HC_Ambrì-Piotta

HC Ambrì-Piotta

HC Ambrì-Piotta

Swiss professional ice hockey club

Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the league championship, the club has not been relegated to the Swiss League since being promoted in 1985, the same year that saw the arrival of Dale McCourt.

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The team plays its home games in the 7,000-seat Nuova Valascia.

History

The fans in 2014

Ambrì and Piotta are two small villages in the municipality of Quinto, located in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people. Ambrì-Piotta has more than 40 fan clubs all over Europe. For major events, like the derby against southern rivals HC Lugano, the fans compose a choreography. When Ambrì wins a game, fans rejoice to the valley anthem "La Montanara".[1]

Since 1959, they have called their self-owned Valascia as their home. Standing 1,000 metres above sea level, it is an open-ended facility with 2,000 seats and additional standing room space for 5,000.[2]

In the summer of 2013, the team raised roughly five million Swiss francs in response to financial difficulties. The donations given to HC Ambrì-Piotta came from both large and small donations, many of which were given via SMS. The efforts of the team and its fans have secured the right to play in the National League.[3]

Honours

The team on the ice in 2014

Domestic

National League

Swiss Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1962

International

IIHF Continental Cup

IIHF Super Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1999
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2000

Invitational

Spengler Cup

Basler Cup

  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2): 1953, 1959

Players

Current roster

Updated 11 January 2024.[4]

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NHL alumni

References

  1. [1]
    "What Does Geronimo Have to Do with Ice Hockey?". Give 'em the Lumber #3 (2007).
  2. [2]
    "Ambri-Piotta resists urbanisation". www.iihf.com. 2008-07-31. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  3. [3]
    "HCAP reach 5 million through own capital". HC Ambrì-Piotta (in German). 2013-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  4. [4]
    "Prima squadra" (in Italian). www.hcap.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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