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SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
CityRapperswil, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
Founded1945
Home arenaSt. Galler Kantonalbank Arena
Colors     
General managerJanick Steinmann
Head coachStefan Hedlund
CaptainNico Dünner
AffiliateEHC Winterthur
Websitewww.lakers.ch
Franchise history
1945–2005SC Rapperswil-Jona
2005–2015Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
2015–presentSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Current season

The SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland, and are members of the National League.

Jason Spezza played for the Lakers during the NHL lockout in 2012–13.

The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed its name to Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and then again changed their name to SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in 2015.[1] They play their home games at St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena. NHL veteran Doug Gilmour skated for the Lakers during the NHL lockout-shortened season in 1994.

The Lakers had survived relegation in every NLA season since last making the playoffs in 2007–08 until the 2014–15 season, when they were swept by the SCL Tigers in the promotion/relegation round. They returned to the Swiss League for the 2015–16 season.

In 2017–18 season, the Lakers claimed the Swiss Cup, while also finishing victorious in the Swiss League Championship against EHC Olten and the promotion round against EHC Kloten marking their return to the National League after three years in the minor leagues.

Updated 5 July 2024.[2]

  1. ^ "New chapter for the Lakers - different name and new logo". swisshockeynew.ch. June 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers team roster" (in German). SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Retrieved 2024-07-05.