TheHockey Club Lugano has defined the schedule of friendly matches ahead of the 2022/23 season, which will debut with the first Regular Season match on 16 September.
Chris McSorley's men will take to the ice for the first time on Saturday 13 August against the Lakers on the St. Gallen ice rink.
The central moment in the run-up to the championship for the fans will be Saturday 27 August with the official presentation of the team and the retirement of Raffaele Sannitz's jersey number 38 on the Reseghina stage after the match at the Cornèr Arena against the Austrian HC Innsbruck team.
I bianconeri will also participate in the Straubing tournament in Bavaria, Germany, from Aug. 19 to 21 and hold a training camp from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 in Lenzerheide.
The complete programme:
- Saturday, Aug. 13, Lakers-Lugano, Rapperswil, 4 p.m;
- Tuesday 16 August, Ticino Rockets-Lugano, Biasca, 7 p.m;
- Friday 19 August, Straubing Tigers-Lugano, Straubing, 6 p.m;
- Sunday 21 August, Lugano vs. winner ERC Ingolstadt-Nürnberg Ice Tigers, Straubing, 2.30 p.m;
- Saturday, 27 August, Lugano-HC Innsbruck, Cornèr Arena, 6 p.m., followed by the official team presentation at the Reseghina and collection of Raffaele Sannitz's jersey number 38;
- Friday 2 September, Kloten Flyers-Lugano, Kloten, 5.30 p.m;
- Thursday 8 September, Lugano-Bienne, Cornèr Arena, 7 p.m;
- Friday 9 September, Langnau Tigers-Lugano, Langnau, 7 pm.