Rapperswil, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The ZSC Lions from Zurich defeated Russian team Metallurg Magnitogorsk 5-0 before a packed house on Swiss territory 28 January, winning the Champions Hockey League title and CHF2.5 million in the process, an amount that gives them the financial option to build the team. Zurich will now play an NFL team in the Victoria Cup in September 2009. Related story with background: swissinfo
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News story, GenevaLunch, 29 January 2009.
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Tags: Champions Hockey League, CHL, ice hockey, Russia, Swiss ice hockey, Zurich
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