When was ZSC Lions founded?

ZSC Lions was founded in 1930 in Zürich, SUI, Switzerland.

Where is ZSC Lions based?

ZSC Lions is based in Zürich, SUI.

Who is the head coach of ZSC Lions?

The head coach of ZSC Lions is Serge Aubin.

Who is the captain of ZSC Lions?

The captain of ZSC Lions is Patrick Geering.

What arena does ZSC Lions play in?

ZSC Lions play their home games at Swiss Life Arena in Zürich, SUI.

What are the team colors of ZSC Lions?

The team colors of ZSC Lions are Red + Blue + White.

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2018-2019 Season

ZSC Lions were 25-20-5 in the 2018-19 NL season with 74 points, 9th overall.

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2018-2019 ZSC Lions Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NL
1.	Denis Hollenstein (LW/RW)	49	12	21	33	46	7	2	0	1	1	4	-2
2.	Simon Bodenmann (LW/RW)	48	14	17	31	40	9
3.	Fredrik Pettersson (RW)	38	12	15	27	26	-3	3	0	1	1	2	0
4.	Maxim Noreau (D)	46	11	16	27	38	1	5	0	1	1	2	-3
5.	Kevin Klein (D)	47	10	14	24	16	10	1	0	0	0	0	1
6.	Pius Suter (C/W)	41	9	15	24	16	4	6	1	1	2	4	-3
7.	Roman Červenka (C/LW)	22	5	16	21	8	0	4	1	2	3	2	-2
8.	Jérôme Bachofner (LW)	50	10	6	16	26	-4	4	0	0	0	2	-3
9.	Chris Baltisberger (RW)	50	9	5	14	73	-5	3	1	1	2	0	2
10.	Fabrice Herzog (RW/LW)	41	6	6	12	33	-2	5	0	0	0	2	-5
11.	Raphael Prassl (C/RW)	50	4	8	12	24	-3	6	1	0	1	12	-4
12.	Victor Backman (W/C)	16	4	7	11	4	1
13.	Roman Wick (LW/RW)	18	3	8	11	14	3
14.	Drew Shore (C)	16	4	6	10	18	-2
15.	Marco Miranda (LW)	50	1	9	10	6	-3	6	1	1	2	2	-4
16.	Patrick Geering (D)	37	2	7	9	4	7	3	0	1	1	4	1
17.	Reto Schäppi (C/LW)	48	3	5	8	26	-12	6	1	1	2	0	1
18.	Tim Berni (D)	41	1	7	8	8	-11	6	0	1	1	0	-3
19.	Mattia Hinterkircher (LW)	34	2	3	5	8	3	6	1	1	2	2	0
20.	Dave Sutter (D)	34	1	4	5	10	-2	2	0	0	0	0	-4
21.	Phil Baltisberger (D)	50	0	5	5	46	1	6	1	0	1	27	-3
22.	Tim Ulmann (C)	20	4	0	4	27	4
23.	Severin Blindenbacher (D)	30	0	4	4	20	-2
24.	Roger Karrer (D)	44	0	3	3	2	-3	6	0	2	2	2	0
25.	Christian Marti (D)	48	0	3	3	32	0	6	0	1	1	4	-2
26.	Dominic Moore (C)	11	0	1	1	6	-2
27.	Alexander Braun (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	2	-1
28.	Willy Riedi (F)	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0
29.	Ryan Hayes (RW)	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	2	2	1
30.	Kaj Suter (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-1
31.	Marc Geiger (D)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-1
32.	Yannick Brüschweiler (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-1	6	1	2	3	2	0
33.	Justin Sigrist (C/LW)	9	0	0	0	0	-6	5	0	1	1	0	-1
Champions HL
1.	Pius Suter (C/W)	8	2	8	10	6	2
2.	Jérôme Bachofner (LW)	8	4	3	7	0	5
3.	Roman Červenka (C/LW)	7	2	5	7	2	1
