What league does HC Fribourg-Gottéron play in?

HC Fribourg-Gottéron play in the NL.

When was HC Fribourg-Gottéron founded?

HC Fribourg-Gottéron was founded in 1937 in Fribourg, SUI, Switzerland.

Where is HC Fribourg-Gottéron based?

HC Fribourg-Gottéron is based in Fribourg, SUI.

Who is the head coach of HC Fribourg-Gottéron?

The head coach of HC Fribourg-Gottéron is Mark French.

Who is the captain of HC Fribourg-Gottéron?

The captain of HC Fribourg-Gottéron is Julien Sprunger.

What arena does HC Fribourg-Gottéron play in?

HC Fribourg-Gottéron play their home games at BCF Arena in Fribourg, SUI.

What are the team colors of HC Fribourg-Gottéron?

The team colors of HC Fribourg-Gottéron are Black + White.

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2018-2019 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#20	Reto Berra (G)	39	1987	Bülach, SUI	6'4"	218	L
	#35	Ludovic Waeber (G)	29	1996	Fribourg, SUI	6'1"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Marc Abplanalp (D)	41	1984	Grindelwald, SUI	5'11"	194	L
	#3	Benjamin Chavaillaz (D)	36	1989	Morges, SUI	6'2"	181	L
	#33	Marco Forrer (D)	29	1996	Steckborn, SUI	6'3"	209	R
	#5	Philippe Furrer (D)"A"	40	1985	Bern, SUI	6'1"	203	L
	#7	Jonas Holøs (D)	38	1987	Sarpsborg, NOR	5'11"	203	R
	#45	Kevin Ryser (D)Loan	37	1988	Bern, SUI	5'10"	176	R
	#77	Sebastian Schilt (D)	38	1987	Hasle-Rüegsau, SUI	6'2"	196	L
	#32	Noah Schneeberger (D)	37	1988	Langenthal, SUI	6'2"	187	R
	#14	Ralph Stalder (D)	39	1986	Buckten, SUI	5'10"	196	L
	#43	Dan Weisskopf (D)Loan	36	1989	Biel-Bienne, SUI	6'0"	192	R
FORWARDS
	#8	Charles Bertrand (RW)	35	1991	Paris, FRA	6'1"	203	R
	#16	Michal Birner (LW)	39	1986	Litomerice, CZE	6'0"	198	L
	#89	Andrei Bykov (C)	37	1988	Moskva, RUS	5'8"	154	L
	#67	Sandro Forrer (LW/RW)	28	1997	Steckborn, SUI	5'10"	165	L
	#94	Makai Holdener (W/C)	28	1997	Genève, SUI	6'0"	174	R
	#11	Lukas Lhotak (LW/RW)	32	1993	Praha, CZE	6'0"	203	L
	#97	Nathan Marchon (C/LW)	28	1997	Fribourg, SUI	5'9"	170	L
	#79	Laurent Meunier (C/RW)	47	1979	Saint-Martin-d'Hères, FRA	5'11"	183	R
	#18	Jacob Micflikier (LW/RW)	41	1984	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'8"	181	L
	#17	Andrew Miller (C/RW)	37	1988	Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA	5'10"	181	R
	#71	Killian Mottet (LW)	35	1991	Evionnaz, SUI	5'10"	168	L
	#46	Matthias Rossi (RW)	35	1991	Menziken, SUI	6'1"	223	R
	#21	Flavio Schmutz (C/LW)	31	1994	Andwil, SUI	6'1"	183	L
	#22	Jim Slater (C)"A"	43	1982	Lapeer, MI, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#86	Julien Sprunger (RW)"C"	40	1986	Fribourg, SUI	6'4"	198	R
	#28	Tristan Vauclair (LW)	40	1985	Delémont, SUI	5'11"	181	L
	#23	Samuel Walser (C)	33	1992	Mümliswil-Ramiswil, SUI	6'3"	209	L

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 17Av Age: 29.11 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare with other teams »

2018-2019 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Staff

Head CoachMark French
Asst. CoachDean Fedorchuk
Goaltending CoachDavid Aebischer
Sports ManagerChristian Dubé
CEORaphaël Berger
Dir. of Player DevelopmentGerd Zenhäusern
Equipment ManagerOlivier Sugnaux
Mental CoachDavid Scott
PresidentMichel Volet
Skating CoachIlya Khanenko
Team ConsultantVyacheslav Bykov

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2018-2019 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Captains

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HC Fribourg-Gottéron Facts

Plays in: National League
Team Colors: Black + White
Town: Fribourg, SUI Map
Founded: 1937

2018-2019 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
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Experience

