What league does GC Küsnacht Lions play in?

GC Küsnacht Lions play in the SL.

When was GC Küsnacht Lions founded?

GC Küsnacht Lions was founded in 1922 in Küsnacht, SUI, Switzerland.

Where is GC Küsnacht Lions based?

GC Küsnacht Lions is based in Küsnacht, SUI.

Who is the head coach of GC Küsnacht Lions?

The head coach of GC Küsnacht Lions is Peter Andersson.

Who is the captain of GC Küsnacht Lions?

The captain of GC Küsnacht Lions is Jan Neuenschwander.

What arena does GC Küsnacht Lions play in?

GC Küsnacht Lions play their home games at KEK Kunsteisbahn Küsnacht in Küsnacht, SUI.

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2025-2026 Season

GC Küsnacht Lions were 22-22-6 in the 2025-26 SL season with 71 points, 8th overall.

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2025-2026 GC Küsnacht Lions Player Stats

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GC Küsnacht Lions — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SL
1.		Jarno Kärki (C/LW)	48	16	24	40	18	5	5	4	3	7	2	4
2.		Endo Meier (C)	44	7	28	35	18	12	5	2	3	5	8	-1
3.		Villiam Haag (RW)	33	17	15	32	33	13	5	1	1	2	6	2
4.		Joel Henry (C)	29	7	25	32	10	1
5.		Daniel Olsson (F)	36	14	14	28	10	-4	2	0	1	1	0	-3
6.		Noah Greuter (LW)	44	11	15	26	40	4
7.		Victor Oejdemark (D)	36	7	18	25	22	8	5	0	2	2	8	-1
8.		Julian Mettler (W/C)	36	4	20	24	8	1	4	2	1	3	2	2
9.		Luca Cunti (C)	34	6	15	21	24	5	5	1	5	6	2	0
10.		Nauris Sejejs (D)	50	4	17	21	35	10	5	0	0	0	0	0
11.		Alessandro Segafredo (RW)	37	11	7	18	8	-9	5	0	1	1	4	-4
12.		Daniil Ustinkov (D)	28	2	16	18	18	7	3	2	0	2	4	2
13.		Christian Pinana (D)	46	4	13	17	20	-1	5	0	1	1	4	1
14.		Jan Spring (F)	43	10	4	14	11	-3	5	1	1	2	2	-3
15.		Nino Niedermann (D)	48	3	11	14	20	3	2	0	0	0	0	-2
16.		Yann Voegeli (D)	46	5	6	11	8	-4	5	0	2	2	2	0
17.		Jan Neuenschwander (C)	47	4	5	9	14	-11	5	0	1	1	6	-5
18.		Yannik Ponzetto (LW)	21	5	2	7	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
19.		Gian Morson (D)	39	3	4	7	4	-5	3	0	0	0	0	0
20.		Andrin Rüedi (C)	34	2	5	7	12	-11	5	0	0	0	0	-1
21.		Lauro Peter (C/W)	16	4	2	6	2	-1	5	0	0	0	2	-1
22.		Noel Berner (F)	39	2	4	6	4	-7	4	0	1	1	0	1
23.		Marvin Rötheli (D)	28	2	3	5	33	-7	3	0	0	0	0	-1
24.		Kimo Gruber (W/C)	8	1	4	5	29	1
25.		Noam Holzer (LW)	35	1	4	5	6	-3	5	1	2	3	6	2
26.		Fabrice Bouvard (C/LW)	16	3	0	3	4	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
27.		Luan Marthaler (F)	10	1	1	2	4	0
28.		Noel Ulrich (D)	10	1	0	1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0
29.		Timo Bünzli (D)	7	0	1	1	0	2
30.		Levi Feurer (W)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0	0
31.		Harrison Schreiber (C/LW)	1	0	0	0	2	-2
32.		Jan Schwendeler (D)	2	0	0	0	0	1
33.		Niels Schläfli (F)	2	0	0	0	0	2
34.		Laurin Schmucki (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-1
35.		Milan Hadorn (F)	4	0	0	0	0	-1
36.		Filippo Schmidt (D)	5	0	0	0	0	-2
National Cup
1.		Villiam Haag (RW)	2	5	2	7	0	-
2.		Noel Berner (F)	1	1	6	7	0	-
3.		Jarno Kärki (C/LW)	2	1	5	6	0	-
4.		Noah Greuter (LW)	2	2	2	4	0	-
5.		Yannik Ponzetto (LW)	2	2	2	4	2	-
6.		Andrin Rüedi (C)	2	1	3	4	0	-
7.		Endo Meier (C)	2	2	1	3	2	-
8.		Daniil Ustinkov (D)	2	1	2	3	0	-
9.		Noam Holzer (LW)	2	1	2	3	0	-
10.		Yann Voegeli (D)	2	1	2	3	0	-
11.		Jan Spring (F)	2	2	0	2	0	-
12.		Timo Bünzli (D)	1	0	2	2	0	-
13.		Jan Neuenschwander (C)	2	0	2	2	0	-
14.		Nauris Sejejs (D)	2	0	2	2	0	-
15.		Marvin Rötheli (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-
16.		Gian Morson (D)	2	0	1	1	0	-
17.		Alessandro Segafredo (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-
18.		Christian Pinana (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
19.		Daniel Olsson (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
20.		Julian Mettler (W/C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
21.		Luca Cunti (C)	1	0	0	0	0	-
22.		Nino Niedermann (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
23.		Victor Oejdemark (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-