4.	Denis Hollenstein (LW/RW)	8	2	5	7	2	3
5.	Maxim Noreau (D)	8	1	5	6	4	0
6.	Chris Baltisberger (RW)	8	4	1	5	2	3
7.	Fredrik Pettersson (RW)	6	3	2	5	2	-1
8.	Roman Wick (LW/RW)	5	1	4	5	4	-3
9.	Severin Blindenbacher (D)	8	3	1	4	4	-1
10.	Kevin Klein (D)	8	3	1	4	4	0
11.	Phil Baltisberger (D)	8	0	4	4	8	1
12.	Christian Marti (D)	8	2	1	3	0	5
13.	Raphael Prassl (C/RW)	8	1	2	3	6	6
14.	Drew Shore (C)	8	0	3	3	20	-3
15.	Marco Miranda (LW)	7	2	0	2	2	-1
16.	Tim Berni (D)	6	1	1	2	0	2
17.	Dave Sutter (D)	7	1	1	2	2	3
18.	Patrick Geering (D)	3	0	1	1	2	-1
19.	Fabrice Herzog (RW/LW)	6	0	1	1	4	4
20.	Simon Bodenmann (LW/RW)	8	0	1	1	2	0
21.	Ryan Hayes (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
22.	Justin Sigrist (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
23.	Victor Backman (W/C)	2	0	0	0	0	0
24.	Reto Schäppi (C/LW)	3	0	0	0	0	0
25.	Roger Karrer (D)	4	0	0	0	2	2
26.	Mattia Hinterkircher (LW)	5	0	0	0	0	-2
Swiss Cup
1.	Maxim Noreau (D)	2	1	2	3	2	-
2.	Fabrice Herzog (RW/LW)	2	2	0	2	0	-
3.	Roman Wick (LW/RW)	2	0	2	2	6	-
4.	Fabian Berni (LW/RW)	2	1	0	1	0	-
5.	Phil Baltisberger (D)	2	1	0	1	2	-
6.	Severin Blindenbacher (D)	2	1	0	1	2	-
7.	Jérôme Bachofner (LW)	2	1	0	1	12	-
8.	Roman Červenka (C/LW)	1	0	1	1	4	-
9.	Christian Marti (D)	2	0	1	1	0	-
10.	Dave Sutter (D)	2	0	1	1	0	-
11.	Drew Shore (C)	2	0	1	1	2	-
12.	Patrick Geering (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
13.	Marco Miranda (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
14.	Pius Suter (C/W)	1	0	0	0	0	-
15.	Fredrik Pettersson (RW)	1	0	0	0	2	-
16.	Tim Berni (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
17.	Mattia Hinterkircher (LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-
18.	Roger Karrer (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
19.	Chris Baltisberger (RW)	2	0	0	0	2	-
20.	Simon Bodenmann (LW/RW)	2	0	0	0	2	-
21.	Denis Hollenstein (LW/RW)	2	0	0	0	2	-
22.	Reto Schäppi (C/LW)	2	0	0	0	4	-
23.	Raphael Prassl (C/RW)	2	0	0	0	8	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NL
1.	Niklas Schlegel (G)	26	2.38	.914	10	8	2	3	1412:38	595	3	2.92	.864
2.	Lukas Flüeler (G)	30	2.56	.909	13	12	3	2	1594:12	677
3.	Daniel Guntern (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3.67	.872
4.	Wolfgang Zürrer (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
5.	Nils Johnson (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Champions HL
1.	Lukas Flüeler (G)	6	2.80	.887	5	1	0	0	364:00	134
2.	Niklas Schlegel (G)	2	3.58	.837	0	1	1	0	117:00	36
Swiss Cup
1.	Lukas Flüeler (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
2.	Daniel Guntern (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
3.	Niklas Schlegel (G)	2	3.53	-	1	1	0	0	118:53	-

