When was EV Zug founded?

EV Zug was founded in 1967 in Zug, SUI, Switzerland.

Who is the head coach of EV Zug?

The head coach of EV Zug is Sean Simpson.

Who is the captain of EV Zug?

The captain of EV Zug is André Rötheli.

What arena does EV Zug play in?

EV Zug play their home games at OYM Hall in Zug, SUI.

What are the team colors of EV Zug?

The team colors of EV Zug are Blue + White + Gray.

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1998-1999 Season

EV Zug were 20-19-6 in the 1998-99 NLA season with 46 points, 5th overall.

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1998-1999 EV Zug Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NLA
1.	Kevin Todd (C)	40	9	41	50	81	-	5	0	2	2	2
2.	Wes Walz (C)	42	22	27	49	75	-	10	3	9	12	2
3.	André Rötheli (C)	45	12	28	40	24	-	11	6	7	13	38
4.	Devin Edgerton (C)	41	15	21	36	28	-	7	4	0	4	8
5.	Patrick Sutter (D)	37	11	16	27	93	-	10	2	1	3	14
6.	Colin Muller (RW)	45	16	9	25	12	-	11	3	3	6	12
7.	Daniel Meier (LW)	36	14	10	24	22	-
8.	Dino Kessler (D)	42	5	19	24	38	-	8	0	0	0	8
9.	Stefan Grogg (F)	45	10	10	20	38	-	11	6	7	13	6
10.	Christophe Brown (RW)	43	7	11	18	14	-	11	3	1	4	55
11.	André Künzi (D)	44	4	13	17	34	-	11	2	3	5	16
12.	Sascha Schneider (LW)	45	7	8	15	42	-	11	0	4	4	8
13.	Jörg Eberle (RW)	42	6	9	15	20	-	11	3	1	4	2
14.	Thomas Künzi (D)	45	6	8	14	83	-	10	0	0	0	8
15.	Patrick Oppliger (D/C)	38	5	5	10	28	-	11	2	3	5	8
16.	Jakub Horak (D)	39	2	6	8	28	-	11	0	1	1	10
17.	Yevgeni Davydov (RW)	11	4	3	7	4	-	4	0	1	1	4
18.	Matthias Holzer (F/D)	45	1	5	6	16	-	11	0	1	1	6
19.	Reto Kobach (D)	27	1	0	1	2	-	5	0	0	0	0
20.	Stefan Niggli (C)	15	0	1	1	2	-	11	0	1	1	0
21.	Alan Letang (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	9	0	4	4	4
22.	Claudio Bitzi (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
23.	Samuel Villiger (F)	14	0	0	0	2	-	2	0	0	0	2
24.	Raphaël Berger (D)	42	0	0	0	10	-	8	0	0	0	0
Euro HL
1.	Wes Walz (C)	6	7	5	12	16	-	2	0	0	0	12
2.	André Künzi (D)	6	3	4	7	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0
3.	Daniel Meier (LW)	6	2	4	6	4	2
4.	André Rötheli (C)	8	2	3	5	2	-4	2	0	0	0	0	-2
5.	Devin Edgerton (C)	4	2	2	4	6	2	2	1	1	2	2	-4
6.	Jörg Eberle (RW)	6	2	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1
7.	Patrick Oppliger (D/C)	8	2	2	4	2	0	2	0	1	1	2	-1
8.	Sascha Schneider (LW)	6	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	2	12	-1
9.	Patrick Sutter (D)	6	1	2	3	6	-1
10.	Colin Muller (RW)	5	1	1	2	4	-	2	1	1	2	0
11.	Thomas Künzi (D)	6	1	1	2	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	-3
12.	Dino Kessler (D)	5	0	2	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
13.	Christophe Brown (RW)	6	0	2	2	0	-1	2	0	0	0	2	-2
14.	Stefan Grogg (F)	6	0	2	2	12	2	2	1	0	1	0	-1
15.	Yevgeni Davydov (RW)	2	1	0	1	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	-1
16.	Reto Kobach (D)	2	1	0	1	2	-2	2	0	0	0	2	-1
17.	Jakub Horak (D)	4	0	1	1	6	1	2	1	0	1	0	-4
18.	Stefan Niggli (C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0	1
19.	Claudio Bitzi (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Samuel Villiger (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21.	Kevin Todd (C)	4	0	0	0	31	-	2	1	2	3	4
22.	Raphaël Berger (D)	5	0	0	0	2	-3	2	1	0	1	2	0
23.	Matthias Holzer (F/D)	6	0	0	0	2	-2	2	0	0	0	2	-1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NLA
1.	Peter Mettler (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Paul Kreis (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Patrick Schöpf (G)	20	2.84	-	9	7	2	0	1141:12	-	7	2.53
4.	Ronnie Rüeger (G)	27	2.79	-	11	13	3	2	1593:02	-	4	3.65
Euro HL
1.	Ronnie Rüeger (G)	2	4.00	.914	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	6.00	.882
2.	Patrick Schöpf (G)	4	4.32	.868	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5.11	.886