GC Küsnacht Lions — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SL
1.		Lorin Grüter (G)	33	2.76	.918	16	13	3	2	1957:46	1013	5	4.00	.923
2.		Tim Metzger (G)	16	3.31	.900	6	7	3	0	960:19	476	1	3.90	.889
3.		Janosch Hrdina (G)	2	4.61	.887	0	2	0	0	78:08	47
National Cup
1.		Janosch Hrdina (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Lorin Grüter (G)	1	1.03	-	-	-	-	-	58:22	-
3.		Tim Metzger (G)	1	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	60:00	-

2025-2026 GC Küsnacht Lions Staff

Head CoachPeter Andersson
Asst. CoachMark Bastl
Goaltending CoachMarkus Peter
Sports ManagerPatrick Hager
Asst. Goaltending CoachThomas Bolliger
Conditioning CoachJenny Ndoyi
Dir. of Hockey OperationsPeter Zahner
Dir. of Player DevelopmentEdgar Salis
Equipment ManagerKevin Läubli
Massage TherapistAndreas Badertscher
Physical TherapistLena Gebhardt
PresidentLorenz Frey-Hilti

Team Staff History

2025-2026 GC Küsnacht Lions Captains

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Jan Neuenschwander

Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 GC Küsnacht Lions Demographics

GC Küsnacht Lions Facts

Plays in: Sky Swiss League
Team Colors: -
Town: Küsnacht, SUI Map
Founded: 1922

2025-2026 GC Küsnacht Lions Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

GC Küsnacht Lions: 2 383 GP
WC: 22 GP
OG: 7 GP
SHL: 103 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 229 GP
Liiga: 317 GP
NL: 1 687 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

GCK Lions U21 (Swiss U21-Elit)
ZSC Lions (NL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: KEK Kunsteisbahn Küsnacht
Location: Küsnacht, SUI
Capacity: 2 200
Construction Year: 1993

A photo of arena: KEK Kunsteisbahn Küsnacht

GC Küsnacht Lions Games

GC Küsnacht Lions — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/10/2026 08:00 PM GMT+1	GC Küsnacht Lions	EHC Olten	-	SL
10/31/2026 07:00 PM GMT+1	EHC Visp	GC Küsnacht Lions	-	SL
10/29/2026 08:00 PM GMT+1	GC Küsnacht Lions	HC Sierre	2 - 4	SL
10/24/2026 05:00 PM GMT+2	GC Küsnacht Lions	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	1 - 4	SL
10/20/2026 08:00 PM GMT+2	GC Küsnacht Lions	HC Sierre	1 - 4	SL

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Latest Transactions

GC Küsnacht Lions — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Andrin Rüedi (F)	SC Küsnacht	Details
09/19/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Lorin Grüter (G)	ZSC Lions	Details
08/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jarno Kärki (F)	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	Details
07/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Kirill Tyutyayev (F)	Fort Wayne Komets	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	joining	Lionel Dedial (F)	GCK Lions U21	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	joining	Fabrice Bouvard (F)	GCK Lions U21	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	joining	Lauro Peter (F)	GCK Lions U21	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	joining	Luan Marthaler (F)	GCK Lions U21	Details

