What league does GCK Lions U21 play in?

GCK Lions U21 play in the Swiss U21-Elit.

Where is GCK Lions U21 based?

GCK Lions U21 is based in Zürich, SUI.

Who is the head coach of GCK Lions U21?

The head coach of GCK Lions U21 is Victor Ignatiev.

Who is the captain of GCK Lions U21?

The captain of GCK Lions U21 is Filippo Schmidt.

What arena does GCK Lions U21 play in?

GCK Lions U21 play their home games at Swiss Life Arena in Zürich, SUI.

GCK Lions U21

Swiss U21-Elit

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

GCK Lions U21 were 32-14-2 in the 2025-26 U21-Elit season with 95 points, 2nd overall.

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2025-2026 GCK Lions U21 Player Stats

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GCK Lions U21 — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U21-Elit
1.		Luan Marthaler (F)	40	15	28	43	20	-	13	0	3	3	8
2.		Kimi Sutter (F)	44	19	18	37	22	-	13	2	2	4	12
3.		Milan Hadorn (F)	36	14	21	35	47	-	10	2	2	4	2
4.		Fabrice Bouvard (C/LW)	35	11	19	30	6	-	12	0	3	3	12
5.		Viktor Melnychenko (C/LW)	46	14	12	26	36	-	4	0	0	0	4
6.		Lionel Dedial (LW)	21	13	11	24	8	-	2	0	1	1	0
7.		Lauro Peter (C/W)	36	8	16	24	12	-	12	1	2	3	2
8.		Niels Schläfli (F)	44	6	18	24	34	-	5	0	0	0	0
9.		Nolan Rohrbach (RW)	39	9	14	23	10	-	1	0	0	0	2
10.		Noel Berner (F)	21	8	12	20	12	-	13	4	2	6	4
11.		Filippo Schmidt (D)	44	4	14	18	18	-	13	2	4	6	10
12.		Niklas Wegmüller (D)	39	5	11	16	12	-	13	0	1	1	2
13.		Noel Ulrich (D)	38	4	10	14	6	-	11	2	2	4	0
14.		Tarik Michálik (C/W)	39	4	8	12	14	-	10	1	2	3	4
15.		Mario Stuker (D)	43	4	8	12	10	-	3	0	0	0	2
16.		Valerio Weber (F)	21	2	10	12	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
17.		Laurin Schmucki (D)	41	2	7	9	8	-	12	0	1	1	6
18.		Yannik Ponzetto (LW)	6	6	2	8	0	-	12	7	6	13	8
19.		Noam Holzer (LW)	13	4	4	8	10	-	11	2	5	7	0
20.		Sven Stalder (D)	13	0	8	8	8	-
21.		Leo Ulrich (RW)	11	3	2	5	4	-
22.		Levi Feurer (W)	25	2	3	5	37	-
23.		Sidney Popp (F)	18	3	1	4	8	-
24.		Timo Micheli (F)	18	2	2	4	4	-
25.		Din Gorbach (D)	34	0	4	4	0	-
26.		Marvin Rötheli (D)	14	1	2	3	4	-	11	0	2	2	10
27.		Till Sax (F)	29	1	2	3	6	-
28.		Lennox Hirt (D)	34	0	3	3	12	-	2	0	0	0	0
29.		Nino Niedermann (D)	3	1	1	2	0	-	13	1	3	4	6
30.		Liam Vaucher (F)	5	1	1	2	2	-
31.		Andrin Rüedi (C)	2	0	2	2	2	-	10	1	5	6	2
32.		Gian Lamprecht (D)	5	0	2	2	6	-
33.		Aeneas Orlandi (RW)	3	1	0	1	0	-
34.		Yanis Frolik (D)	1	0	1	1	2	-
35.		Juri Strub (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-
36.		Alessandro Segafredo (RW)	0	0	0	0	0	-	11	8	6	14	6
37.		Daniel Olsson (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-	13	7	10	17	6
38.		Endo Meier (C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	11	3	5	8	10
39.		Daniil Ustinkov (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	10	3	9	12	6
40.		Kimo Gruber (W/C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	1	1	2	2
41.		Jan Schwendeler (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
42.		Massimo Leone (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
43.		Petr Brodecký (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
44.		Max Ulrich (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-
45.		Yann Voegeli (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
46.		Kimo Ulrich (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
47.		Bruno Morf (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
48.		Sebastian Weber (C)	4	0	0	0	0	-
49.		David Schönenberger (RW)	6	0	0	0	2	-

GCK Lions U21 — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U21-Elit
1.		Piero Frank Baaij (G)	3	3.19	-	1	1	0	0	169:16	-
2.		Janosch Hrdina (G)	28	2.61	-	17	9	1	1	1629:05	-	0
3.		Jakub Wieczorek (G)	18	1.56	-	14	4	0	4	1078:35	-	13	2.60

