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Schlittschuh Club Bern (Ice-skating Club Bern in English) is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland.
- Founded: 1931
- Arena: Bern Arena (capacity 16,789)
- League championships won: 11 (1959, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2004)
- Traditional rivals: Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Biel and SCL Tigers
[edit] History
The ice hockey section of the Bern Sports Club, which was established on November 3, 1930, officially began playing on January 1, 1931.
Today, SC Bern is a highly popular team and regularly fills its home stadium, the PostFinance Arena, one of the largest ice hockey stadiums in Europe. In 2006, they set a new record among European clubs for average attendance, with an average of 15,994 in 22 home games [1]. They have won the Swiss Championship 11 times, with the most famous victory coming in 1989 over HC Lugano.
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Current roster
As of January 22, 2008. [2]
Goaltenders
|
# |
|
Player |
39 |
|
Marco Bührer |
- |
|
Urban Leimbacher |
1 |
|
Jonas Müller |
60 |
|
Mark Kern |
Defencemen
|
# |
|
Player |
29 |
|
Philippe Furrer |
2 |
|
Beat Gerber |
72 |
|
David Jobin |
15 |
|
Reto Kobach |
21 |
|
Nathan Dempsey |
84 |
|
Philipp Rytz |
8 |
|
Martin Steinegger - C |
5 |
|
Marc Leuenberger |
90 |
|
Roman Josi |
[edit] Retired numbers
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