HC Ambri-Piotta
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| HC Ambrì-Piotta | |
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| Founded | 1937 |
| Home ice | Valascia |
| Based in | Quinto, Switzerland |
| League | Nationalliga A |
| Head coach | Jan Tlacil |
Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club, and members of Nationalliga A. The club was founded in 1937 and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues), and has played at the club-owned Valascia arena since 1959. HC Ambri-Piotta won the Continental Cup in 1999 and 2000. The club has not been relegated to Nationalliga B since promotion in 1985, the same year that saw the arrival of Dale McCourt.
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[edit] History
Ambrì and Piotta are two very small villages in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people. Ambrì-Piotta has more than 40 fans clubs all over Europe. For major events, like the derby against southern rivals HC Lugano, the fans compose a choreography. When Ambri wins a game the fans sing the valley anthem La Montanara.
The Valascia arean is 1000m meters above sea level and is open at each end. Temperatures are sometimes below freezing. The standing section is known as the Curva Sud, and the stadium has seating for 2000 and standing room for 5000 spectators.
[edit] Roster
| Coaches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coach |  |
Jan Tlacil |
| Asst. |  |
Jean-Jacques Aeschlimann |
| Goaltenders | ||
| 30 | |
Thomas Bäumle |
| -- | |
Giacomo Beltrametti |
| Defencemen | ||
| 53 | |
Daniele Mattioli |
| 62 | |
Félicien Du Bois |
| 80 | |
Zdenek Kutlak |
| 10 | |
Daniele Marghitola |
| 5 | |
Alan Tallarini |
| 8 | |
Nicola Celio |
| 6 |  |
Nick Naumenko |
| 23 | |
Marc Gautschi |
| 65 | |
Reto Stirnimann |
| Forwards | ||
| 46 | |
Paolo Duca |
| 11 | |
Lovis Schönenberger |
| 18 |  |
Gregory Sciaroni |
| 51 | |
Grégory Christen |
| 21 | |
Omar Tognini |
| 7 | |
Erik Westrum |
| 95 | |
Benoit Pont |
| 43 | |
Mauro Zanetti |
| 63 | |
Mattia Bianchi |
| 55 | |
Alain Demuth |
| 14 | |
Thomas Schena |
| 17 | |
Hnat Domenichelli |
| 25 | |
Martin Sonnenberg |
| 37 | |
Paolo Imperatori |
| 87 | |
Mattia Merzaghi |
| -- | |
Joey Isabella |
| 48 | |
Corsin Camichel |
| -- |  |
Ivo Jan |
[edit] Notable players
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