What league does HC Lugano U21 play in?

HC Lugano U21 play in the Swiss U21-Elit.

Where is HC Lugano U21 based?

HC Lugano U21 is based in Lugano, SUI.

Who is the head coach of HC Lugano U21?

The head coach of HC Lugano U21 is Luca Gianinazzi.

Who is the captain of HC Lugano U21?

The captain of HC Lugano U21 is Romain Montandon.

What arena does HC Lugano U21 play in?

HC Lugano U21 play their home games at Cornèr Arena in Lugano, SUI.

HC Lugano U20

Swiss U21-Elit

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2022-2023

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2022-2023 HC Lugano U20 Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
U20-Elit
1.	Alessandro Lurati (LW/C)	41	18	49	67	30	-	11	5	6	11	8
2.	Mattéo Lamoureux (C/RW)	45	34	19	53	20	-	11	2	7	9	4
3.	Emils Veckaktins (LW)	38	12	29	41	22	-	9	4	5	9	6
4.	Niccolò Mansueto (F)	41	14	24	38	38	-	11	2	6	8	4
5.	Santeen Golja (C)	46	18	15	33	71	-	9	0	2	2	2
6.	Arno Snellman (D)	34	5	25	30	8	-	11	2	2	4	2
7.	Gioele Pedrazzini (RW)	47	11	16	27	12	-	11	3	2	5	0
8.	Federico Comploj (D)	47	6	15	21	54	-	11	1	1	2	8
9.	Roberts Cjunskis (F)	18	10	9	19	12	-	11	3	4	7	4
10.	Nolan Näser (F)	46	10	9	19	10	-	11	0	0	0	0
11.	Ryan Mazzola (D)	45	1	18	19	30	-	11	0	4	4	4
12.	Tobias Knörr (C/LW)	43	4	13	17	2	-	11	0	1	1	2
13.	Guido Paolella (F)	41	6	10	16	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
14.	Romain Montandon (D)	45	3	11	14	46	-	11	0	0	0	6
15.	Angel Anthony Lovecchio (D)	46	6	6	12	4	-	11	0	0	0	0
16.	Ildo Ghezzi (F)	33	5	7	12	32	-	11	2	0	2	6
17.	Gabriel Mini (D)	34	4	7	11	16	-	2	0	1	1	0
18.	Raffaele Früh (F)	34	7	3	10	16	-	4	0	0	0	2
19.	Ariele Bottoni (F)	40	4	6	10	4	-
20.	Gregory Bedolla (F)	7	5	4	9	0	-	9	1	2	3	2
21.	Marco Zanetti (RW)	4	3	5	8	0	-	2	1	1	2	0
22.	Sebastiano Tagliaferri (F)	28	2	6	8	6	-
23.	Riccardo Werder (C/RW)	6	3	3	6	2	-	10	1	2	3	8
24.	Gianluca Cortiana (C)	6	2	4	6	2	-	8	1	3	4	2
25.	Nicolò Ugazzi (D)	7	2	4	6	6	-	10	3	2	5	2
26.	Enea Togni (D)	25	1	2	3	14	-	10	0	0	0	2
27.	Melvin Hürlimann (D)	32	0	3	3	18	-
28.	Leonardo Domenichelli (C/RW)	3	1	0	1	0	-
29.	Samuele Bruno (F)	25	0	1	1	8	-
30.	Yves Stoffel (LW/RW)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
31.	Simone Cavadini (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
32.	Jari Näser (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
33.	Aleksiej Jori (C/RW)	2	0	0	0	0	-
34.	Dennis Gianini (D)	15	0	0	0	6	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA
U20-Elit
1.	Linus Nizza (G)	8	3.99	-	3	3	1	0	391:16	-
2.	Mattia Ferrari (G)	22	3.23	-	12	7	0	1	1227:07	-
3.	Gabriel Crivelli (G)	19	2.26	-	14	4	1	2	1140:08	-	10	2.25
4.	Thibault Fatton (G)	2	1.00	-	2	0	0	0	120:00	-	1	4.05

2022-2023 HC Lugano U20 Staff

Head CoachLuca Gianinazzi
Asst. CoachGianluca Prato
Goaltending CoachPaolo Della Bella
Athletic TrainerJean Pierre Blazek
Interim Head CoachPaolo Morini
Skills CoachFlavien Conne

Team Staff History

2022-2023 HC Lugano U20 Captains

"C"

Romain Montandon

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2022-2023 HC Lugano U21 Demographics

