GCK Lions

Ice hockey team in Küsnacht, Switzerland
   General managerManfred FrischknechtHead coachMichael LinigerCaptainMarc GeigerAffiliateZSC LionsWebsitegck.zsclions.chFranchise history1932–2000Grasshopper Club Zürich2000–presentGCK Lions Current season

Grasshopper Club Küsnacht Lions known as GCK Lions is a Swiss professional ice hockey team founded in 1932.[1] They are currently playing in the Swiss League (SL), Switzerland's second tier ice hockey division, as the affiliate to the ZSC Lions.[2]

The home arena is KEK Küsnacht (capacity 2,800). The team has won one Swiss Championships, in 1966, as well as two championships in the Swiss second division (National League B), in 1946 and 1963. The name of GCK is derived from "Grasshopper Club Zürich" (GCZ) and "SC Küsnacht" (SCK) — two sports clubs which merged to form GCK.[1]

Honors

  • National League Championship: (1) 1966
  • NLB Championship: (2) 1946, 1963
  • Swiss Cup: (1) 1966

References

  1. ^ a b "Clubgeschichte der GCK Lions (GCK Lions Club History)" (in German). gcklions.ch. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "GCK farm team to ZSC" (in German). GCK Lions. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.

External links

  • GCK Lions official website
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