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GC Küsnacht Lions History and Standings

GC Küsnacht Lions — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
GC Küsnacht Lions
2026-2027	SL	13	1	8	-	2	2	33	52	9	0.69	10	-
2025-2026	SL	50	21	22	-	1	6	157	157	71	1.42	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	SL	45	18	25	-	0	2	104	127	56	1.24	8	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	SL	45	21	16	-	6	2	143	120	77	1.71	4	Final loss
2022-2023	SL	45	19	15	-	6	5	150	133	74	1.64	3	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	SL	50	18	28	-	3	1	142	175	61	1.22	8	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	SL	46	15	24	-	4	3	127	160	56	1.22	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2019-2020	SL	44	16	20	-	3	5	136	144	59	1.34	8	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	SL	44	14	25	-	3	2	123	163	50	1.14	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	SL	46	13	24	-	6	3	130	179	54	1.17	9	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NLB	48	9	31	-	3	5	106	184	38	0.79	12	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NLB	45	11	30	-	2	2	107	183	39	0.87	9	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NLB	48	11	21	-	7	9	124	169	56	1.17	9	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NLB	45	10	23	-	5	7	113	148	47	1.04	10	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NLB	50	22	24	-	2	2	155	173	70	1.4	7	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	NLB	45	19	22	-	2	2	122	134	63	1.4	6	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	NLB	45	14	25	-	2	4	133	180	50	1.11	9	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NLB	45	10	33	0	2	0	123	199	34	0.76	10	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NLB	41	7	30	-	1	3	116	177	26	0.63	11	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NLB	49	10	20	-	7	4	177	176	72	1.47	8	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	NLB	45	19	17	-	3	6	169	156	69	1.53	7	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	NLB	42	16	21	5	-	-	123	140	37	0.88	8	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	NLB	44	22	17	5	-	-	157	118	49	1.11	7	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	NLB	45	19	18	8	-	-	141	140	46	1.02	5	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	NLB	38	27	8	3	-	-	159	83	57	1.5	1	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	NLB	36	18	14	4	-	-	150	145	40	1.11	4	Semifinal loss
2000-2001	NLB	40	17	17	6	-	-	144	138	40	1	6	Quarterfinal loss
Grasshopper Club Zürich
1999-2000	NLB	36	4	25	7	-	-	91	154	15	0.42	10	Saved in play-out
1998-1999	NLB	40	17	20	3	-	-	133	156	37	0.93	8	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	NLB	40	16	19	5	-	-	156	163	37	0.93	7	Quarterfinal loss

GC Küsnacht Lions Tournament Statistics

GC Küsnacht Lions — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
GC Küsnacht Lions
2023-2024	National Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	6	6	2	5	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	-	0	0	2	5	0	0	21	16th final loss
2019-2020	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	-	0	0	0	4	0	0	23	16th final loss
2018-2019	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	-	0	0	1	7	0	0	27	16th final loss
2016-2017	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	5	4	3	1.5	14	Eighth Final Loss
2015-2016	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	-	0	0	1	4	0	0	23	16th final loss
2014-2015	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	-	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	16th final loss
Grasshopper Club Zürich
1966-1967	European Cup	4	1	3	0	-	-	8	11	-	-	12	16th final loss
1965-1966	Spengler Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	9	14	4	1	3	No playoffs held
	Swiss Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Champion
1934-1935	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	0	-	-	5	3	2	1	2	Bronze game win
1933-1934	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	0	-	-	1	2	2	1	3	Did not make playoffs
1932-1933	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	0	-	-	4	1	2	1	2	Bronze game loss
1931-1932	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	0	-	-	11	3	2	1	2	Did not make playoffs

