International sports, Spengler Cup hockey
Geneva Servette Hockey Club, training: the Spengler Cup has shown the team looking tougher than in recent weeks
Davos, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva-Servette Hockey Club (GSHC) took an early three-goal lead in their semi-final Spengler Cup match against St Petersburg in Davos, Switzerland 30 December 2010.The Russians, one of the top teams in Europe, started the second period with more aggression and determination and equalized at 3-3. The score stayed the same in the third period so the game went to extra time. St Petersburg scored a quick golden goal to take the game 4-3.
The Spengler Cup is cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament and has been held annually in Davos since 1923 when it was won by Oxford University. Things have become more professional since then but the Cup has retained some of its festive feeling. The current teams are HC Davos, GSHC, Spartak Moscow, Sparta Prague, St Petersburg and Team Canada. The Canadian team is a selection from players in different teams in Europe.
GSHC lost their first game, against St Petersburg, 1-3 but then pulled off a fine 3-4 win over Sparta Prague. Davos have won both their games, 4-2 against Moscow and 3-2 over the Canadians. Davos will play Team Canada in the other semi-final at 20:15, 30 December. The final showdown takes place 31 December at noon.
Team Canada beat Davos 4-0 to set up the final against St Petersburg.
Links to other sites: Spengler Cup, Swissinfo
GE Servette organizes celebration to thank fans after its dreams of national title fade
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The LHC (Lausanne Hockey Club) will have a fresh look Tuesday, with a totally new board lineup after Canadian owner Barry Alter fired the entire board and the club’s general manager, Gérard Scheidegger. The new board has not yet been named, but the club is scheduled to celebrate the end of its season Tuesday evening 27 April at the Malley sports centre.
GE Servette is inviting fans to join them Wednesday 28 April at 18:30 at the Vernets sports hall to celebrate the end of the season. Entry is free.
Links to other sites: 24 Heures (Fre), 20 Minutes (Fre)
Patinoire de Vernets, Geneva (GenevaLunch) - The fourth game of the final ice hockey play-off series between GE Servette and SC Bern went into extra time at the Vernets ice rink Saturday night 17 April. The Geneva Eagles came back from 1-2 down and then took a 3-2 lead with an extraordinary goal only to allow Bern to equalize.
Bern scored in the first minute of extra time to win 4-3. They now lead the seven-match series 3-1 and play the next game at home.
Links to other sites: GE Servette, SC Bern
Victory! Geneva Servette Hockey Club defeats Zug, moves to finals, 5 April 2010 (photo, ©Piotr Sweck/GSHC)
Update, photo, 6 April 09: 45 Zug / Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette are in the final playoffs for the LNA trophy after beating Zug 2-7 in an aftern0on match on Easter Monday 5 April. The Geneva Eagles got off to a rapid start with two goals in the first three minutes and led 3-0 after nine minutes of play. GE Servette took full advantage of their power play and some poor defending. Juraj Kolnik scored four of the Geneva goals that swept Chris McSorley’s team into the finals.
GE Servette will face the powerful Bern team in the final playoffs after SC Bern beat Kloten 4-0 in their play-off series. The first game will be Saturday 10 April.
Links to other sites: GE Servette
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette beat Zug 5-2 in the fourth match of the semi-finals series Saturday 3 April. They now lead 3-1 in the best of seven series so if they win the game away to Zug on Monday they will have the dubious pleasure of facing Bern in the final play-off to determine the Swiss LNA champions.
Links to other sites: TSR, GE Servette,Le Matin
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva Servette dominated the final match of the first round of the play-offs, beating Fribourg Gotteron 5-2. GE Sevette came back from being 3-1 down in the seven game series to win 4-3. They will play Zug in the semi-finals.
Links to other sites: tsr GE Servette
Fribourg, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva-Servette came from 3-1 down in the play-off series to tie 3-3. The final game of the series will be played in Geneva Tuesday 23 March, at 19:45. The Geneva Eagles were 1-0 down in the first period but scored twice in the second and then took the game 2-3 in front of 7,000 spectators. In the other play-offs Bern had already beaten Lugano 4-0, Zurich and Zug are at 3-3 while Kloten beat Davos to take the series 4-3.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva Servette is out of the doldrums after its win over Zug at the Vernets rink: GSHC – EV Zug 4-1 (2-1, 2-0, 0-0), in front of a hometown crowd of 6,216.
Geneva, Switzerland (TSR, video, Fre) – GE Servette lost its fourth match with Kloten 5-6 ((1-1, 1-2, 3-2) with Byron Ritchie sidelined after the last match for pushing the referee.
Schluefeg, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette was hoping to show its best against Kloten but in a third straight loss it looked to be far from its best. Kloten – GS 4-1 (1-1, 2-0, 1-0).
Details, Tribune de Geneve, Fre
Geneva, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – GE-Servette Hockey Club is preparing to battle Kloten in the NLA playoffs where the Geneva club is far from the favourite. TSR carries an interview with Geneva’s Tony Salmelainen, who had two goals against Ambri Saturday. Statistics
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette defeated SC Bern Sunday 15 February, 4-3 ap (1-1, 2-0, 0-2) in front of a hometown crowd of 6,420 people.
It was the second match in two days, with a four-hour road trip back from Davos in between, and a loss for the first weekend match, C Davos – GSHC 6-3 (3-0, 2-3, 1-0) The Geneva team managed to pull off a win despite fatigue. Details, Tribune de Geneve, Fre Ed. note: the final score, according to GE Servette was 4-3 and not 5-3, the Tribune‘s score.
Zug, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Saturday’s game in Zug saw the home team beat GE Servette: EV Zug – GSHC 5-2 (1-1, 2-1, 2-0).
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva lost two more games over the weekend: losing 4-3 at Langnau on Friday and then 1-2 at home against Rapperswil. Details, Le Matin, Fre
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Bad news for the Eagles at the Vernets stadium Tuesday night, with a loss ot Zurich: GSHC – EHC Kloten Flyers 4-5 (2-1; 1-2; 1-2), in front of a hometown crowd of nearly 6,000.
Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The ice hockey season is in full swing, but Lausanne had a nasty surprise when Jérôme Bonnet was sent off bleeding after being cut in the neck by a blade, not in the end a serious injury.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette ice hockey club Sunday took revenge on Fribourg-Gottéron, beating them at Vernets in Geneva 8-5 (2-2, 3-1, 3-2) after losing Saturday in Fribourg, 2-1 (1-0, 0-0, 1-1), both times to sellout crowds.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – More than 6,000 fans watched Saturday night at Les Vernets as the GE Servette hockey club beat second-ranked ZSC Lions from Zurich, 2-1 (0-0, 0-1, 1-0) for a sixth consecutive home win.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette Hockey Club defeated the SCRJ Lakers at Les Vernets in Geneva, Saturday, 5-2 (4-0 ; 0-0 ; 1-2). With three wins and one loss the team now stands in fifth place in the LNA league rankings.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – GE Servette had a good night before a crowd of 5,200 people for a third consecutive home win at the Vernets stadium, defeating Zug 4-1 (0-0 ; 3-1 ; 1-0). The night’s star players: 1* Deruns ; 2* Vigier ; 3* Holden. Details, Geneva Servette Hockey Club write-up.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Hockey: Geneva Servette are now eighth in the LNA. Read GE Servette’s own writeup, in English of the 10 September match with Lugano.
