HC Davos

Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). It is generally referred to by its abbreviation "HCD" by the fans. The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and players who once played for National Hockey League teams. HC Davos also has hosted the annual Spengler Cup tournament, an invitational competition, since 1923.^[1]

HC Davos
City	Davos, Switzerland
League	National League
Founded	1921
Home arena	Eisstadion Davos
Colors
General manager	Jan Alston
Head coach	Josh Holden
Captain	Andres Ambühl
Website	www.hcd.ch
Current season

The team had the lowest attendance of the National League for the 2016–17 season, averaging 4,792 spectators over their 25 regular season home games.^[2]

History

HC Davos was founded in 1921. In 1923, Davos presented the first Spengler Cup, one of the oldest tournaments in sports still being played.^[1]

HC Davos was led by a forward line known as "The ni-storm" (German: Der ni-sturm) from 1933 to 1950, which included Bibi Torriani, along with brothers Hans Cattini and Ferdinand Cattini. The line was named for the last syllable (-ni) of players' surnames. The ni-storm was regarded as the top line of HC Davos and the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team from 1933 to 1950.^[3][4][5][6] During this time, the club won 18 Swiss championships, and six Spengler Cups.^[7]

The team was relegated into 1. Liga in 1990, one of the lowest points in its history. After a new beginning, the club moved into the Swiss League, and two years later returned to the NL. Davos has been among the best teams in the league since, with recent league championships in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Honors

Champions

• NL Championships (31): 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1960, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015

Invitational

• Spengler Cup (16): 1927, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951, 1957, 1958, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2023

Runners-up

• NL Championship (12): 1924, 1925, 1928, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2006
• Spengler Cup (25): 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1969, 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2023

Players

Current roster

Updated 2 September 2024^[8]

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
29		Sandro Aeschlimann	G	L	29	2019	Zäziwil, Switzerland
10		Andres Ambühl (C)	RW	R	41	2013	Davos, Switzerland
57		Davyd Barandun	D	L	24	2017	Sumy, Ukraine
70		Enzo Corvi (A)	C	R	31	2012	Chur, Switzerland
6		Klas Dahlbeck (A)	D	L	33	2022	Katrineholm, Sweden
96		Chris Egli	C/LW	L	28	2014	Sursee, Switzerland
20		Michael Fora (A)	D	R	29	2022	Giubiasco, Switzerland
93		Yannick Frehner	RW	R	26	2017	Chur, Switzerland
8		Rico Gredig	LW/C	L	19	2023	Chur, Switzerland
77		Nico Gross	D	L	24	2024	Pontresina, Switzerland
25		Enzo Guebey	D	R	25	2023	Sallanches, France
51		Luca Hollenstein	G	L	24	2024	Mosnang, Switzerland
60		Julius Honka	D	R	28	2024	Jyväskylä, Finland
90		Sven Jung	D	L	29	2014	Oberthal, Switzerland
72		Tino Kessler	C	R	28	2024	Weesen, Switzerland
36		Simon Knak	LW	L	22	2020	Zürich, Switzerland
16		Gian Leipold	D	R	19	2023	St. Moritz, Switzerland
4		Yanik Lichtensteiger	D	L	19	2023	Widnau, Switzerland
42		Joakim Nordström (A)	C	L	32	2022	Stockholm, Sweden
66		Valentin Nussbaumer	C	L	24	2021	Delémont, Switzerland
21		Julian Parrée	C/LW	L	21	2024	Alkmaar, Netherlands
15		Simon Ryfors	C/LW	L	27	2024	Stockholm, Sweden
1		Laurin Solèr	G	L	18	2023	Zürich, Switzerland
44		Matej Stransky	RW	R	31	2021	Ostrava, Czech Republic
19		Adam Tambellini	C/LW	L	30	2024	Edmonton, Canada
65		Marc Wieser	RW	R	37	2014	Küblis, Switzerland
–		Filip Zadina	RW	L	24	2024	Pardubice, Czech Republic

Notable alumni

• Reto Berra (2008–2009)
• Alexandre Daigle (2007–2010)
• Radek Dvořák (2013)
• Loui Eriksson (2013)
• Pat Falloon (2001)
• Niklas Hagman (2005)
• Jonas Hiller (2001–2003, 2005–2007)
• Jonas Höglund (2004)
• Patrick Kane (2012 Spengler Cup only)
• Alexander Khavanov (2007)
• Rick Nash (2005, 2012)
• Joe Thornton (2005, 2012, 2020)

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NL/SL/MySports League/ regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Reto von Arx C 687 197 414 611 0.89 Ron Wilson D 197 167 206 373 1.89 Lance Nethery LW 182 187 169 357 1.96 Josef Marha C 516 135 167 302 0.59 Michel Riesen RW 374 170 125 295 1.14 Dan Hodgson C 142 80 120 200 1.41 Marc Gianola D 660 49 150 199 0.30 Rene Müller F 370 65 125 190 0.51 Sandro Rizzi C 577 87 100 189 0.33 Peter Guggisberg RW 328 94 90 184 0.56

Goals Player Pos G Reto von Arx C 197 Lance Nethery LW 187 Michel Riesen RW 170 Ron Wilson D 167 Josef Marha C 135 Gilles Thibaudeau LW 98 Peter Guggisberg RW 94 Petr Sýkora C 90 Sandro Rizzi C 87 Dan Hodgson C 80

Assists Player Pos A Reto von Arx C 414 Ron Wilson D 206 Lance Nethery LW 169 Josef Marha C 160 Marc Gianola D 150 Michel Riesen RW 125 Rene Müller F 125 Dan Hodgson C 120 Andres Ambühl C 108 Jan von Arx D 104

References

1. "History Spengler Cup". Spengler Cup. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
2. "Swiss lead attendance study". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
3. "Glanzzeiten mit dem NI-Sturm". HC Davos (in German). Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
4. "Bibi-Torriani-Cup". Adis Hockey (in German). Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
5. "Richard Torriani 01.10.1911–03.09.1988". Swiss Association of Ice hockey Players (in German). Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
6. "Hall of Fame". Hockey Club Davos (in German). 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
7. "Bibi Torriani ~ Switzerland". HockeyGods. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
8. "Hockey Club Davos: 1st team roster" (in German). www.hcd.ch. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

• HC Davos official site (in German)
• Spengler Cup official site (in German)