HC Davos
CityDavos, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
Founded1921
Home arenaEisstadion Davos
Colors   
General managerJan Alston
Head coachJosh Holden
CaptainAndres Ambühl
Websitewww.hcd.ch
Current season

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]

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.

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

Runners-up

Players

Current roster

Updated 10 January, 2024.[8]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
29 Switzerland Sandro Aeschlimann G L 29 2019 Zäziwil, Switzerland
10 Switzerland Andres Ambühl (C) RW R 40 2013 Davos, Switzerland
57 Switzerland Davyd Barandun D L 24 2017 Sumy, Ukraine
67 Sweden Leon Bristedt LW L 28 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
70 Switzerland Enzo Corvi (A) C R 31 2012 Chur, Switzerland
6 Sweden Klas Dahlbeck (A) D L 32 2022 Katrineholm, Sweden
96 Switzerland Chris Egli C/LW L 27 2014 Sursee, Switzerland
46 Switzerland Dominik Egli D R 25 2021 Frauenfeld, Switzerland
20 Switzerland Michael Fora (A) D R 28 2022 Giubiasco, Switzerland
93 Switzerland Yannick Frehner RW R 25 2017 Chur, Switzerland
8 Switzerland Rico Gredig LW/C L 18 2023 Switzerland
25 Switzerland Enzo Guebey D R 24 2023 Sallanches, France
9 Switzerland Gian-Marco Hammerer F L 21 2021 Davos, Switzerland
90 Switzerland Sven Jung D L 29 2014 Oberthal, Switzerland
36 Switzerland Simon Knak LW L 21 2020 Zürich, Switzerland
16 Switzerland Gian Leipold D R 18 2023 Switzerland
4 Switzerland Yanik Lichtensteiger D L 18 2023 Switzerland
88 Switzerland Tim Minder D R 21 2021 Weinfelden, Switzerland
51 Finland Kristian Näkyvä D L 33 2023 Helsinki, Finland
42 Sweden Joakim Nordström (A) C L 31 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
66 Switzerland Valentin Nussbaumer C L 23 2021 Delémont, Switzerland
81 Switzerland Raphael Prassl C L 26 2021 Zürich, Switzerland
40 Sweden Dennis Rasmussen C L 33 2021 Västerås, Sweden
32 Switzerland Noah Schneeberger D R 35 2023 Langenthal, Switzerland
91 Switzerland Gilles Senn G L 27 2021 Bülach, Switzerland
1 Switzerland Laurin Solèr G L 17 2023 Zürich, Switzerland
44 Czech Republic Matej Stransky RW R 30 2021 Ostrava, Czech Republic
65 Switzerland Marc Wieser RW R 36 2014 Küblis, Switzerland

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Notable alumni

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bibi-Torriani-Cup". Adis Hockey (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Richard Torriani 01.10.1911–03.09.1988". Swiss Association of Ice hockey Players (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Hockey Club Davos (in German). 2018. 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 10 January 2024.
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