What league does ZSC Lions U18 play in?

ZSC Lions U18 play in the Swiss U18-Elit.

Where is ZSC Lions U18 based?

ZSC Lions U18 is based in Zürich, SUI.

Who is the head coach of ZSC Lions U18?

The head coach of ZSC Lions U18 is Andrea Cahenzli.

Who is the captain of ZSC Lions U18?

The captain of ZSC Lions U18 is Leo Ulrich.

What arena does ZSC Lions U18 play in?

ZSC Lions U18 play their home games at Swiss Life Arena in Zürich, SUI.

ZSC Lions U18

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

ZSC Lions U18 were 29-9-2 in the 2025-26 U18-Elit season with 87 points, 2nd overall.

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2025-2026 ZSC Lions U18 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Danilo Buff (G)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#33	Tim Eichmann (G)	16	2009	Affoltern am Albis, SUI	-	-	L
	#20	Falk Linsi (G)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#30	Nevio Porcelli (G)	17	2009		-	-	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#12	Arian Bossert (D)	18	2008		6'1"	168	R
	#16	Petr Brodecký (D)	18	2008	Vyskov, CZE	6'4"	181	L
	#41	Ludwig Centerham (D)	17	2009	Malmö, SWE	6'2"	187	L
	#27	Yanis Frolik (D)"C"	18	2008	Bülach, SUI	5'10"	170	L
	#23	Lennox Hirt (D)	18	2008	Aarau, SUI	6'2"	185	L
		Yven Honegger (D)	17	2009		-	-	-
	#6	Gian Levi Krähenbühl (D)	17	2009		6'6"	187	L
	#3	Gian Lamprecht (D)	17	2009	Zürich, SUI	6'0"	176	L
	#13	Moritz Lanz (D)	17	2009		5'10"	154	L
		Bruno Morf (D)	19	2007	Zürich, SUI	-	-	L
	#38	Lewin Ponzetto (D)	17	2009		-	-	-
		Nico Salis (D)	16	2009		-	-	-
	#42	Justin Saxer (D)	17	2009		5'7"	146	R
	#53	Alexander Joseph Schlosser (D)	17	2009	New York, NY, USA	6'0"	198	R
	#29	Francesco Schmidt (D)	18	2008	Zürich, SUI	5'1"	99	R
	#5	Ivan Schönenberger (D)	16	2009		-	-	-
	#7	Sven Stalder (D)	16	2010	Bülach, SUI	5'7"	146	L
		Wayne Stuber (D)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#4	Mario Stuker (D)	19	2007		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#24	Niklas Barbarits (F)	16	2009		-	-	-
	#23	Liam Benz (F)	17	2009	Zollikon, SUI	5'11"	168	R
	#9	Jaron Brunner (F)	18	2008	Wetzikon, SUI	6'0"	165	L
		Loris Calabrese (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#19	Lionel Dedial (LW)	15	2010	Zürich, SUI	6'2"	181	L
	#22	Leon Epli (F)	18	2008	Zürich, SUI	6'1"	157	L
	#12	Jakob Estermann (C)	16	2010	Zell am See, AUT	6'1"	159	L
		Nick Gisler (C)	17	2009	Winterthur, SUI	5'9"	139	R
		Joel Goldiger (F)	17	2009		6'2"	170	R
	#8	Massimo Leone (F)	16	2009	Zürich, SUI	5'7"	139	L
		David Macejka (F)	16	2010	Banska Bystrica, SVK	6'1"	181	R
	#11	Lyan Meichtry (F)	17	2009		5'7"	152	L
	#12	Viktor Melnychenko (C/LW)	18	2007	Kyiv, UKR	6'4"	205	L
	#14	Noa Micheli (F)	17	2009		-	-	R
		Ryan Naidu (F)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#17	Aeneas Orlandi (RW)	16	2010		-	-	-
	#12	Nolan Rohrbach (RW)	17	2008		5'10"	168	R
	#28	Jannis Schnüriger (F)	17	2009	Uster, SUI	5'10"	154	L
	#29	Damian Schultheiss (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
		Romeo Toppa (W/C)	15	2010	Bülach, SUI	5'11"	174	R
		Levon Trösch (RW)	16	2010		5'9"	150	L
	#15	Kimo Ulrich (F)	18	2008	Zürich, SUI	5'11"	176	L
	#26	Leo Ulrich (RW)"C"	16	2009	Männedorf, SUI	5'10"	168	L
		Max Ulrich (C)	18	2008		6'1"	176	L
		Rodrigo Vaitkuss (F)	17	2009		-	-	L
	#15	Liam Vaucher (F)"C"	16	2009		-	-	-
	#18	Sebastian Weber (C)	17	2009		5'10"	159	L
	#10	Valerio Weber (F)	17	2009		5'10"	159	L

Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 17.06 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 163 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 ZSC Lions U18 Staff

Head CoachAndrea Cahenzli
Asst. CoachAndré Eichmann
Goaltending CoachMarkus Peter
Team ManagerRaphael Zeller
Athletic TrainerJohannes Sander
Physical TherapistNatalie Steinkamp
Skills CoachStanislav Ziangirov

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2025-2026 ZSC Lions U18 Captains

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2025-2026 ZSC Lions U18 Demographics

ZSC Lions U18 Facts

Plays in: U18-Elit
Team Colors: -
Town: Zürich, SUI Map
Founded: -

2025-2026 ZSC Lions U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

ZSC Lions U18: 1 575 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

GC Küsnacht Lions U18 (Swiss U18-Top)
GCK Lions II U21 (Swiss U21-A)
GCK Lions U21 (Swiss U21-Elit)
ZSC Lions II U17 (Swiss U18-A)
ZSC Lions U16 (Swiss U16-Elit)
ZSC Lions U21 (Swiss U21-Top)

Arena Information

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

ZSC Lions U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 11:30 AM UTC	HC Ambrì-Piotta U18	ZSC Lions U18	-	Swiss U18-Elit
10/02/2026 03:00 PM UTC	ZSC Lions U18	HC Lugano U18	-	Swiss U18-Elit
09/27/2026 11:00 AM UTC	ZSC Lions U18	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U18	6 - 2	Swiss U18-Elit
09/25/2026 03:00 PM UTC	ZSC Lions U18	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U18	2 - 4	Swiss U18-Elit
09/20/2026 12:45 PM UTC	EHC Kloten U18	ZSC Lions U18	5 - 3	Swiss U18-Elit

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Latest Transactions

09/02/2026

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Lyan Meichtry (F)

Leaving forEHC Kloten U17

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05/10/2026

confirmed

Aeneas Orlandi (F)

Leaving forRögle BK U18

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08/28/2025

confirmed

Christian Stuber (F)

Leaving forEHC Kloten U17

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08/17/2025

confirmed

Samuel Kaiser (G)

Leaving forSCL Young Tigers U18

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08/16/2025

confirmed

Sol Fueter (F)

Leaving forEV Zug U21

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Nico Keller (G)

Leaving forEV Zug U21

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09/01/2024

confirmed

Fabrice Bouvard (F)

Joining fromEHC Kloten U17

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08/29/2024

confirmed

Gian Lamprecht (D)

Joining fromEHC Winterthur U15

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ZSC Lions U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
ZSC Lions U18
2026-2027	U18-Elit	9	4	4	-	1	0	36	30	14	1.56	8	-
2025-2026	U18-Elit	40	27	9	-	2	2	195	123	87	2.18	2	Champion
ZSC Lions U17
2024-2025	U17-Elit	40	29	7	-	3	1	176	83	94	2.35	1	Champion
2023-2024	U17-Elit	40	23	12	-	3	2	162	111	77	1.93	3	Champion
2022-2023	U17-Elit	40	18	15	-	5	2	115	105	66	1.65	6	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	U17-Elit	43	21	11	-	5	6	157	125	79	1.84	5	Champion
2020-2021	U17-Elit	46	31	9	-	3	3	217	138	65	1.41	2	Champion
2019-2020	U17-Elit	36	23	9	-	1	3	182	117	74	2.06	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Novizen Elite	36	18	13	-	4	1	146	106	63	1.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Novizen Elite	36	19	11	-	3	3	134	95	66	1.83	5	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Novizen Elite	39	27	7	-	3	2	191	93	89	2.28	2	Final loss
2015-2016	Novizen Elite	41	24	9	-	6	2	183	103	43	1.05	1	Final loss
2014-2015	Novizen Elite	30	26	3	-	0	1	176	73	83	2.77	2	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	Novizen Elite	32	17	12	-	1	2	139	110	35	1.09	2	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Novizen Elite	32	19	8	-	1	4	151	91	44	1.38	1	Champion
2011-2012	Novizen Elite	32	24	7	-	1	0	185	108	51	1.59	1	Final loss
2010-2011	Novizen Elite	32	23	3	-	3	3	171	72	50	1.56	1	Final loss
2009-2010	Novizen Elite	32	23	4	-	3	2	192	87	50	1.56	1	Champion
2008-2009	Novizen Elite	32	-	-	-	-	-	121	72	46	1.44	2	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	Novizen Elite	32	18	9	-	4	1	116	85	40	1.25	2	Champion
2006-2007	Novizen Elite	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	0.94	5	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Novizen Elite	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	0.97	2	Final loss
2004-2005	Novizen Elite	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	0.75	3	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	Novizen Elite	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	0.69	5	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	Novizen Elite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Champion
2001-2002	Novizen Elite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Novizen Elite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Top Novizen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
1998-1999	Top Novizen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Novizen A1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Milan Hadorn (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	10	5	8	13	12
2.	Matej Hamr (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U21	Swiss U21-Elit	10	4	8	12	16
3.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	7	3	7	10	6
4.	Sidney Popp (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	10	3	7	10	6
5.	Luan Marthaler (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	7	4	5	9	4
6.	Viktor Melnychenko (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	10	2	7	9	31
7.	Clemens Troxler (F)	2026-2027	Linköping HC U20	U20 Nationell	8	6	2	8	4
8.	Lyan Meichtry (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten U18	Swiss U18-Elit	7	4	4	8	4
9.	Niels Schläfli (F)	2026-2027	GCK Lions U21	Swiss U21-Elit	10	4	4	8	0
10.	Vinzenz Rohrer (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug	NL	5	2	6	8	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	159 lbs	16.48
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	163 lbs	17.06
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	16.37
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	16.76
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	16.75

