HC Ajoie

Ajoie fires coach Tlacil

Czech coach Jan Tlacil was fired today by Ajoie after the club failed to reach playoffs in Swiss NLB. Tlacil should remain in Ajoie organization. Talks are ongoing with former club player and current HC Franches-Montagnes coach Martin Bergeron

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

Jan Tlacil is the new Ajoie coach

Slovak Jan Tlacil is the new coach of NLB HC Ajoie. Tlacil was on Trinec bench last season and is known in Switzerland as coach of Ambri Piotta and SC Bern juniors in the past

New Technical Director at Ajoie

Vincent Lechenne, 46, is the new Technical Director of NLB club Ajoie. The former player signed a two-plus-one years contract and will also coach Junior Elite team

Paul Adey fired by Ajoie

Canadian-British coach Paul Adey was fired by Swiss NLB HC Ajoie after two season following last 2-8 defeat against Olten. Ajoie is currently 7th in NLB. Vincent Léchenne and Marcel Forster were nominated interim coaches

Sierre scores four in less then two minutes

HC Sierre managed to score four goals in 138 seconds in the NLB game against GCK Lions last sunday when the score was 0-5 for the visitors. Lee Jinman ties games with 10 seconds remaining in the last period and Sierre won at SO.
Team almost equalize Ajoie record set last season: on 29 janvier 2010 Ajoie scored four goals in 77 seconds to come back from 0-3 in 5-4 victory against Olten