HC Ajoie

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HC Ajoie
CityPorrentruy, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
Founded1973 (1973)
Home arenaRaiffeisen Arena
(capacity 5,078)
Colors   
General managerJulien Vauclair
Head coachJulien Vauclair
CaptainJordane Hauert
Websitehc-ajoie.ch
Franchise history
1973–presentHC Ajoie
Current season

HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland.

HC Ajoie has won three Swiss League (SL) Championships – in 1992, 2016 and 2021.[1]

History[edit]

On February 2, 2020, the team won the 2020 Swiss Cup, beating National League (NL) team HC Davos 7–3.

On April 28, 2021, HC Ajoie defeated EHC Kloten in game 6 of the Swiss League (SL) final and won the series 4–2 to be crowned SL champion. As a result, the team gained automatic promotion to the National League for the 2021/22 season.

On July 28, 2021, the team revealed its new logo featuring three stars to honor their three SL titles.[2]

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Updated 11 January, 2024.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
61 Switzerland Fabio Arnold LW L 28 2022 Zürich, Switzerland
38 Canada Guillaume Asselin RW R 31 2021 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
88 Canada Daniel Audette C L 27 2023 Blainville, Quebec, Canada
51 Switzerland Alain Birbaum D L 38 2018 Fribourg, Switzerland
95 France Kevin Bozon W L 28 2022 Chamonix, France
43 United States T. J. Brennan D L 35 2023 Moorestown, New Jersey, United States
40 Switzerland Damiano Ciaccio G L 35 2022 Grandson, Switzerland
8 Canada Philip-Michael Devos (C) C L 34 2019 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada
26 Switzerland Kevin Fey (A) D L 33 2023 Bern, Switzerland
90 Switzerland Jannik Fischer D L 33 2023 Baar, Switzerland
12 Switzerland Thibault Frossard (A) C L 30 2011 Vendlincourt, Switzerland
54 Switzerland Lilian Garessus C L 20 2022 Porrentruy, Switzerland
23 Canada Frédérik Gauthier C L 29 2022 Laval, Quebec, Canada
86 Canada Éric Gélinas D L 32 2023 Vanier, Ontario, Canada
4 Canada Jonathan Hazen RW R 33 2019 Val-Bélair, Quebec, Canada
56 Switzerland Ueli Huber W R 28 2019 Lucerne, Switzerland
29 Switzerland Gilian Kohler W L 23 2022 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
91 Switzerland Steven Macquat W R 28 2015 Bonfol, Switzerland
30 Switzerland Noah Patenaude G L 21 2023 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2 Switzerland Valentin Pilet D L 27 2019 Switzerland
18 Switzerland Bastien Pouilly D L 27 2014 Courtételle, Switzerland
70 Switzerland Matteo Romanenghi C/LW L 29 2021 Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland
46 Sweden Adam Rundqvist D L 33 2023 Karlstad, Sweden
64 Switzerland Joel Scheidegger D L 29 2023 Switzerland
27 Switzerland Reto Schmutz LW L 31 2017 Wald, Switzerland
74 Switzerland Gregory Sciaroni W R 35 2022 Bellinzona, Switzerland
78 Switzerland Kyen Sopa RW L 23 2023 Flawil, Switzerland
17 France Thomas Thiry D R 26 2023 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
94 Sweden Dmytro Timashov W L 27 2023 Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
1 Switzerland Tim Wolf G L 32 2019 Zürich, Switzerland
58 Switzerland Jesse Zgraggen D L 31 2023 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HC Ajoie club history" (in German). HC Ajoie. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "New league, new face - HC Ajoie presents new logo". swisshockeynews.ch. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "HC Ajoie current roster" (in German). www.hc-ajoie.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-11.

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