Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A youth who was knifed in the chest died on the operating table after being rushed to a Geneva hospital Wednesday evening 2 March. The incident occurred on a side street, rue Tronchin, off the Rue de Servette at about 20:00. Police are not releasing details.
A second incident occurred that police say is not connected: a youth who was knifed in the stomach and the face at Plainpalais was taken to hospital, where he had surgery. Police are not releasing details. The attack occurred at the bus stop in front of Uni Mail, near number 42, boulevard du Pont d’Arve.
Geneva has had two murders to date in 2011. The city saw five murders in 2010.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva Servette Hockey Club was defeated in Zug Tuesday night 21 September by EV Zug, 4-1 (1-0, 1-0, 2-1). This is the third consecutive defeat for Geneva in the young season.
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Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Geneva Servette Hockey Club has won the love and admiration not only of its growing number of local fans, but of the city and canton of Geneva. The two have thrown their financial support behind the club led by Chris McSorley, which finished the recent Swiss season in second place:
- CHF1.6 million for the team for the upcoming season and CHF500,000 for the next year
- CHF 2.75 for 2010-11 for the juniors team
- CHF800,000 for a study to redo the Vernet ice rink and stadium, a CHF8 million project that should lead to a new stadum by 2015.
The other good news for fans of the club: subscriptions for the new season go on sale 21 June.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva Servette played the hometown crowd hand and defeated Bern Tuesday evening 13 April, 5-4 (2-0, 1-2, 2-2) in the second match of the Swiss ice hockey championship best-of-seven series. The Vernet ice rink held a capacity crowd of 7,202.
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Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva Servette won at Vernets before a crowd of 6,031, defeating Kloten Flyers Tuesday 17 November 3-2 (1-1, 1-0, 0-1).