2025-2026 GCK Lions U21 Staff

Head CoachVictor Ignatiev
Asst. CoachRoman Honegger
Goaltending CoachMarkus Peter
Team ManagerPatrick Völlm
Athletic TrainerJohannes Sander
Physical TherapistNatalie Steinkamp
Skills CoachStanislav Ziangirov
Youth Hockey SupervisorRichard Jost

Team Staff History

2025-2026 GCK Lions U21 Captains

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Filippo Schmidt

Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 GCK Lions U21 Demographics

GCK Lions U21 Facts

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

2025-2026 GCK Lions U21 Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

GCK Lions U21: 2 530 GP
WC: 5 GP
OG: 2 GP
NL: 244 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

GC Küsnacht Lions (SL)
ZSC Lions (NL)
ZSC Lions U18 (Swiss U18-Elit)
ZSC Lions U21 (Swiss U21-Top)

Arena Information

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

GCK Lions U21 Games

GCK Lions U21 — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	GCK Lions U21	EHC Kloten U21	-	Swiss U21-Elit
10/23/2026 05:30 PM UTC	SCL Young Tigers U21	GCK Lions U21	-	Swiss U21-Elit
10/18/2026 03:00 PM UTC	GCK Lions U21	SC Bern Future U21	2 - 3	Swiss U21-Elit
10/16/2026 06:30 PM UTC	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U21	GCK Lions U21	1 - 5	Swiss U21-Elit
10/11/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HC Fribourg-Gottéron U21	GCK Lions U21	4 - 6	Swiss U21-Elit

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Latest Transactions

GCK Lions U21 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
07/23/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tarik Michálik (F)	HK Nitra	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Lionel Dedial (F)	GC Küsnacht Lions	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Fabrice Bouvard (F)	GC Küsnacht Lions	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Lauro Peter (F)	GC Küsnacht Lions	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Luan Marthaler (F)	GC Küsnacht Lions	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Noel Ulrich (D)	GC Küsnacht Lions	Details
07/11/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Filippo Schmidt (D)	GC Küsnacht Lions	Details
04/22/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jakub Wieczorek (G)	EHC Arosa	Details

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GCK Lions U21 History and Standings

GCK Lions U21 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
GCK Lions U21
2026-2027	U21-Elit	16	9	4	-	3	0	58	35	33	2.06	3	-
2025-2026	U21-Elit	48	29	14	-	3	2	168	117	95	1.98	2	Final loss
GCK Lions U20
2024-2025	U20-Elit	48	23	18	-	3	4	149	127	79	1.65	5	Champion
2023-2024	U20-Elit	48	26	15	-	3	4	174	129	88	1.83	3	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	U20-Elit	48	21	17	-	4	6	176	150	77	1.6	4	Champion
2021-2022	U20-Elit	44	12	26	-	2	4	119	158	44	1	11	Saved in relegation
2020-2021	U20-Elit	51	26	18	-	5	2	197	169	52	1.02	5	No playoffs held
2019-2020	U20-Elit	44	26	10	-	4	4	168	126	90	2.05	3	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	Elite Jr. A	44	17	18	-	4	5	136	136	64	1.45	6	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Elite Jr. A	44	21	16	-	4	3	188	140	74	1.68	7	Final loss
2016-2017	Elite Jr. A	44	20	18	-	5	1	158	136	71	1.61	6	Champion
2015-2016	Elite Jr. A	39	21	14	-	3	1	118	109	50	1.28	3	Final loss
2014-2015	Elite Jr. A	38	19	12	-	7	0	132	100	47	1.24	2	Champion
2013-2014	Elite Jr. A	38	18	11	-	5	4	127	95	47	1.24	3	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Elite Jr. A	38	19	10	-	5	4	152	127	47	1.24	3	Champion
2011-2012	Elite Jr. A	38	29	8	-	1	0	172	81	62	1.63	1	Champion
2010-2011	Elite Jr. A	38	27	7	-	2	2	170	104	55	1.45	2	Champion
2009-2010	Elite Jr. A	38	23	8	-	7	0	171	128	52	1.37	1	Champion
2008-2009	Elite Jr. A	38	13	15	-	2	8	144	141	31	0.82	7	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	Elite Jr. A	38	20	7	-	6	5	136	104	51	1.34	2	Champion
2006-2007	Elite Jr. A	40	-	-	-	-	-	150	88	62	1.55	2	Champion
2005-2006	Elite Jr. A	40	-	-	-	-	-	170	107	38	0.95	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Elite Jr. A	36	-	-	-	-	-	137	87	-	-	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	Elite Jr. A	36	-	-	-	-	-	102	103	-	-	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Elite Jr. A	36	17	13	6	-	-	117	97	40	1.11	3	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	Elite Jr. A	36	16	17	3	-	-	116	111	35	0.97	5	Quarterfinal loss
Grasshoppers U20
2000-2001	Elite Jr. A	36	16	18	2	-	-	97	114	34	0.94	6	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	Elite Jr. A	36	15	16	5	-	-	105	113	35	0.97	5	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	Elite Jr. A	36	16	13	7	-	-	119	123	39	1.08	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	Elite Jr. A	36	16	19	1	-	-	145	153	33	0.92	6	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

