HC Fribourg-Gottéron

HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (NL). The team is the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015–16 season with 6,156 spectators.[1][2]

Fribourg-Gottéron
CityFribourg, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
  • NL
    1980–present
  • SL
    1953–1980
Founded1938
Home arenaBCF Arena
Colors       
General managerChristian Dubé
Head coachChristian Dubé
CaptainJulien Sprunger
Websitewww.gotteron.ch
Franchise history
  • HC Gottéron 1938–1967
  • HC Fribourg 1967–1980
  • HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1980–present
Current season

History

The club was originally started as HC Gottéron by the citizens of the town of Auge in 1938. They competed on an outdoor rink, most notably at Les Augustins, until 1982 when Patinoire St-Léonard was constructed.[3]

In 1980, the name HC Fribourg-Gottéron was adopted upon promotion into the National League (NL). In spite of the club's financial struggles for the better part of their existence in the NL, they managed to reach the league's championship finals three years in a row (1992–94), but have never won a championship in their long history.

The team was saved from bankruptcy in 2006.[3]

Honors

Champions

The team has never won a NL Championship .

Runner-up

Players

Current roster

Updated 21 March 2023.[4]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
20 Switzerland Reto Berra G L 36 2018 Bülach, Switzerland
28 Switzerland Christoph Bertschy (A) C R 29 2022 Le Mouret, Switzerland
89 Switzerland Andrej Bykov C L 35 2005 Moscow, Russian SFSR
3 Switzerland Benjamin Chavaillaz D L 34 2016 Morges, Switzerland
95 Sweden Jacob de la Rose C L 28 2022 Arvika, Sweden
51 Canada David Desharnais C L 37 2019 Laurier-Station, Canada
16 Switzerland Raphael Diaz (A) D R 37 2021 Baar, Switzerland
11 Switzerland Mauro Dufner D L 28 2021 Thurgau, Switzerland
43 Switzerland Kevin Etter C R 20 2022 Thurgau, Switzerland
18 United States Ryan Gunderson D L 38 2019 Bensalem, United States
35 Switzerland Connor Hughes G L 27 2020 London, Ontario, Canada
7 Switzerland Benoit Jecker D L 29 2020 Fribourg, Switzerland
21 Switzerland Mauro Jörg W L 33 2020 Chur, Switzerland
17 Finland Janne Kuokkanen LW L 25 2022 Oulunsalo, Finland
97 Switzerland Nathan Marchon C L 26 2014 Fribourg, Switzerland
71 Switzerland Killian Mottet (A) LW L 32 2013 Evionnaz, Switzerland
73 Switzerland Sandro Schmid (A) C L 23 2019 Fribourg, Switzerland
5 Switzerland Simon Seiler D L 27 2022 Frauenfeld, Switzerland
9 Sweden Marcus Sörensen W L 31 2022 Södertälje, Sweden
86 Switzerland Julien Sprunger (C) RW R 37 2002 Fribourg, Switzerland
22 Switzerland Dave Sutter D R 31 2020 Douala, Cameroon
55 Finland Juuso Vainio D R 29 2022 Hämeenlinna, Finland
23 Switzerland Samuel Walser C L 31 2018 Olten, Switzerland

References
  1. "NLA mit Zuschauerrekord". www.hockeyfans.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  2. "Internet extract from the Register of commerce of Fribourg Canton". Archived from the original on 2012-12-17.
  3. "Fribourg-Gottéron Club Histoire". www.gotteron.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  4. "HCFG current roster" (in German). www.gotteron.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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