Jenni  Switzerland 2nd March 1974
87 Steve Kellenberger  Switzerland 6th February 1987
55 Sven Lindemann  Switzerland 23th April 1978
41 Michael Liniger  Switzerland 29th November 1979
33 Kimmo Rintanen  Finland 7th August 1973
76 Frédéric Rothen  Switzerland 26th January 1976
23 Tommi Santala  Finland 27th June 1979
22 Victor Stancescu  Switzerland,  Romania 10th March 1985
27 Roman Wick  Switzerland 30th December 1985
18 Michel Zeiter  Switzerland 22nd April 1974

[edit] Staff (Coach and assistant coach)

Name Nationality Date Of Birth
Anders Eldebrink  Sweden 11th December 1960
Felix Hollenstein  Switzerland 7th April 1965

[edit] Noteworthy former players

[edit] External links

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