GC Küsnacht Lions Retired Numbers

GC Küsnacht Lions Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

GC Küsnacht Lions — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	17	6	17	23	10
2.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	16	4	14	18	2
3.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	19	10	7	17	29
4.	Andrin Rüedi (F)	2026-2027	SC Küsnacht	SwissDiv2	6	7	8	15	2
5.	Jari Allevi (F)	2026-2027	EHC Dübendorf	MyHL	9	7	5	12	6
6.	Sven Senteler (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug	NL	11	7	5	12	37
7.	Axel Simic (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	19	6	6	12	6
8.	Léonardo Fuhrer (F)	2026-2027	HC Sierre	SL	11	4	8	12	8
9.	Matthias Schoop (F)	2026-2027	EHC Wilen-Neunforn	SwissDiv3	3	5	6	11	0
10.	Jarno Kärki (F)	2026-2027	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL 2	11	4	7	11	25

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

GC Küsnacht Lions — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	21.96
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	23.28
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.30
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	23.69
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.10

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Victor Backman (F)	200	72	145	217
2.	Ryan Hayes (F)	205	99	117	216
3.	Marc Geiger (D)	406	45	146	191
4.	Mike Richard (F)	111	81	106	187
5.	Riccardo Signorell (F)	199	99	80	179

Franchise All-Time Goals

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Hayes (F)	205	99	117	216
2.	Riccardo Signorell (F)	199	99	80	179
3.	Mike Richard (F)	111	81	106	187
4.	Victor Backman (F)	200	72	145	217
5.	Pascal Tiegermann (F)	279	71	87	158

Franchise All-Time Assists

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marc Geiger (D)	406	45	146	191
2.	Victor Backman (F)	200	72	145	217
3.	Xeno Büsser (D)	462	29	140	169
4.	Ryan Hayes (F)	205	99	117	216
5.	Mike Richard (F)	111	81	106	187

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Looser (F)	228	61	158	539
2.	Tim Ulmann (F)	360	62	166	440
3.	Riccardo Signorell (F)	199	99	179	346
4.	Pascal Tiegermann (F)	279	71	158	343
5.	Philippe Schelling (D)	209	23	57	321

Franchise All-Time Games Played

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Xeno Büsser (D)	462	29	140	169
2.	Marc Geiger (D)	406	45	146	191
3.	Tim Ulmann (F)	360	62	104	166
4.	Patrick Sidler (D)	336	30	53	83
5.	Alexander Braun (D)	329	15	45	60

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Axel Heim (F)	1	2	3	3.00
2.	Martin Kout (D)	2	3	5	2.50
3.	Blake Watson (F)	21	30	44	2.10
4.	Mika Nieminen (F)	74	69	148	2.00
5.	Xavier Majic (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mark Kaufmann (F)	1997-1998	NLB	38	31	46	77	2.03	24
2.	Mika Nieminen (F)	1996-1997	NLB	38	41	33	74	1.95	60
3.	Mika Nieminen (F)	1995-1996	NLB	36	28	46	74	2.06	16
4.	Christian Ruuttu (F)	1996-1997	NLB	42	31	40	71	1.69	72
5.	Mike Richard (F)	2002-2003	NLB	38	33	37	70	1.84	20

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dave Gorman (F)	1982-1983	NLB	38	48	19	67	1.76	-
2.	Mika Nieminen (F)	1996-1997	NLB	38	41	33	74	1.95	60
3.	Dominic Amodeo (F)	1997-1998	NLB	38	37	32	69	1.82	24
4.	Mike Richard (F)	2002-2003	NLB	38	33	37	70	1.84	20
5.	Mark Kaufmann (F)	1997-1998	NLB	38	31	46	77	2.03	24

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mark Kaufmann (F)	1997-1998	NLB	38	31	46	77	2.03	24
2.	Mika Nieminen (F)	1995-1996	NLB	36	28	46	74	2.06	16
3.	Christian Ruuttu (F)	1996-1997	NLB	42	31	40	71	1.69	72
4.	Chris Belanger (D)	2001-2002	NLB	35	14	39	53	1.51	24
5.	Mike Richard (F)	2002-2003	NLB	38	33	37	70	1.84	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

GC Küsnacht Lions — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Patrick Looser (F)	1997-1998	NLB	25	11	24	35	1.40	111
2.	Patrick Looser (F)	1998-1999	NLB	36	11	23	34	0.94	111
3.	Matthias Schenkel (F)	1996-1997	NLB	42	15	26	41	0.98	109
4.	Alain Ayer (F)	1993-1994	NLB	35	13	21	34	0.97	109
5.	Riccardo Signorell (F)	1998-1999	NLB	37	13	18	31	0.84	107