The peaks and flops of December: a Bernese goal machine and a Davos party animal

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What the Austrian with a Swiss driver’s license conjures up on the ice in December is remarkable. After Benjamin Baumgartner (23) extended his contract with SCB until 2026 at the end of November, he is not sitting back, but is showing why he is an important building block in Bern. With 9 scoring points and 5 goals he is number 1 in the league in December. Remarkable: only one point was in the majority. The highlight is the hat trick against the SCRJ Lakers. The striker, who first played in the ZSC Lions organization and then grew up at HC Davos, has recovered from his difficult year in Lausanne and is playing better than ever. With Tristan Scherwey and Marco Lehmann, the center, which the New Jersey Devils picked up in the sixth round of the 2020 draft, forms a strong ‘Swiss’ line.

Anyone who has Toni Rajala in the team can look forward to the extension. The Finnish Biel star has already struck three times in extra time this season and Biel has already won six times in extra time. Rajala’s goal to make it 4-3 in Fribourg is especially worth watching, as he circles the Gottéron players like a shark before hammering the puck into the net.

At his old workplace, Lausanne goalkeeper Ivars Punnenovs scored the final point against the SCL Tigers when he launched a beautiful pass to his Latvian compatriot Ronalds Kenins, who hit the empty goal to make it 3-1.

Michael Joly turned out to be a draw at Lugano and that is why his contract was extended by two years. But against Kloten, the Canadian striker caught referee Daniel Stricker on the chin with his stick. Intention? No. Reckless? Probably. However, the single judge follows the argument of the Ticino team and only bans Joly for one match. “It was an accident that could be explained based on the video footage. The suspect is close to the gang and his stick is already moving up. When he realized he had to backcheck, he sped up. He tried to push off with his left skate, but his blade came into contact with the boards and he lost his balance slightly. As he tried to keep his balance with the arm movement, the stick went up and hit the head referee in the face.

The single judge showed no mercy for Lakers forward Martin Frk and suspended him for five games. It must also be assumed that the Czech did not intend to hit Lausanne defender Lawrence Pilut in the neck with his skate when the Swede pushed him over the boards. His kicking is always dangerous. And not only since the death of Nottingham striker Adam Johnson have we known what damage the ground blades can do.

While the ZSC Lions dominate the competition in December (7 games, 19 points), it is HC Davos who takes the title and wins the Spengler Cup. That deserves a party, doesn’t it? “We went home, had something to eat and then went to bed,” striker Yannick Frehner said with a smile to “Südostschweiz” before admitting after the win against Lugano on Tuesday: “I almost had a drink in the first third high .”

He is only 26 years old and is having his best season. Yet Kloten striker Dominik Diem will end his career after this season because top sport “no longer fulfills him”. Much less surprising is Beat Forster’s announcement that he is hanging up his skates. He is 40 years old and has become champion five times.

The SCRJ Lakers fail in the quarterfinals of the Champions Hockey League against Vitkovice. This is not a scandal. However, Rappi captain Roman Cervenka is not allowed to play because he has to join the Czech national team. Even CHL boss Martin Baumann says this “distorts competition”.

A year ago he showed his class as captain of the U20 national team, now striker Attilio Biasca (20) will make his first (convincing) appearances in the national team in December, which means he will be rewarded for his strong performances in Zug .

Source : Blick