1998-1999 EV Zug Staff

Head CoachSean Simpson
Asst. CoachBeat Lautenschlager
Asst. CoachBob Leslie
Sports ManagerKurt Halm
Dir. of Hockey OperationsWalter Giger
Dir. of Player DevelopmentAlex Müller
Equipment ManagerUrs Weibel
PresidentFredy Egli

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1998-1999 EV Zug Captains

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André Rötheli

"A"

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1998-1999 EV Zug Demographics

EV Zug Facts

Plays in: National League
Team Colors: Blue + White + Gray
Town: Zug, SUI Map
Founded: 1967

1998-1999 EV Zug Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
4 players
1 player

Experience

EV Zug: 3 088 GP
NHL: 707 GP
WC: 98 GP
OG: 44 GP
SHL: 86 GP
AHL: 570 GP
DEL: 26 GP
NL: 5 299 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

EV Zug U21 (Swiss U21-Elit)

Arena Information

Arena Name: OYM Hall
Location: Zug, SUI
Capacity: 7 700
Construction Year: 2010

EV Zug Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 12:00 PM UTC	EHC Kloten	EV Zug	-	NL
10/04/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Genève-Servette HC	EV Zug	-	NL
09/29/2026 05:45 PM UTC	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	EV Zug	2 - 5	NL
09/25/2026 05:45 PM UTC	SCL Tigers	EV Zug	5 - 3	NL
09/22/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC Lugano	EV Zug	3 - 2 (OT 61:28)	NL

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EV Zug History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NL	5	3	1	-	0	1	21	12	10	2	7	-
2025-2026	NL	52	20	20	-	3	9	126	145	75	1.44	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	NL	52	25	19	-	5	3	173	136	88	1.69	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	NL	52	21	16	-	9	6	161	135	87	1.67	4	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	NL	52	21	18	-	6	7	165	154	82	1.58	6	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	NL	52	24	12	-	12	4	177	127	100	1.92	1	Champion
2020-2021	NL	52	33	6	-	7	6	197	128	119	2.29	1	Champion
2019-2020	NL	50	23	13	-	7	7	147	124	90	1.8	2	No playoffs held
2018-2019	NL	50	30	14	-	1	5	159	115	97	1.94	2	Final loss
2017-2018	NL	50	23	15	-	10	2	153	122	91	1.82	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	NLA	50	28	13	-	3	6	153	122	96	1.92	3	Final loss
2015-2016	NLA	50	24	15	-	5	6	161	138	88	1.76	4	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	NLA	50	24	13	-	7	6	166	126	92	1.84	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	NLA	50	15	20	-	6	9	132	156	66	1.32	10	Saved in play-out
2012-2013	NLA	50	26	14	-	3	7	172	154	91	1.82	3	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	NLA	50	24	8	-	8	10	173	131	98	1.96	1	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	NLA	50	26	14	-	6	4	176	143	94	1.88	4	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	NLA	50	29	14	-	4	3	165	125	98	1.96	3	Semifinal loss
2008-2009	NLA	50	20	22	0	3	5	171	166	71	1.42	8	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	NLA	50	24	17	0	5	4	174	151	86	1.72	4	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	NLA	44	22	13	0	6	3	153	117	81	1.84	3	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	NLA	44	20	19	5	-	-	142	146	45	1.02	5	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	NLA	44	20	16	8	-	-	140	142	48	1.09	4	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	NLA	48	21	22	5	-	-	117	147	47	0.98	7	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	NLA	44	14	25	5	-	-	110	142	33	0.75	10	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NLA	44	18	18	8	-	-	119	127	44	1	7	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	NLA	44	25	17	2	-	-	166	143	52	1.18	4	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	NLA	45	24	15	6	-	-	154	148	54	1.2	3	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	NLA	45	20	19	6	-	-	157	130	46	1.02	5	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	NLA	40	24	10	6	-	-	151	109	54	1.35	1	Champion