HC Lugano U21 Facts

Plays in: U21-Elit
Team Colors: -
Town: Lugano, SUI Map
Founded: -

2022-2023 HC Lugano U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

HC Lugano U20: 2 715 GP
NL: 214 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Cornèr Arena
Location: Lugano, SUI
Capacity: 7 200
Construction Year: 1995

HC Lugano U21 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/16/2026 05:00 PM UTC	HC Lugano U21	GCK Lions U21	-	Swiss U21-Elit
09/13/2026 11:00 AM UTC	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U21	HC Lugano U21	-	Swiss U21-Elit
09/11/2026 04:15 PM UTC	HC Lugano U21	SCL Young Tigers U21	4 - 3	Swiss U21-Elit
09/06/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HC Fribourg-Gottéron U21	HC Lugano U21	1 - 3	Swiss U21-Elit
09/04/2026 06:30 PM UTC	HC Lugano U21	SC Bern Future U21	4 - 2	Swiss U21-Elit

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Noah Fabrizzi (F)

Joining fromGenève Future Hockey U21

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Leonardo Domenichelli (F)

Joining fromVancouver Giants

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07/21/2026

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Sebastiano Tagliaferri (F)

Leaving forEHC Bülach

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07/14/2026

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Ariele Bottoni (F)

Leaving forHC Davos U21

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06/04/2026

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Martins Slogs (D)

Leaving forPikes EHC Oberthurgau

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12/02/2025

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Cyrill Henry (F)

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09/14/2025

confirmed

Leonardo Domenichelli (F)

Leaving forVancouver Giants

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08/14/2025

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Gioele Pedrazzini (F)

Leaving forGDT Bellinzona Snakes

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HC Lugano U21 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
HC Lugano U21
2026-2027	U21-Elit	5	3	2	-	0	0	14	15	9	1.8	4	-
2025-2026	U21-Elit	48	23	15	-	6	4	159	133	85	1.77	4	Semifinal loss
HC Lugano U20
2024-2025	U20-Elit	48	25	18	-	3	2	158	137	83	1.73	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	U20-Elit	48	17	21	-	5	5	149	152	66	1.38	9	Saved in relegation
2022-2023	U20-Elit	48	29	14	-	3	2	198	141	95	1.98	2	Final loss
2021-2022	U20-Elit	44	25	13	-	5	1	156	117	86	1.95	2	Final loss
2020-2021	U20-Elit	52	29	15	-	5	3	199	162	58	1.12	3	Bronze game win
2019-2020	U20-Elit	44	26	10	-	4	4	160	115	90	2.05	2	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	Elite Jr. A	44	15	22	-	4	3	133	141	56	1.27	10	Saved in relegation
2017-2018	Swiss U21-Elit	44	7	28	-	4	5	107	212	34	0.77	11	Saved in relegation
2016-2017	Elite Jr. A	44	5	32	-	4	3	90	190	26	0.59	11	Saved in relegation
2015-2016	Elite Jr. A	36	15	15	-	2	4	89	103	53	1.47	10	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	Elite Jr. A	38	14	14	-	3	7	118	113	32	0.84	7	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	Elite Jr. A	38	18	15	-	1	4	115	109	39	1.03	5	Final loss
2012-2013	Elite Jr. A	38	15	18	-	4	1	112	123	31	0.82	6	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Elite Jr. A	38	10	20	-	4	4	98	141	24	0.63	7	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	Elite Jr. A	38	22	10	-	4	2	155	109	47	1.24	4	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	Elite Jr. A	38	17	14	-	5	2	137	119	43	1.13	5	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Elite Jr. A	38	9	24	-	4	1	105	147	36	0.95	13	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	Elite Jr. A	38	12	22	-	1	3	86	145	32	0.84	11	Saved in relegation
2006-2007	Elite Jr. A	22	-	-	-	-	-	67	109	18	0.82	11	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	Elite Jr. A	40	-	-	-	-	-	112	147	23	0.58	8	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Elite Jr. A	36	-	-	-	-	-	108	113	-	-	9	Saved in relegation
2003-2004	Elite Jr. A	36	-	-	-	-	-	67	95	-	-	10	Saved in relegation
2002-2003	Elite Jr. A	36	16	19	1	-	-	117	141	33	0.92	7	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	Elite Jr. A	36	12	22	2	-	-	109	160	26	0.72	9	Saved in play-out
2000-2001	Elite Jr. A	36	15	17	4	-	-	123	151	34	0.94	7	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	Elite Jr. A	36	12	19	5	-	-	107	122	29	0.81	9	Saved in play-out
1998-1999	Elite Jr. A	36	14	21	1	-	-	127	151	29	0.81	8	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	Elite Jr. A	36	20	8	8	-	-	157	121	48	1.33	1	Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	2026-2027	Switzerland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	2	5	7	4
2.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	2026-2027	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	2	5	7	4
3.	Marc Bissig (F)	2026-2027	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	1	2	0
4.	Marc Bissig (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	0
5.	Moreno Ziegler (F)	2026-2027	HC Lugano U18	Swiss U18-Elit	2	0	1	1	0
6.	Elia Pedrotti (D)	2026-2027	Malmö Redhawks U20	U20 Nationell	1	0	0	0	0
7.	Herkus Marcinkevicius (D)	2026-2027	Hockey Punks	Latvia	1	0	0	0	0
8.	Elia Tronca (D)	2026-2027	HC Lugano U18	Swiss U18-Elit	2	0	0	0	0
9.	Elia Pedrotti (D)	2026-2027	Switzerland U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2
10.	Ariele Bottoni (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos U21	Swiss U21-Elit	5	0	0	0	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	18.58
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.06
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	18.76
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	18.51
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	19.31

