HC Ambrì-Piotta

Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the league championship, the club has not been relegated to the Swiss League since being promoted in 1985, the same year that saw the arrival of Dale McCourt.

HC Ambrì-Piotta
CityAmbrì and Piotta
(Quinto, Switzerland)
LeagueNational League
Founded1937
Home arenaNuova Valascia
Colors   
General managerPaolo Duca
Head coachLuca Cereda
CaptainDaniele Grassi
AffiliateHCB Ticino Rockets
Websitewww.hcap.ch
Current season

The team plays its home games in the 7,000-seat Nuova Valascia.

History
The fans in 2014

Ambrì and Piotta are two small villages in the municipality of Quinto, located in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people. Ambrì-Piotta has more than 40 fan clubs all over Europe. For major events, like the derby against southern rivals HC Lugano, the fans compose a choreography. When Ambrì wins a game, fans rejoice to the valley anthem "La Montanara".[1]

Since 1959, they have called their self-owned Valascia as their home. Standing 1,000 metres above sea level, it is an open-ended facility with 2,000 seats and additional standing room space for 5,000.[2]

In the summer of 2013, the team raised roughly five million Swiss francs in response to financial difficulties. The donations given to HC Ambrì-Piotta came from both large and small donations, many of which were given via SMS. The efforts of the team and its fans have secured the right to play in the National League.[3]

Honours
The team on the ice in 2014

Domestic

National League

Swiss Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1962

International

IIHF Continental Cup

IIHF Super Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1999
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2000

Invitational

Spengler Cup

Basler Cup

  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2): 1953, 1959


Players

Current roster

Updated 11 February 2023.[4][5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
87 Switzerland Dario Bürgler (A) RW R 35 2021 Illgau, Switzerland
77 Switzerland Yanik Burren D R 26 2021 Bern, Switzerland
14 Czech Republic Filip Chlapík C L 26 2022 Praha, Czech Republic
1 Switzerland Benjamin Conz G R 32 2017 St. Ursanne, Switzerland
7 Switzerland Isacco Dotti D L 30 2018 Mairengo, Switzerland
27 Switzerland Zaccheo Dotti D L 29 2020 Mairengo, Switzerland
25 Switzerland Nando Eggenberger LW L 24 2022 Chur, Switzerland
90 Switzerland Jannik Fischer D L 33 2018 Baar, Switzerland
5 Germany Tobias Fohrler D R 26 2019 Troisdorf, Germany
10 Canada Alex Formenton LW L 24 2022 Barrie, Ontario, Canada
12 Switzerland Daniele Grassi (C) RW R 30 2020 Bellinzona, Switzerland
72 Sweden Tim Heed D R 32 2022 Göteborg, Sweden
44 Switzerland Andre Heim (A) C/RW L 25 2021 Switzerland
33 Switzerland Valentin Hofer RW R 21 2022 Zug, Switzerland
30 Finland Janne Juvonen G L 29 2022 Kiihtelysvaara, Finland
11 Switzerland Johnny Kneubuehler C/RW L 27 2018 Reiden, Switzerland
22 Italy Diego Kostner C R 31 2016 Bressanone, Italy
91 Switzerland Lionel Marchand LW L 22 2022 Zürich, Switzerland
31 Austria Stefan Müller G R 27 2021 Feldkirch, Austria
88 Switzerland Inti Pestoni (A) LW L 32 2021 Faido, Switzerland
86 Switzerland Rocco Pezzullo D L 22 2019 Switzerland
81 Switzerland Thomas Rufenacht W L 38 2023 Meggen, Switzerland
43 Czech Republic Michael Špaček C R 26 2022 Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic
18 Switzerland Noele Trisconi RW R 27 2015 Zug, Switzerland
71 Finland Jesse Virtanen D L 32 2022 Rauma, Finland
55 Austria Kilian Zündel D R 22 2022 Dornbirn, Austria
16 Austria Dominic Zwerger (A) LW L 27 2017 Dornbirn, Austria

NHL alumni

References
  1. "What Does Geronimo Have to Do with Ice Hockey?". Give 'em the Lumber #3 (2007).
  2. "Ambri-Piotta resists urbanisation". www.iihf.com. 2008-07-31. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  3. "HCAP reach 5 million through own capital". HC Ambrì-Piotta (in German). 2013-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  4. "Prima squadra" (in Italian). www.hcap.ch. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. "Erste Mannschaft" (in German). www.hcap.ch. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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