Kloten Flyers

Kloten Flyers change their head coach

Swiss NLA club Kloten Flyers today fired their head coach Tomas Tamfal after the 2-4 derby loss against the ZSC Lions a day earlier. His substitute is already known - Kloten legend Felix Hollenstein. The change comes only four days after a huge 12-0 win against Rapperswil. Kloten has only two points more than 9th placed EHC Biel and Hollenstein has the task to make the playoffs with the team.

(20 Feb 2013)

Stancescu suspended six games

The Disciplinary Court Judge Reto Steinmann suspended for six games Kloten Flyers forward Victor Stancescu for his check against Ambri_piotta John Gobbi in the championship game on January 19. A fine of 2,000 swiss francs has also been imposed.

(25 Jan 2013)

Kloten Flyers get license

The Kloten Flyers will play the next NLA and are definitively saved.

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has issued to the club a license provided that Kloten submit a monthly report on the finances.

(18 Jul 2012)

Kloten bankruptcy cancelled

Odyssey for Kloten is ended: the Bülach District Court canceled the bankruptcy of the company EHC Kloten Sport, The final granting of the license to compete in NLA 2012/2013 is expected in the next days.
To support its decision, the judge handling the case of bankruptcy has highlighted that the EHC Kloten Sport SA has provided convincing evidence dating from July 13. He also added that sanitation was successful and that the debts of April 30 and June 30 had been eliminated.

(16 Jul 2012)

Kloten will host Memory Night

On 4.August at 19.00, the Kloten Flyers will host Memory Night for all those who lost their life in the 7.September, 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air crash. The Flyers will play a match and do a skill competition against Hockey All-stars, a made up of both current and former stars. All money raised will go towards Lokomotiv, for more information please visit event website here

Purchase tickets: here

(11 Jul 2012)

Kloten Flyers receives one week more

The bankruptcy court of the Bülach District extended for one week more the extension of bankruptcy proceedings of Kloten Flyers. This should be the last before the rescue of the club.
The new investors Philippe Gaydoul and Thomas Matter have received the majority of shares and all conditions are now set for new capital to be injected into the company EHC Kloten Sport.
The legal representative of the SA, Daniel Hunkeler, said that a further extension would not be necessary.

(11 Jul 2012)

Kloten Flyers crisis update

President Jürg Bircher and his board colleague Kurt Hildenbrand have both resigned from the club leaving their shares for compensation. The former President of the club and current leader of the task force Peter Bossert now has nothing to oppose him or his Groups. Adrian Fetscherin who was supposed to take over the club still owns 30% shares but is willing to work with Bossert.
The players have dropped their 31.May deadline to pay their wages for April and May which are around 1,5 million francs in order to give Bossert and his Group all the time they need to save the club. Kloten final deadline is 6.June before the National Leagues meeting.

(30 May 2012)

Kloten Flyers have new GM and majority shareholder

Swiss team Kloten Flyers is making changes on its board: starting next May, 37-year-old Adrian Fetscherin will be the new GM. He currently is the director of sport editorial office at Teleclub. In the 2013-14 season, he will buy a majority stake from current board chairman Jürg Bircher and will be the new majority shareholder.

(10 Feb 2012)

Last from Spengler Cup

Team Canada replaced injured SC Bern defender Travis Roche with Doug Lynch from Red Bulls Salzburg.
Kloten Flyers will allign Swedish forward Michael Nylander, recently released by ZSC Lions

(24 Dec 2011)

Spengler Cup: Turco, Niinimaa, and Hecquefeuille in, Birbaum out

Team Canada announced a change in the cage for Spengler Cup: Ambri Piotta's Nolan Schaefer will not partecipated and will be replaced by Marty Turco, recently crowned European Trophy's champion with Red Bulls Salzburg.
Host HC Davos announced the loan of Rapperswil Finnish veteran Janne Niinimaa.
German Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg will allign French international Kevin Hecquefeuille, on loan from Servette Geneve. Finally ;Kloten Flyers hasn't reach an agreement with Fribourg Gotteron for the loan of defender Alain Birbaum, previously announced as roster addition.

(22 Dec 2011)