2018-2019 ZSC Lions Staff

Head CoachSerge Aubin
Head CoachArno Del Curto
Asst. CoachMathias Seger
Asst. CoachCraig Streu
Goaltending CoachStephan Siegfried
Sports ManagerSven Leuenberger
Team ManagerAndré Reinhard
CEOPeter Zahner
Conditioning CoachMattia Stendahl
Dir. of CommunicationsSandro Philip Frei
Dir. of Player DevelopmentHenryk Gruth
Dir. of ScoutingEdgar Salis
Equipment ManagerMichael Rüetschi
Equipment ManagerDiego Schmid
Equipment ManagerPeter Schrag
Interim Asst. CoachMichael Liniger

2018-2019 ZSC Lions Captains

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2018-2019 ZSC Lions Demographics

ZSC Lions Facts

Plays in: National League
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Zürich, SUI Map
Founded: 1930

2018-2019 ZSC Lions Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
3 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

ZSC Lions: 4 127 GP
NHL: 1 670 GP
WC: 328 GP
OG: 77 GP
SHL: 287 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 183 GP
Liiga: 9 GP
KHL: 330 GP
Czechia: 288 GP
AHL: 1 150 GP
NL: 6 239 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

GC Küsnacht Lions (SL)
GCK Lions U21 (Swiss U21-Elit)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Swiss Life Arena
Location: Zürich Altstetten
Capacity: 12 000
Construction Year: 2022

ZSC Lions Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/09/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC Lugano	ZSC Lions	-	NL
10/03/2026 05:45 PM UTC	ZSC Lions	Lausanne HC	-	NL
09/26/2026 05:45 PM UTC	ZSC Lions	EHC Kloten	3 - 2	NL
09/25/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC Ambrì-Piotta	ZSC Lions	3 - 6	NL
09/22/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC Ajoie	ZSC Lions	2 - 4	NL

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ZSC Lions History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NL	6	6	0	-	0	0	25	13	18	3	1	-
2025-2026	NL	52	25	15	-	4	8	147	115	91	1.75	4	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	NL	52	22	14	-	11	5	156	121	93	1.79	2	Champion
2023-2024	NL	52	31	9	-	4	8	167	110	109	2.1	1	Champion
2022-2023	NL	52	24	18	-	6	4	150	123	88	1.69	4	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	NL	52	26	14	-	6	6	169	130	96	1.85	3	Final loss
2020-2021	NL	52	24	16	-	6	6	170	143	90	1.73	5	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	NL	50	23	13	-	8	6	166	124	91	1.82	1	No playoffs held
2018-2019	NL	50	19	20	-	6	5	129	132	74	1.48	9	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	NL	50	19	19	-	6	6	144	133	75	1.5	7	Champion
2016-2017	NLA	50	26	7	-	9	8	166	115	104	2.08	2	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	NLA	50	29	12	-	2	7	173	125	98	1.96	1	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	NLA	50	27	10	-	3	10	148	106	97	1.94	1	Final loss
2013-2014	NLA	50	32	9	-	1	8	167	111	106	2.12	1	Champion
2012-2013	NLA	50	24	16	-	7	3	152	131	89	1.78	4	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	NLA	50	19	19	-	8	4	136	129	77	1.54	7	Champion
2010-2011	NLA	50	17	21	-	6	6	132	156	69	1.38	7	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	NLA	50	24	17	-	3	6	185	165	84	1.68	6	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	NLA	50	26	13	0	8	3	176	149	97	1.94	2	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	NLA	50	21	17	0	6	6	158	125	81	1.62	6	Champion
2006-2007	NLA	44	13	19	0	9	3	111	127	60	1.36	8	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	NLA	44	18	23	3	-	-	131	142	39	0.89	10	Saved in play-out
2004-2005	NLA	44	23	17	4	-	-	146	118	50	1.14	3	Final loss
2003-2004	NLA	48	25	19	4	-	-	140	121	54	1.13	5	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	NLA	44	25	11	8	-	-	154	104	58	1.32	1	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	NLA	44	21	18	5	-	-	130	124	47	1.07	5	Final loss
2000-2001	NLA	44	25	10	9	-	-	135	102	59	1.34	2	Champion
1999-2000	NLA	45	26	15	4	-	-	143	99	56	1.24	2	Champion
1998-1999	NLA	45	27	11	7	-	-	170	115	61	1.36	2	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	NLA	40	12	23	5	-	-	109	141	28	0.7	10	Saved in play-out

ZSC Lions Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
ZSC Lions
2025-2026	Champions HL	6	2	3	-	0	1	12	13	7	1.17	15	Eighth Final Loss
2024-2025	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	20	10	14	2.33	2	Champion
2022-2023	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	0	2	23	12	11	1.83	2	Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	4	2	-	0	1	17	12	13	2.17	2	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	Swiss Cup	5	3	1	-	1	0	26	8	11	2.2	2	Final loss
2019-2020	Swiss Cup	3	1	1	-	1	0	16	9	5	1.67	8	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	7	3	1.5	15	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	2	0	26	18	13	2.17	2	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	-	0	1	12	6	4	2	9	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	0	2	24	10	11	1.83	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	3	3	1.5	13	Eighth Final Loss
	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	1	0	11	3	11	2.75	1	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Swiss Cup	5	5	0	-	0	0	27	10	15	3	1	Champion
	Champions HL	4	4	0	-	0	0	20	10	12	3	1	16th final loss
2014-2015	Swiss Cup	4	3	1	-	0	0	14	5	9	2.25	3	Semifinal loss
	Champions HL	6	2	1	-	1	2	17	16	10	1.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	ET	8	4	4	-	0	0	21	19	12	1.5	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	2	5	-	1	0	17	24	8	1	7	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	ET	8	2	5	-	1	0	23	29	8	1	7	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	Champions HL	4	3	0	-	0	1	20	11	10	2.5	1	Champion
2005-2006	Cont Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	7	8	2	0.67	3	Final group
2001-2002	Cont Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	10	4	4	2	1	Champion
2000-2001	Cont Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	6	6	4	1.33	1	Champion
Zürcher SC
1965-1966	Swiss Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Final loss
1963-1964	Swiss Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Final loss
1960-1961	Swiss Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Champion
1959-1960	Swiss Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Champion
1957-1958	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	0	-	-	8	12	0	0	3	Placement game loss
1952-1953	Spengler Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	23	4	4	2	1	Final loss
1951-1952	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	0	-	-	8	14	0	0	3	Placement game loss

