EHC Basel
EHC Basel | |
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City | Basel, Switzerland |
League | Swiss League |
Founded | 1932 |
Home arena | St. Jakob Arena |
Colors | |
Head coach | Eric Himelfarb |
Website | www |
Franchise history | |
1932–present | EHC Basel |
EHC Basel known as Eishockey Club Basel are a professional Swiss ice hockey team. They are based out of the St. Jakob Arena in Basel, Switzerland. EHC Basel was founded on 14 October 1932. Were promoted to the Nationalliga A for 2005–06 after winning the previous season. They made the playoffs and were drawn against defending champions HC Davos 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 in the playouts. EHC Basel has won five championships of the Nationalliga B in 1935, 1941, 1956, 2003, and 2005. Again in 2007-08 they finished bottom and were relegated to National League B (after losing in the playouts). The club has hosted a preseason tournament called Basel Summer Ice Hockey since 2009.
On 7 July 2014, the club filed a bankruptcy case for its National League B team, the EHC Basel Sharks.[1]
Notable players
[edit]- Hnat Domenichelli
- David Legwand
- Mike Maneluk
- Rob Zamuner
- Fabienne Peter, Switzerland's first transgender hockey player
References
[edit]- ^ Kaufmann, Moritz (24 June 2014). "EHC Basel ist Geschichte, nun hat ein Millionen-Stadion keinen Club mehr". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- EHC Basel official website
- EHC Basel Fan Forum Archived 2005-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- EHC Basel Fanpage