SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2015–16 National League B season
City	Rapperswil, Switzerland
League	National League B 2015–present
Founded	1945
Home arena	Diners Club Arena
Colors	Red, white, blue
Head coach	Jeff Tomlinson
Captain	Cyrill Geyer
Website	www.lakers.ch
Franchise history
1945–2005	SC Rapperswil-Jona
2005–2015	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2015–present	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the Swiss National League B.

History

Jason Spezza played for the Lakers during the NHL lockout in 2012–13.

The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed its name to Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and then again changed their name to SC Rapperswil-Jonas Lakers in 2015.^[1] They play their home games at Diners Club Arena.

Ex-NHL player Doug Gilmour skated for them during the NHL lockout-shortened season in 1994.

They had survived relegation in every NLA season since last making the playoffs in 2007-08 until 2014-15 when they were swept by the SCL Tigers in the promotion/relegation round. They will play in National League B for the 2015–16 season.

Honors

Champions

• NLB Championship (1): 1994

Current roster

Updated January 23, 2013.^[2][3][4]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
33		Aebischer, DavidDavid Aebischer	G	L	38	2012	Fribourg, Switzerland
81		Berger, NilsNils Berger	RW	R	25	2007	Niederurnen, Switzerland
5		Berger, SvenSven Berger	D	L	28	2012
80		Burkhalter, LoïcLoïc Burkhalter	C	L	36	2008	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
8		Büsser, ThomasThomas Büsser	D	L	24	2007
11		Camenzind, AndreasAndreas Camenzind	D/C	L	34	2011	Wettingen, Switzerland
39		Caduff, DarioDario Caduff	G	L	21	2010
23		Camichel, DuriDuri Camichel	LW	L	33	2012	Samedan, Switzerland
38		Camperchioli, LucaLuca Camperchioli	D	L	25	2013	Basel, Switzerland
10		Earl, RobbieRobbie Earl	LW	L	30	2012	Chicago, USA
24		Geiger, MarcMarc Geiger	D	L	29	2011
6		Geyer, CyrillCyrill Geyer (C)	D	L	35	2002	Zürich, Switzerland
74		Punnenovs, IvarsIvars Punnenovs	G	L	21	2013	Riga, Latvia
30		Gmür, SandroSandro Gmür (A)	D	L	33	2010	Uznach, Switzerland
9		Hürlimann, StefanStefan Hürlimann (A)	C	L	31	2011	Einsiedeln, Switzerland
61		Jörg, MauroMauro Jörg	LW	L	25	2012	Chur, Switzerland
91		Kolník, JurajJuraj Kolník	RW	R	35	2012	Nitra, Czechoslovakia
1		Müller, JonasJonas Müller	G	R	31	2011	Glarus, Switzerland
64		Neukom, BenjaminBenjamin Neukom	RW	R	24	2007	Jona, Switzerland
79		Riesen, MichelMichel Riesen	RW	R	37	2009	Aarberg, Switzerland
17		Rizzelo, AntonioAntonio Rizzelo	LW	L	31	2008	Männedorf, Switzerland
13		Sejna, PeterPeter Sejna	LW	L	36	2012	Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
89		Thibaudeau, NicolasNicolas Thibaudeau	C	L	25	2010	Bois-des-Filion, Quebec, Canada
92		Thöny, Gian-AndreaGian-Andrea Thöny	RW	L	24	2011	Jona, Switzerland
43		Walser, DerrickDerrick Walser	D	L	37	2011	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
2		Welti, MarcMarc Welti	D	L	28	2011
97		Wichser, AdrianAdrian Wichser	C	L	36	2011	Winterthur, Switzerland
52		Winkler, BennyBenny Winkler	D	L	39	2012	Winterthur, Switzerland
23		Persson, NiklasNiklas Persson	C	L	37	2013	Ösmo, Sweden

References

1. "New chapter for the Lakers - different name and new logo". swisshockeynew.ch. June 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. "Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Spieler" (in German). www.lakers.ch. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
3. "Rapperswil-Jona Lakers team" (in German). www.nationalleague.ch. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
4. "Rapperswil-Jona Lakers équipe" (in French). www.nationalleague.ch. Retrieved 2012-09-30.

External links

• Rapperswil-Jona Lakers official website (German)