Ruotsalainen out until after Christmas

TheHockey Club Lugano informs that instrumental examinations to which striker Arttu Ruotsalainen underwent after the injury suffered with the Finnish national team revealed an injury at the level of the oblique muscles of the abdomen. The 26-year-old Oulu native will consequently be absent in the remaining three matches until the Christmas break.

Ruotsalainen out with Finnish national team

TheHockey Club Lugano informs that forward Arttu Ruotsalainen suffered a blow to his upper body during yesterday's game with his country's national team against the Czech Republic as part of the Swiss Ice Hockey Games. The 26-year-old Oulu native, who returned to Switzerland today from the Czech Republic where the game was played,...

First professional contract for Cjunskis

TheHockey Club Lugano announces that it has signed in these days a two-year contract (2024/2026) with Roberts Cjunskis, "left" forward (184 cm. x 88 kg.) of Latvian passport and Swiss field hockey license. Born on 04/13/2003 in Marupe, not far from the capital Riga, Cjunskis left his homeland at the age of 13 to pursue a dream,...

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John Quenneville until the end of the season

Hockey Club Lugano reports that it has signed Canadian forward John Quenneville on a contract valid until the end of the 2023/24 season. Born on 4/16/96 in Edmonton, the center-winger "left" (186 cm. x 88 kg.) made his name between 2012 and 2016 with the Brandon Wheat Kings jersey in the Western Hockey League...

Carr and Granlund injury update.

Regarding the health status of forwards Daniel Carr and Markus Granlund, who have been injured in recent days,Hockey Club Lugano reports the following. The Canadian no. 7, suffered during training last Wednesday a thigh injury with involvement of the adductor tendon. His return to competition is conceivable after the break of...

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Sept. 29 derby: sixteen stadium bans

Regarding the disturbances that occurred at the end of the derby between HCL and HCAP played on Sept. 29, 2023 at the Cornèr Arena, theHockey Club Lugano announces that in recent days it has proceeded to notify those concerned of 16 stadium bans and 4 written warnings for violation of the Order and Security Regulations of the...

All on the track at 7:30 p.m.!

We are now only a few hours away from the highly anticipated third derby of the season between Lugano and Ambrì scheduled for tonight at the Cornèr Arena starting at 7:45 p.m. and heading for a sold-out crowd. With this in mind,Hockey Club Lugano urges all spectators who will attend the match to get to Cornèr Arena in a timely manner. Both to avoid...

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John Slettvoll in the Hall Of Fame

TheHockey Club Lugano is preparing to welcome the eighth member of its Hall of Fame to the Cornèr Arena. After Alfio Molina, Bernard Côté, Bruno Rogger, Silvano Corti, Andy Ton, Fredy Lüthi and Glen Metropolit, the time has come to celebrate a character who, with his desire to always win, his perfectionism and his...

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Verboon in Lugano until 2026

He arrived this summer after playing the last four seasons in the top U.S. college league (NCAA) and it only took about 20 games at National League to appreciate his qualities at the professional level. TheHockey Club Lugano and forward Matthew Verboon have as of now extended their contractual agreement expiring in April until the end of the...

Serious elbow injury for Julian Walker

The hard impact against the balustrade behind the Kloten cage in the second half of last Saturday's game at Cornèr Arena unfortunately had serious consequences for Julian Walker. The 37-year-old forward, who a few days earlier had celebrated his 500th appearance in the bianconero suffered an injury to the triceps tendon in his right elbow....

Seven i bianconeri around Europe

L'Hockey Club Lugano informs that in addition to Mirco Müller and Calvin Thürkauf who will be wearing the Red Swiss jersey at the Karjala Cup in Finland in the coming days, five other players of the club are busy these days with their respective major national teams. They are Giovanni Morini and Marco Zanetti who will play with the Italian national team, Bernd...

Injured situation

TheHockey Club Lugano announces that the evaluation of the conservative therapy applied to players Marco Müller and Lorenzo Canonica following their recent injuries has unfortunately not been successful and that both will therefore have to undergo surgery in the coming days. For Marco Müller, who had suffered a previous injury to the same ankle...