EHC Olten

Heikki Leime to coach Olten

EHC Olten announced Finnish Heikki Leime as new head coach. Leime, 52, on French Amiens Gothiques bench last season, replaced Scott Beattie, fired on 21 November after six consecutive defeats. Interim coach Dino Stecher will remain as assistant coach

Five clubs interested in promotion in NLB

Five clubs of NLB have submitted the application to play in the NLA in case of on promotion this season: HC La Chaux-de-Fonds, HC Visp SC Langnau Tigers, HC Olten and SC Langenthal Olten.

These clubs will play the promotion/relegation series against last club of NLA as winner of NLB

NLB All-Star team

The first NLB All-Star Team was elected this week.
The players were initially selected by an online vote, then the Sports Directors, the head coaches, the captain and a media determined by the club could choose their favorite players except players from their own club.

The winners in the five categories are:

Best goalkeeper: Marc Eichmann, SC Langenthal
Best Defender: Sami El Assaoui, HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Best Forward: Marco Truttmann, HC Olten
Best coach: January Tlacil, HC Ajoie
MVP: James Desmarais, HC Ajoie

Olten hires Scott Beattie as head coach

EHC Olten announces Italo-Canadian Scott Beattie will be the new head coach for the next season. Beattie, 44, played in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He started coaching career in native Kimberley, Ontario. In last two seasons he worked at Tri City Americans in WHL previously as assistant coach and last season as associate coach

Five teams interested in NLA promotion

At the 31 january deadline, five Swiss NLB clubs expressed interest to enter in NLA if playoffs champion: HCC La Chaux-de-Fonds, SC Langenthal,  Lausanne HC, EHC Olten and EHC Visp

Olten fires coach

Swiss-Canadian Colin Muller was fired as EHC Olten head coach due to december poor results, four consecutive defeats. Assistant coach Richard Stucki will be interim coach. Olten is currently sixth in Swiss National League B with 46 points, 24 less then leader Lausanne