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ZSC Lions Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	7	2	9	11	2
2.	Vinzenz Rohrer (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug	NL	5	2	6	8	4
3.	Sven Senteler (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug	NL	5	4	3	7	8
4.	Silvan Landolt (D)	2026-2027	EHC Dübendorf	MyHL	4	4	2	6	6
5.	Linden Vey (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	5	1	5	6	2
6.	Santtu Kinnunen (D)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	5	1	4	5	2
7.	Axel Simic (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	7	2	2	4	2
8.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	7	2	2	4	2
9.	Marc Aeschlimann (D)	2026-2027	EHC Basel	SL	6	1	3	4	6
10.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Champions HL	2	0	4	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	29.24
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	28.66
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.33
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	28.72
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.84

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Christian Weber (F)	389	159	228	387
2.	Mathias Seger (D)	811	90	283	373
3.	Claudio Micheli (F)	499	149	207	356
4.	Jan Alston (F)	372	130	199	329
5.	Michel Zeiter (F)	556	138	183	321

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Christian Weber (F)	389	159	228	387
2.	Claudio Micheli (F)	499	149	207	356
3.	Michel Zeiter (F)	556	138	183	321
4.	Jan Alston (F)	372	130	199	329
5.	Chris Baltisberger (F)	632	120	108	228

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mathias Seger (D)	811	90	283	373
2.	Christian Weber (F)	389	159	228	387
3.	Claudio Micheli (F)	499	149	207	356
4.	Jan Alston (F)	372	130	199	329
5.	Patrick Geering (D)	852	58	196	254

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mathias Seger (D)	811	90	373	1066
2.	Michel Zeiter (F)	556	138	321	663
3.	Andreas Zehnder (D)	393	57	194	584
4.	Severin Blindenbacher (D)	504	53	199	562
5.	Bruno Vollmer (F)	297	73	126	532

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Geering (D)	852	58	196	254
2.	Mathias Seger (D)	811	90	283	373
3.	Reto Schäppi (F)	653	63	89	152
4.	Chris Baltisberger (F)	632	120	108	228
5.	Michel Zeiter (F)	556	138	183	321

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Libor Havlicek (F)	35	18	71	2.03
2.	Harri Tuohimaa (F)	55	69	111	2.02
3.	Randy Robitaille (F)	36	22	67	1.86
4.	Steve Tambellini (F)	34	39	63	1.85
5.	Milan Nový (F)	78	71	141	1.81

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Milan Nový (F)	1984-1985	40	40	84
2.	Harri Tuohimaa (F)	1987-1988	35	51	83
3.	Libor Havlicek (F)	1987-1988	35	18	71
4.	Christian Weber (F)	1987-1988	33	30	67
5.	Randy Robitaille (F)	2004-2005	36	22	67

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Harri Tuohimaa (F)	1987-1988	35	51	83
2.	Milan Nový (F)	1984-1985	40	40	84
3.	Steve Tambellini (F)	1988-1989	34	39	63
4.	Richard Farda (F)	1978-1979	-	37	65
5.	Jean Savard (F)	1982-1983	-	36	-

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Libor Havlicek (F)	1987-1988	35	53	71
2.	Randy Robitaille (F)	2004-2005	36	45	67
3.	Milan Nový (F)	1984-1985	40	44	84
4.	Mathias Seger (D)	2009-2010	48	43	51
5.	Robert Nilsson (F)	2015-2016	48	40	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Beat Forster (D)	2007-2008	49	25	136
2.	Axel Heim (F)	1997-1998	39	22	133
3.	Beat Forster (D)	2006-2007	44	10	119
4.	Mattia Baldi (F)	1999-2000	38	24	116
5.	Marc Fortier (F)	1994-1995	35	51	104