Swiss League

NLB - As GCK's team manager Simon Schenk confirmed to the Tages Anzeiger, the club has extended the contract with their head coach Matti Alatalo for another two years. Tremblay and Nikiforuk, on the other hand, have to go.

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The 56-year-old Finn (photo), who finished his fourth season behind the boards for the GCK Lions, is therefore set to stay throughout the 2016-17 season.

On the other hand, the club won't extend the contracts of their Canadian forwards Alexandre Tremblay, 35, and 31-year-old Alex Nikiforuk. After a disappointing season, both foreigners have to pack their bags and go.

In view of the upcoming season, GCK's team manager is working on a return of their youth players Pius Suter (Guelph Storm, OHL), Kris Schmidli (Prince Albert Raiders, WHL) and Ryan McGregor (Harvard University, NCAA) from North America. (rlu)