EHL Wolves
| EHL Wolves | |
|---|---|
| City | Lausanne, Vaud , Switzerland |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Home arena | Pontaise Arena |
| Colors |
Black, blue, white, |
| General manager | Raphael Weill |
| Captain | Jonathan Gaehler |
| Website |
www |
The EHL Wolves is a non-professional league 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.
2005: The creation of the EHL Ice Hockey Committee. Mr. Rodrigue Benoit, a chef at EHL and former European Hockey League player along with Mr. Chris Norton, former EHL Marketing Director and NHL player, and of course the support of students and members of the faculty alike formed the club.
2010: The 1st time Champions. The 2009-2010 season was an incredible feat that the team achieved by having a more competitive structure with new players at school, out of whom a few being from the Junior Elite League in Switzerland. EHL defeated the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in a thrilling final to become Champions for the first time in EHL Wolves history.
2010-2011: New name, logo and jerseys. The beginning of the 2010-2011 season was marked by the development of the committee with a new logo and a new name: the Wolves. Following the successful previous season, the Wolves found new sponsors to grow their funds and invest in training and material simultaneously.
2011: The beginning of the merchandising. During Summer 2011, the EHL Wolves Committee launched a new marketing strategy by implementing merchandising with EHL New Era Caps, EHL Wolves Scarves and EHL Wolves Stickers. In the same time, the EHL Cheerleading Committee partnered with the Wolves.
2012: Champions Again. Having finished the previous season as runners up, just behind Montchoisi but ahead of the University of Lausanne, the Wolves won the title.
Sponsors
The EHL WOLVES are sponsored by local businesses. The Student Fund at the École hôtelière de Lausanne provides for the jerseys, the fans' zone and entertainment.
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 black in colour. Away uniform sweaters are predominantly white.
Seasons and records
| Season | Points | Games | Won | Tied | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | PEN | Position | Comments | |
| Ligue Lausanoise season 2009-2010 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 57 | -1 | 1st | First time champion of the Ligue Lausanoise | |
| Ligue Lausanoise season 2010-2011 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 44 | -1 | 2nd | Runner-up | |
| Ligue Lausanoise season 2011-2012 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 1st | Champions |
Note: PEN = Penalties due to refereeing, affecting the total points
Franchise individual records
| Player name | Position | Number | Nationality |
| Vince Licari | G | 30 |  |
| Max Petrakov | G | 1 |  |
| Jordan Weatherson | D | 3 |  |
| Damiano Salvi | D | 4 |  |
| Greg Martin | D | 8 |  |
| Charles Fleming | D | 10 | |
| Raphael Weill (A) | D | 16 | |
| Vincent Chobaz | D | 21 | |
| Damien Thelin | D | 71 | |
| Thomas Lenoir | RW | 2 | |
| Nathan Amiel | RW | 7 | |
| Thomas Skweres | C | 15 | |
| Nicolas Kiss | LW | 17 | |
| Loïc Jaccot-Guillardmod | LW | 23 | |
| Sébastien Cornaz (A) | LW | 31 | |
| Thierry Duppuis | RW | 45 | |
| Jonathan Gaehler (C) | C | 69 | |
| Michaël Schlegel | C | 73 |  |
| Antoine Tacchini | RW | 77 | |
Note: (C) = Captain, (A) = Assistant, G = Goalie, D = Defense, C = Centre, RW = Right Wing, LW = Left Wing
References
- ↑ "Hospitality Schools Ranking : Press release" (PDF). Lrjj.cn. Retrieved 2015-02-27.