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gregory Bedolla (F)	112	49	89	138
2.	Gianluca Cortiana (F)	142	51	73	124
3.	Danny Masa (F)	133	46	73	120
4.	Raffaele Sannitz (F)	86	52	65	117
5.	Emils Veckaktins (F)	109	50	67	117

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luca Fazzini (F)	81	66	43	109
2.	Roberts Cjunskis (F)	134	57	49	106
3.	Raffaele Sannitz (F)	86	52	65	117
4.	Cyrille Scherwey (F)	129	52	34	86
5.	Gianluca Cortiana (F)	142	51	73	124

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gregory Bedolla (F)	112	49	89	138
2.	Gianluca Cortiana (F)	142	51	73	124
3.	Danny Masa (F)	133	46	73	120
4.	Roman Botta (F)	113	49	68	117
5.	Emils Veckaktins (F)	109	50	67	117

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Cyrille Scherwey (F)	129	52	86	421
2.	Davide Carrara (D)	92	3	17	379
3.	Riccardo Werder (F)	118	48	113	377
4.	Alessandro Baldi (D)	66	13	29	372
5.	Federico Sartori (F)	105	22	51	309

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sebastiano Tagliaferri (F)	173	23	32	55
2.	Mark Tschudy (D)	164	34	45	79
3.	Alessandro Villa (D)	160	14	41	55
4.	Jonas Vassalli (F)	153	46	55	101
5.	Arno Snellman (D)	150	9	48	57

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Patrick Krüger (F)	2	3	4	2.00
2.	Thomas Déruns (F)	1	1	2	2.00
3.	Gilbert Flüeler (F)	33	36	62	1.88
4.	Alessio Bertaggia (F)	37	35	56	1.51
5.	Pascal Albisetti (F)	36	26	51	1.42

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Alessandro Lurati (F)	2022-2023	41	18	67
2.	Gilbert Flüeler (F)	1998-1999	33	36	62
3.	Riccardo Werder (F)	2020-2021	45	21	59
4.	Gregory Bedolla (F)	2021-2022	42	14	58
5.	Ryan Grobety (F)	1997-1998	34	24	54

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Gilbert Flüeler (F)	1998-1999	33	36	62
2.	Mattéo Lamoureux (F)	2022-2023	45	34	53
3.	Anton Besanidis (F)	2025-2026	47	26	52
4.	Pascal Albisetti (F)	1997-1998	36	26	51
5.	Axel Leone (F)	2020-2021	50	25	43

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Alessandro Lurati (F)	2022-2023	41	49	67
2.	Gregory Bedolla (F)	2021-2022	42	44	58
3.	Riccardo Werder (F)	2020-2021	45	38	59
4.	Gregory Bedolla (F)	2020-2021	45	33	54
5.	Niccolò Mansueto (F)	2023-2024	48	32	50

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Riccardo Werder (F)	2020-2021	45	59	206
2.	Davide Carrara (D)	2002-2003	32	8	166
3.	Alessandro Baldi (D)	2005-2006	35	16	160
4.	Matteo Nodari (D)	2005-2006	41	22	159
5.	Ryan Grobety (F)	1997-1998	34	54	153