14 teams, 14 questions about the final sprint: Is the new SCB already a title candidate?

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Kloten’s athletic director and dual coach Larry Mitchell closes his eyes – can he get away with it?
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ZSC Lions: What keeps the leader sharp?

Leader, points in 13 matches in a row – this is how the ZSC can afford a PR week with a visit to the musical crew “Lion King” and the FIFA Museum. What else will keep the Lions busy? The qualifying victory? Since the last ZSC title in 2018, only the qualifying winner has taken the bucket.

Fribourg: Can Dubé also play in the play-offs?

Dube solved it. The engine is running again. The play-offs are in sight. The play-offs? Dubé has only won one series (in 2022 against Lausanne). And no one has ever won the championship with Fribourg. But last season Servette broke the spell of the self-titled. Gottéron will not…

Zug: Unbeatable after Hofmann’s return?

Grégory Hofmann is about to make a comeback after two months in hospital. A problem for coach Dan Tangnes because the attack is currently seething and rattling – or a big advantage because Hofmann will be in top form for the climax of the season after two months in hospital?

Gregory Hofmann: sniper.

Lausanne: Who is number 1 in goal?

Now the Vaudois suddenly have three goalkeepers available for signing: Connor Hughes, Ivars Punnenovs and newcomer Kevin Pasche. Great for Coach Ward. Or not? You can also grab it next to it. Just ask Nati coach Fischer, who relied on Robert Mayer in the last World Cup quarter-final against Germany.

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Bern: Is the new SCB already a title contender?

No one wants to compete against this SCB in the play-offs. The team plays hard, very structured, fast and fair and has a goalkeeper in Adam Reideborn, who won the title with CSKA Moscow last season. And then there is coach Jussi Tapola, who really puts a lot of effort into the training.

Servette: Does goalkeeper Olkinuora increase goal production?

Even a world champion goalkeeper like Jussi Olkinuora doesn’t normally score goals, but he can stabilize the porous defense. That would take some of the pressure off the attackers, who currently have to work harder at the back than in the championship season. The theory: Olkinuora makes Servette more aggressive. Gosh.

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Davos: Holden has it – when will everyone join in?

Tactics, people skills, leadership style: you only hear the best from Josh Holden, and when – as recently – success comes, it is almost a fairytale. If everyone really gets along and puts aside the last doubts, the HCD is easily a top 6 team. Stake?

Lugano: Are the Bianconeri cursed?

A crisis has already been overcome. And the parade line of Carr-Thürkauf-Joly made every opponent wet. But then came the injury witch – or the injury wizard. Without Carr the car no longer rolls. It must be the Hura curse. The Canadian was fired on his way to the last title in 2006 to win the series against Ambri.

Ambri: Do you have enough breath for eighth place?

Tradition, popularity and spectacle at the Spengler Cup. That’s all well and good, but it doesn’t add up to anything in everyday life in the National League. The solution? Aim for at least an eighth place at full speed, so that you can afford yourself a misstep during the play-ins without having to go on holiday immediately. It will be close.

Biel: Is the storm over?

In the beginning it was stormy: injuries, runner-up blues, bankruptcies, impending departure, tensions with Matikainen, the successor to the popular, successful coach Törmänen, who was suffering from cancer. But now at least the “Anti-Antti” is heading towards the play-ins. Or is the ‘all clear’ too soon?

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SCL Tigers: Will Paterlini make the correction again?

You can twist and turn it any way you want: the Tigers are almost making the most of their opportunities, even if they have not always been richly rewarded so far. However, the recent phase of weakness is persistent and to end without shocks a correction is needed – as soon as possible. That means: on Friday in Kloten.

SCRJ Lakers: Have the players had enough?

Rappi had lived above his means for three seasons in a row (semi-finals, 4th and 3rd). And this season they shone in the Champions League before the Czechs sabotaged the competition and forced Cervenka out of action. Who would be surprised if the players got tired of outdoing themselves?

Kloten: Close your eyes and get through it?

Worried about relegation? Built. At best, you can finish last in this competition and still not be passed over. However, solo entertainer Larry Mitchell must take into account that the current situation is also damaging his image. A correction without outside help? Seems impossible at the moment.

Ajoie: Last time without a coaching change?

Ajoie is stubborn and tireless. If everything comes together, on a good night they can beat anyone. Does this mean that coach Christian Wohlwend can finish and stay last? In recent years, Ajoie never finished last with the same coach starting the season.

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ZSC Lions
ZSC Lions
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42
76
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HC Fribourg-Gotteron
HC Fribourg-Gotteron
36
31
72
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EV train
EV train
35
45
70
4
Lausanne HC
Lausanne HC
37
19
63
5
SC Bern
SC Bern
36
2
62
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Geneva-Servette HC
Geneva-Servette HC
35
1
56
7
HC Davos
HC Davos
36
12
55
8th
HC Lugano
HC Lugano
36
10
53
9
HC Ambri-Piotta
HC Ambri-Piotta
35
-5
50
10
EHC Biel
EHC Biel
35
-2
47
11
SCL Tigers
SCL Tigers
36
-38
42
12
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
35
-29
39
13
EHC Kloten
EHC Kloten
36
-47
34
14
HC Ajoie
HC Ajoie
33
-41
25

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