ZSC Lions 1055843 222614478 2008-06-30T07:38:10Z 193.246.86.39 {| border=0 align=right cellpadding=3 cellspacing=3 width=280 |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" |colspan=2| '''ZSC Lions''' |- align="center" |colspan=2| [[Image:ZSC_logo.gif|ZSC Lions]] |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Founded''' || [[1930]] |- align="center" || '''Home ice''' || [[Hallenstadion]] |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Based in''' || [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]] |- align="center" || '''League''' || [[National League A]] |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Head coach''' || [[Harold Kreis]] |- align="center" || '''General manager''' || [[Müller Werner]] |} The '''Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team located in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]], playing in the [[National League A]]. :'''Founded:''' [[1930]] :'''Home arena:''' [[Hallenstadion]] (capacity 10,700) ::'''Former home arenas:''' [[Dolder-Kunsteisbahn]] (1930-1950) :'''Swiss Championships won:''' 6 (1936, 1949, 1961, 2000, 2001, 2008) :'''[[Continental Cup]]s won:''' 2 (2001, 2002) :'''[[Spengler Cup]]s won:''' 2 (1945, 1946) ==History== Locally nicknamed "Z", the team was formed in [[1997]] as a result of the merger of the two local teams '''Zürcher Schlittschuh Club''' ([[German language|German]] for "Zurich Skating Club") and '''Grasshoppers Club''' (GC), the ice hockey section of [[Grasshopper-Club Zürich]]. ZSC played in the [[National League A]], was clearly the fan favourite of the city but in constant financial trouble. Grasshoppers, meanwhile, was playing in the [[National League B|Nationalliga B]], failed to qualify for [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] several years in a row and had a small fan base, but was backed by a very wealthy man. ZSC was the first Swiss team to play in an indoor arena (Hallenstadion). They won the Swiss championship in the years [[1936]], [[1949]] and [[1961]] and the prestigious [[Spengler Cup]] in [[1944]] and [[1945]]. After the merger, the [[ZSC Lions]] won the Swiss Championship in [[2000]], [[2001]] and [[2008]] and the IIHF [[Continental Cup]] in 2001 and [[2002]]. == External links == * [http://www.zsc-lions.ch/ ZSC Lions official site] * [http://www.zscweb.ch/ ZSC fan site; big ZSC forum] * [http://www.zscfans.ch/ ZSC fan site] * [http://www.zsc.ch/ ZSC Youngsters] * [http://www.doem.ch/zscblog/ ZSC Lions Blog] {{Nationalliga A}} {{Champions Hockey League}} [[Category:Zürich]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Switzerland]] [[cs:ZSC Lions]] [[de:ZSC Lions]] [[fr:ZSC Lions]] [[pl:ZSC Lions]] [[sk:ZSC Zürich Lions]] [[fi:ZSC Lions]] [[sv:ZSC Lions]]