HC La Chaux-de-Fonds

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
City	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
League	Swiss League
Founded	1919 (1919)
Home arena	Patinoire des Mélèzes (capacity 5,225)
Colors
General manager	Loic Burkhalter
Head coach	Louis Matte
Captain	Toms Andersons
Website	hccnet.ch
Franchise history
1919–present	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Current season

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who currently play in the Swiss League (SL). Founded in 1919, La Chaux-de-Fonds play at the Patinoire des Mélèzes in front of a capacity 5,225.

History

Hockey Club La Chaux-de-Fonds was founded in 1919 and in 1953 the team moved to their current home stadium, the Patinoire des Mélèzes. There, the team would first find success in 1951, 1955 and 1959 capturing the second and third division titles. After making their first appearance in the National League in 1955, Chaux-de-Fonds experienced from 1968 to 1973, six consecutive Swiss Championships, as the premier club of Switzerland. In 1980, however, the team was relegated to the National League B, returning to the Swiss 1. Liga in 1985.

Honors

National League Championships: (6) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973

National League B Championships: (4) 1955, 1965, 1996, 2000

Players

Honored members

HC La Chaux-de-Fonds retired numbers

No.	Player	Position	Career	No. retirement
2	René Huguenin	D	1965–1977	–
10	Michel Turler	C	1964–1976, 1978–1979	–
14	Guy Dubois	LW	1967–1982	–
17	Gaston Pelletier	C	1966–1976	–
19	Andern Beseen	C	1976–1986	–

External links

• HC La Chaux-de-Fonds official website