HC Fribourg-Gottéron: 4 070 GP
NHL: 714 GP
WC: 341 GP
OG: 37 GP
SHL: 477 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 25 GP
Liiga: 601 GP
KHL: 222 GP
Czechia: 84 GP
AHL: 773 GP
DEL: 216 GP
NL: 7 423 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HC Düdingen Bulls (SwissDiv1)
HC Fribourg-Gottéron U21 (Swiss U21-Elit)
HC Thurgau (SL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: BCF Arena
Location: Fribourg, SUI
Capacity: 9 075
Construction Year: 1982

HC Fribourg-Gottéron Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/27/2026 06:45 PM UTC	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	-	NL
02/24/2026 06:45 PM UTC	EV Zug	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	-	NL
02/01/2026 02:45 PM UTC	HC Davos	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	5 - 2	NL
01/30/2026 06:45 PM UTC	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	EHC Kloten	3 - 2 (OT 61:16)	NL
01/29/2026 06:45 PM UTC	Genève-Servette HC	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	3 - 5	NL

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Ty Rattie (F)

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12/31/2025

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Kyle Rau (F)

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Niklas Friman (D)

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12/20/2025

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Michael Kapla (D)

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12/19/2025

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Michal Čajkovský (D)

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HC Fribourg-Gottéron History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NL	47	20	12	-	13	2	155	113	88	1.87	2	Clinched Play-Off Spot
2024-2025	NL	52	21	16	-	5	10	132	128	83	1.6	6	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	NL	52	28	13	-	7	4	175	124	102	1.96	2	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	NL	52	23	19	-	2	8	155	136	81	1.56	7	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022	NL	50	26	14	-	6	4	159	124	94	1.88	2	Semifinal loss
2020-2021	NL	51	26	17	-	4	4	159	151	90	1.76	3	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NL	50	17	21	-	10	2	122	136	73	1.46	7	No playoffs held
2018-2019	NL	50	22	23	-	3	2	125	125	74	1.48	10	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	NL	50	20	18	-	5	7	133	139	77	1.54	5	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	NLA	50	12	31	-	5	2	130	177	48	0.96	11	Saved in play-out
2015-2016	NLA	50	22	21	-	2	5	148	154	75	1.5	6	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	NLA	50	11	22	-	9	8	144	177	59	1.18	9	Saved in relegation
2013-2014	NLA	50	25	18	-	4	3	151	147	86	1.72	2	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	NLA	50	24	10	-	11	5	163	123	99	1.98	1	Final loss
2011-2012	NLA	50	26	14	-	6	4	156	120	94	1.88	3	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	NLA	50	14	22	-	8	6	157	154	64	1.28	8	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	NLA	50	18	22	-	4	6	145	160	68	1.36	7	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	NLA	50	19	20	0	7	4	154	143	75	1.5	7	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	NLA	50	17	21	0	7	5	132	163	70	1.4	8	Semifinal loss
2006-2007	NLA	44	12	19	0	1	12	134	167	50	1.14	10	Saved in play-out
2005-2006	NLA	44	17	21	6	-	-	136	154	40	0.91	9	Saved in relegation
2004-2005	NLA	44	13	24	7	-	-	115	145	33	0.75	10	Saved in play-out
2003-2004	NLA	48	22	23	3	-	-	152	135	47	0.98	8	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	NLA	44	16	23	5	-	-	118	165	37	0.84	9	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NLA	44	21	16	7	-	-	142	138	49	1.11	3	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	NLA	44	18	20	6	-	-	133	136	42	0.95	8	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	NLA	45	14	25	6	-	-	132	153	34	0.76	8	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	NLA	45	13	29	3	-	-	112	165	29	0.64	9	Saved in relegation
1997-1998	NLA	40	23	12	5	-	-	142	111	51	1.28	2	Semifinal loss
1996-1997	NLA	36	17	14	5	-	-	135	110	39	1.08	4	Quarterfinal loss

HC Fribourg-Gottéron Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Spengler Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	9	5	6	3	1	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	Spengler Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	8	7	4	2	1	Champion
	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	1	1	23	16	12	2	5	Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	12	5	14	2.33	1	Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	6	0	-	0	0	25	9	18	3	1	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	Swiss Cup	4	3	1	-	0	0	15	8	9	2.25	4	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	11	5	3	1.5	13	Eighth Final Loss
2018-2019	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	8	3	1.5	14	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	7	3	3	1.5	12	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	Swiss Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	8	7	6	2	8	Quarterfinal loss
	Champions HL	4	3	1	-	0	0	12	6	9	2.25	2	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	4	3	3	1.5	13	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	0	1	11	15	4	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	12	5	3	1.5	12	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	6	3	0	-	2	1	21	13	14	2.33	1	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	2	3	-	2	1	23	24	11	1.38	6	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	3	3	1.5	2	Semifinal loss
	ET	8	2	4	-	1	1	18	23	9	1.13	7	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	0	5	-	0	1	11	32	1	0.17	4	Did not make playoffs
1992-1993	Spengler Cup	4	0	4	-	-	-	13	20	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs

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