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How time flies: The ZSC Lions (Denis Hollenstein in the photo) have been waiting for the title for six years, and SC Bern (Romain Loeffel and Patrik Nemeth, right) have been waiting for five years.
Dinosaur Kessler And Stephen Roth
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Biel: 18/30
- Expectation factor: 2/10
The extremely stressful season for fans and club has once again lowered expectations after last year’s highlights. For a team that only escaped early vacation in the final round and then survived two play-in rounds, everything is just an added bonus. - Dryness factor: 8/10
No playoff title, last champion in 1983. Biel has been stranded for 41 years. - Expiry Factor: 8/10
Rathgeb, Künzle, Hischier, Kessler, Van Pottelberghe and Olofsson continue. And Forster (41) stops. The warrior is more enterprising than he has been in a long time. It would be bitter if Brunner (38, still playing) were to remain without a title.
Ambri-Piotta – EHC Biel 2:4: Biel captain Haas pulls the plug on Ambri(04:02)
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Train: 19/30
- Expectation factor: 9/10
It is not only the fans who expect an exploit after the gloomy final phase of qualifying. Is there something else in there, or is it just the worm? - Dryness factor: 3/10
The latest titles are from 2021 and 2022, which is nothing compared to others. - Expiry Factor: 7/10
If everything isn’t wrong, things at the higher end won’t work together as well as they used to. But it has nothing to do with the age of the top performers.
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Davos 22/30
- Expectation factor: 9/10
If you hadn’t expected title number 32 in Davos, the world wouldn’t be a sphere, but a disk. - Dryness factor: 8/10
The record champion’s last title win dates back to 2015. Tradition obliges. The Spengler Cup success was an interim success, but it was only a side dish. - Expiration Factor: 5/10
As of September 2023, Andres Ambühl is apparently 40 years old. But it doesn’t irritate anyone.
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Lugano: 23/30
- Expectation factor: 9/10
Whoever has the highest batting line in the league has to make some calculations accordingly. Added to this is the eternal longing for old grandeur. - Dryness factor: 9/10
Lugano last won a title in 2006. Others waited a long time, but others haven’t spent the money like drunken sailors since. - Expiration Factor: 5/10
With the exception of Arcobello (35), they are as good as new. Yet he is still often on the ice.
HC Lugano – Ambri-Piotta 3:1: Koskinen in the competition with the poles(03:37)
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Bern: 24/30
- Expectation factor: 8/10
Coach Tapola stopped the negative spiral. After four horror seasons, SCB qualified directly for the play-offs for the first time. It would be a bit presumptuous to claim the title right away. - Dryness factor: 8/10
No club has won more playoff titles than SCB (10). But the last one was 5 years ago. - Expiry Factor: 8/10
Longtime top performers such as Captain Moser (35) are entering the latter part of their careers. Younger players like Lehmann and Baumgartner have become more important.
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Fribourg: 25/30
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- Expectation factor: 8/10
Quiz question: How many playoff series has Friborg won since Dubé took over (2015/16)? One, against Lausanne in 2022. After a strong qualification, we must perform in the play-offs without immediately using the M-word. - Dryness factor: 10/10
It is one of the ten commandments of Swiss ice hockey: Friborg will never become champions. Gottéron could deal with that – until Servette won the title for the first time last spring and liberated French-speaking Switzerland after 50 years of “rien ne vas plus”. - Expiration Factor: 7/10
The last chance for a Bykov to become Swiss champion. In addition, the clock is also ticking for Captain Sprunger (38).
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Lausanne: 26/30
- Expectation factor: 9/10
The unloved neighbor presented himself last season, but is now out of the way. What Geneva can do, you also want to be able to do in Lausanne. - Dryness factor: 9/10
Since being promoted again in 2013, they have won just one play-off series. That’s pretty poor for the effort you put into it. - Expiry Factor: 8/10
Eight regular players in the over-30 category, plus a sporting leadership that is doomed to deliver something tangible.
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ZSC Lions: 28/30
- Expectation factor: 10/10
It was already clear before the season: only one thing matters for the star ensemble: does it have the bucket in its hand at the end or not? The qualifying win was just a means to an end. - Drought factor: 9/10
The last title was six years ago. For this club with these opportunities an eternity. - Expiry Factor: 9/10
For Schäppi and Bodenmann it is the “last dance”. Stars like Hollenstein (34), Malgin (27), Andrighetto (30) or Weber (35) have never been champions.
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