GCK Lions U21 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sol Fueter (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug U21	Swiss U21-Elit	17	4	19	23	14
2.	Matej Hamr (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U21	Swiss U21-Elit	17	5	13	18	26
3.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	13	4	14	18	10
4.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	13	3	13	16	2
5.	Andrin Rüedi (F)	2026-2027	SC Küsnacht	SwissDiv2	5	7	8	15	2
6.	Leo Ulrich (F)	2026-2027	AIK U18	U18 Region	11	6	9	15	6
7.	Alexei Dostoinov (F)	2026-2027	SC Küsnacht	SwissDiv2	4	5	8	13	4
8.	Clemens Troxler (F)	2026-2027	Linköping HC U20	U20 Nationell	14	8	4	12	6
9.	Aeneas Orlandi (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK U18	U18 Region	11	5	7	12	8
10.	Jari Allevi (F)	2026-2027	EHC Dübendorf	MyHL	8	5	5	10	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

GCK Lions U21 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	18.15
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.34
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	18.58
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	18.90
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	19.06

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan McGregor (F)	129	55	68	123
2.	Liekit Reichle (F)	103	34	87	121
3.	Eric Arnold (F)	113	55	58	113
4.	Noah Böhler (F)	133	52	61	113
5.	Pascal Tiegermann (F)	111	48	56	104

Franchise All-Time Goals

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sven Gasser (F)	105	61	31	92
2.	Ryan McGregor (F)	129	55	68	123
3.	Eric Arnold (F)	113	55	58	113
4.	Lenn Zehnder (F)	124	54	48	102
5.	Noah Böhler (F)	133	52	61	113

Franchise All-Time Assists

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Liekit Reichle (F)	103	34	87	121
2.	Ryan McGregor (F)	129	55	68	123
3.	Noah Böhler (F)	133	52	61	113
4.	Eric Arnold (F)	113	55	58	113
5.	Alexis Weber (F)	114	33	57	90

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Steven Widmer (F)	63	19	42	245
2.	Sven Gasser (F)	105	61	92	216
3.	Sancho Thelen (D)	117	7	32	203
4.	Gianluca Burger (D)	95	15	51	195
5.	Gregory Bosshard (D)	133	15	41	193

Franchise All-Time Games Played

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Niklas Wegmüller (D)	184	10	44	54
2.	Nino Niedermann (D)	170	12	51	63
3.	Sebastian Steiner (F)	150	39	47	86
4.	Benjamin Quinn (D)	142	6	36	42
5.	Gian Morson (D)	136	2	21	23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Raeto Raffainer (F)	5	6	14	2.80
2.	Sandro Moggi (F)	5	3	8	1.60
3.	Joel Henry (F)	57	33	77	1.35
4.	Marco Rossi (F)	43	25	58	1.35
5.	Remo Heitzmann (F)	37	12	50	1.35

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Liekit Reichle (F)	2020-2021	U20-Elit	43	20	55	75	1.74	24
2.	Joel Henry (F)	2020-2021	U20-Elit	42	29	37	66	1.57	68
3.	Willy Riedi (F)	2017-2018	Elite Jr. A	44	30	25	55	1.25	56
4.	Noah Böhler (F)	2022-2023	U20-Elit	42	22	32	54	1.29	22
5.	Marco Rossi (F)	2017-2018	Elite Jr. A	34	22	29	51	1.50	30

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Willy Riedi (F)	2017-2018	Elite Jr. A	44	30	25	55	1.25	56
2.	Joel Henry (F)	2020-2021	U20-Elit	42	29	37	66	1.57	68
3.	Martin Fenner (F)	1996-1997	Elite Jr. A	41	27	10	37	0.90	32
4.	Sven Gasser (F)	1997-1998	Elite Jr. A	34	26	18	44	1.29	52
5.	Fabian Berri (F)	2019-2020	U20-Elit	33	25	14	39	1.18	40

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Liekit Reichle (F)	2020-2021	U20-Elit	43	20	55	75	1.74	24
2.	Remo Heitzmann (F)	2011-2012	Elite Jr. A	36	12	38	50	1.39	35
3.	Joel Henry (F)	2020-2021	U20-Elit	42	29	37	66	1.57	68
4.	Noah Böhler (F)	2022-2023	U20-Elit	42	22	32	54	1.29	22
5.	Marco Rossi (F)	2017-2018	Elite Jr. A	34	22	29	51	1.50	30

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

GCK Lions U21 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Steven Widmer (F)	2009-2010	Elite Jr. A	32	8	15	23	0.72	134
2.	Mike Wolf (F)	2006-2007	Elite Jr. A	32	9	11	20	0.63	128
3.	Steven Widmer (F)	2010-2011	Elite Jr. A	31	11	8	19	0.61	111
4.	Gaetano Genoni (F)	2004-2005	Elite Jr. A	35	20	17	37	1.06	109
5.	Thomas Ziegler (F)	1996-1997	Elite Jr. A	34	19	11	30	0.88	107