EV Zug Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	18	8	1.33	13	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	5	0	-	1	0	27	9	17	2.83	1	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	3	3	-	0	1	28	19	10	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	26	3	4	2	9	Eighth Final Loss
2019-2020	Swiss Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	10	5	6	2	7	Quarterfinal loss
	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	2	22	11	14	2.33	1	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Swiss Cup	5	4	0	-	1	0	20	10	14	2.8	1	Champion
	Champions HL	6	5	0	-	0	1	22	12	16	2.67	1	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Swiss Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	14	7	6	2	6	Quarterfinal loss
	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	1	0	20	16	11	1.83	1	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	Swiss Cup	4	3	1	-	0	0	17	5	9	2.25	3	Semifinal loss
	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	17	7	11	2.75	1	16th final loss
2015-2016	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	10	3	1.5	15	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	4	0	4	-	0	0	6	18	0	0	3	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	8	5	3	1.5	14	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	0	1	14	14	10	1.67	2	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	ET	8	1	6	-	1	0	14	30	5	0.63	7	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	4	2	-	2	0	30	21	16	2	2	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	Euro HL	6	2	3	-	1	0	27	26	8	1.33	2	Playoffs Qualifier loss
1997-1998	Euro HL	6	3	3	-	0	0	17	15	9	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs

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EV Zug Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sol Fueter (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug U21	Swiss U21-Elit	11	1	9	10	10
2.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	5	3	6	9	2
3.	Calvin Thürkauf (F)	2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	5	3	4	7	4
4.	Daniel Vozenilek (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	6	6	0	6	6
5.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	2
6.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	8	2	4	6	2
7.	Jordann Bougro (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	4	0	6	6	0
8.	Livio Langenegger (F)	2026-2027	EHC Seewen	MyHL	4	3	2	5	4
9.	Michal Repik (F)	2026-2027	HC Sparta Praha	Extraliga	7	3	2	5	0
10.	Jakob Lilja (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	5	2	3	5	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	27.70
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	28.44
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.57
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	26.94
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.09

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lino Martschini (F)	640	234	284	518
2.	Paul DiPietro (F)	499	163	274	437
3.	Heinz Jenni (F)	245	260	148	408
4.	Josh Holden (F)	416	159	233	392
5.	Philipp Neuenschwander (F)	495	210	146	356

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Heinz Jenni (F)	245	260	148	408
2.	Lino Martschini (F)	640	234	284	518
3.	Philipp Neuenschwander (F)	495	210	146	356
4.	Oskar Huber (F)	263	188	75	263
5.	Donald Laurence (F)	166	186	105	291

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lino Martschini (F)	640	234	284	518
2.	Paul DiPietro (F)	499	163	274	437
3.	Josh Holden (F)	416	159	233	392
4.	Raphael Díaz (D)	630	86	218	304
5.	Jan Kovář (F)	347	92	208	300

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Josh Holden (F)	416	159	392	571
2.	Patrick Oppliger (F)	584	77	223	542
3.	Dino Kessler (D)	377	57	215	486
4.	Patrick Sutter (D)	253	40	137	470
5.	Misko Antisin (F)	285	124	281	464

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Fabian Schnyder (F)	733	107	132	239
2.	Lino Martschini (F)	640	234	284	518
3.	Raphael Díaz (D)	630	86	218	304
4.	Patrick Oppliger (F)	584	77	146	223
5.	Duri Camichel (F)	521	94	147	241

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Dennis Sobchuk (F)	19	24	43	2.26
2.	Ivan Hlinka (F)	80	75	164	2.05
3.	Pierre Rioux (F)	10	8	20	2.00
4.	Barry Alter (F)	9	7	18	2.00
5.	Dan Quinn (F)	7	7	13	1.86

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ivan Hlinka (F)	1983-1984	41	45	90
2.	Donald Laurence (F)	1986-1987	36	59	82
3.	Ivan Hlinka (F)	1984-1985	39	30	74
4.	Donald Laurence (F)	1988-1989	36	46	73
5.	Heinz Jenni (F)	1973-1974	25	45	72

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Donald Laurence (F)	1986-1987	36	59	82
2.	Donald Laurence (F)	1988-1989	36	46	73
3.	Ivan Hlinka (F)	1983-1984	41	45	90
4.	Heinz Jenni (F)	1973-1974	25	45	72
5.	Bill McDougall (F)	1996-1997	45	41	71

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (F)	2015-2016	49	55	67
2.	Linus Omark (F)	2012-2013	48	52	69
3.	Jan Kovář (F)	2020-2021	52	47	63
4.	Ivan Hlinka (F)	1983-1984	41	45	90
5.	Ivan Hlinka (F)	1984-1985	39	44	74

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Todd Elik (F)	2000-2001	37	58	140
2.	Travis Green (F)	2007-2008	29	20	126
3.	Wesley Snell (D)	2009-2010	47	7	126
4.	Patrick Sutter (D)	1999-2000	42	33	123
5.	Andy Wozniewski (D)	2010-2011	50	23	123