EHL Wolves
CityLausanne, Switzerland
LeagueLeague Lausannoise
Founded2005
Home arenaPontaise Arena
ColorsBlue, black, white,
     
General managerGilles Metroz
CaptainAdrian Florin Ionescu

The EHL Wolves are a non-professional Ice Hockey team based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ice hockey is quite a popular sport in Switzerland, which is equally reflected at the École hôtelière de Lausanne. The 'EHL Wolves' name of the club was coined in 2010, although the team existed as the 'Ice Hockey Committee' since 2005.

History

Since its inception in 2005, the EHL wolves have won numerous accolades. In 2010, they won the championship of "Ligue Lausannoise de hockey-sur-glace". A high level of training during the 2011-2012 season led to a season with no losses.

In 2005, the club was formed by Rodrigue Benoit, a chef at EHL and former European Hockey League player along with Mr. Chris Norton, former EHL Marketing Director and NHL player. In 2010, the EHL wolves defeated the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in the Junior Elite League in Switzerland to become Champions for the first time, that same year, the EHL's name and logo are decided upon. In 2012, the Wolves won the Junior Elite League a second time. In 2014, Arnaud Barbezat took over the team's captaincy. Still undergoing roster changes, the EHL Wolves dropped further in the rankings. In 2016, the capitancy passes to Tim Zaggner, and in 2017, it passed to Marco Rosso. On November 3, 2017, the EHL Wolves won the championship a third time against the champions of last two editions of the League HC Monchoisi with a score of 6-3.

Team colors

The Wolves logo is a gray wolf (canis lupus), wild member of the Canidae family. It represents the noble and strong esprit de corps among each individual of the club. This is derived from the reputation of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, being renowned as one of the oldest and best hospitality management school in the world.[1]

Home uniform sweaters are predominantly blue in colour. Awayuniform sweaters are predominantly white.

Current roster

Player namePositionNumberNationality
Kevin GumyG99Switzerland
Tobia MottisG2Switzerland
Joseph Thien An NguyenG1Vietnam Switzerland
Colin RieffelD8Switzerland
Leon KühneD87Switzerland
Kaito LocherD10Switzerland
Victor ReglyD86Switzerland Romania
Arnaud UrferD88Switzerland
Marc RamseierLW13Switzerland
Sven RichonLW19Switzerland
Benjamin LaporteLW29Switzerland
Matias MorkRW66Norway
Benjamin AndersonRW18Switzerland
Antoine TacchiniRW6Switzerland
Gilles MetrozC4Switzerland
Yanick Gujer (A)C11Switzerland
Adrian Florin Ionescu (C)C7Romania Switzerland

Note: (C) = Captain, (A) = Assistant, G = Goalie, D = Defense, C = Centre, RW = Right Wing, LW = Left Wing

Seasons and records

SeasonPointsGamesWonTiedLostGoals forGoals againstPositionComments
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2009-201028181413126571stFirst time champions of the Ligue Lausannoise
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2010-201129181503149442ndRunner-up
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2011-201236181701138491stSecond time champions of the Ligue Lausannoise
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2012-20138183213781248th-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2013-201451821156414310th-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2014-201541812155319210th-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2015-201631811166418910th-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2016-201741820167621110th-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2017-20182175012689810thDeduction of 8 points (disciplinary sanction)
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2018-201926171232143563rd-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2019-202024171142131822nd-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2021-202228161402136761stThird time champions of the Ligue Lausannoise
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2022-20231816105189765thPoint deductions (disciplinary sanctions)

Note: Each victory accounts for 2 points. Some points might have been lost for not complying with league regulations.

Past Captains/Presidents

The president of the Ice Hockey Committee at EHL is responsible for the organisation of trainings, official matters with the league and any and all contacts with the university. Since 2015, this role is assigned to two students at the time, in order for tasks to be performed more smoothly.

NameYearsNationality
Chris Norton2005-2007Canada
Rodrigue Benoît2005-2007Canada
Roch Serres2007-2008France
Michaël Schlegel2009-2012Canada Switzerland Sweden
Jonathan Gaehler2012-2013Switzerland
Gregoire Martin2013-2014France United States
Arnaud Barbezat2014-2016Switzerland
Tim Zangger2015-2017Switzerland
Lorenzo Pellegrini2017-2018Italy Germany
Marco Rosso2017-2019Switzerland France
Luca Baudino2018-2019Switzerland
Gilles Metroz2019-2020Switzerland
Jeremy Laporte 2020-2021 Switzerland
Maxime Vez 2021-2022 Switzerland
Adrian Florin Ionescu 2022-2024 Romania Switzerland
Yanick Gujer 2023-2024 Switzerland

References

  1. "Hospitality Schools Ranking : Press release" (PDF). Lrjj.cn. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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