HC Thurgau

Epinal changes coach

Italo-Canadian Santino Pellegrino quits his charge as headcoach of Epinal for personal reasons. Ligue Magnus club announces the new coach will be German-Canadian Alex Stein,41, until last October on Swiss NLB Thurgau bench

Three Swiss clubs fired their coaches

In LNA 12 defeats in 14 games were enough to Ambri president. American coach Kevin Constantine was hired in October 2010 and had a contract until 2014. To replace Constantine, Ambri hired former Fribourg (and Ambri) coach, the Canadian Serge Pelletier. His first match will be tomorow against Biel.

LNB favorites HC Lausane fired former hockey legend John Van Boxmeer.  The 60-year-old Coach was in the club since 2009. The name of the future Coach will be announced in a few days. Colin Müller, former Zürich coach seems to have the bets in is favor. Also HC Thurgau fired its coach, Swiss-Canadian Alex Stein, in charge from November 2011, following poor results. Temporary coach will be former Stein´s assistant Emanuel Marbach

Lausanne takes a 0-5 by forfeit

Swiss Nationalliga B disciplinary commission decided to assign a 5-0 loss to Lausanne in the last January 24 game against HC Thurgau, originally won 3-0 by Lausanne. Team alligned defender Tim Bucher despite he received a major penalty, and so an automatic one-game suspension, in January 21 game against EHC Visp