In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Kloten's current vice president of the Board of Directors, Doug Piper, talks about Avenir Sports' first year in Kloten and about their plans for the future.

Just in time for the start of the Placement Round, the SCL Tigers face an additional opponent: the flu. Four players are ill and thus questionable for tonight.

As the Tages-Anzeiger reports, ZSC's American forward Ryan Shannon missed yesterday's practice due to illness.

It looks like EHC Biel will have to make do without their captain Mathieu Tschantré in tonight's first Placement Round game against HC Ambrì-Piotta.

GM Miroslav Satan has selected the 16 players for Team Europe's inital roster for the World Cup of Hockey, among them two Swiss players. The tournament will be held in Toronto from September 17 to October 1, 2016.