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alessandro Segafredo (F)	67	50	50	100
2.	Joel Henry (F)	62	29	60	89
3.	Leo Ulrich (F)	67	32	51	83
4.	Liekit Reichle (F)	68	32	49	81
5.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	51	38	42	80

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alessandro Segafredo (F)	67	50	50	100
2.	Kevin Fiala (F)	53	44	28	72
3.	Lionel Dedial (F)	48	42	29	71
4.	Eric Arnold (F)	65	40	34	74
5.	Pius Suter (F)	39	39	30	69

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joel Henry (F)	62	29	60	89
2.	Leo Ulrich (F)	67	32	51	83
3.	Yannic Noll (F)	62	22	51	73
4.	Alessandro Segafredo (F)	67	50	50	100
5.	Valerio Weber (F)	57	16	50	66

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Remo Breu (D)	63	3	15	124
2.	Jonas Siegenthaler (D)	36	4	20	123
3.	Marlon Graf (F)	71	12	36	121
4.	Yannick Fischer (D)	66	2	15	120
5.	André Müller (F)	46	8	22	118

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Andreas Bührer (F)	92	29	17	46
2.	Fabio Kohlas (D)	90	2	20	22
3.	Sven Senteler (F)	87	8	20	28
4.	Nicolas Landis (F)	84	12	22	34
5.	Fabian Berri (F)	78	34	42	76

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Yves Brasser (D)	2	2	4	2.00
2.	Fabrice Bouvard (F)	7	5	13	1.86
3.	Pius Suter (F)	39	39	69	1.77
4.	Marco Rossi (F)	31	29	52	1.68
5.	Denis Malgin (F)	32	23	52	1.63

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joel Henry (F)	2019-2020	26	21	60
2.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2009-2010	22	24	55
3.	Aeneas Orlandi (F)	2025-2026	38	21	54
4.	Kevin Fiala (F)	2011-2012	28	34	52
5.	Alessandro Segafredo (F)	2020-2021	26	25	52

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kevin Fiala (F)	2011-2012	28	34	52
2.	Marco Rossi (F)	2016-2017	29	28	51
3.	Vinzenz Rohrer (F)	2020-2021	26	28	47
4.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2012-2013	28	28	39
5.	Eric Arnold (F)	2007-2008	32	26	45

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Joel Henry (F)	2019-2020	26	39	60
2.	Aeneas Orlandi (F)	2025-2026	38	33	54
3.	Valerio Weber (F)	2024-2025	40	33	40
4.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2009-2010	22	31	55
5.	Sol Fueter (F)	2024-2025	27	31	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jérôme Bachofner (F)	2012-2013	28	39	106
2.	Jonas Siegenthaler (D)	2011-2012	29	12	103
3.	Atanasio Molina (D)	2011-2012	32	17	102
4.	Lennox Hirt (D)	2024-2025	29	17	102
5.	Kevin Fiala (F)	2011-2012	28	52	98