NHL - Every Sunday, our NHL-crew is looking back at the past week and provides a summary and evaluation of the performances and results of the Swiss players and their respective teams.

SHL - After four straight seasons with SC Bern, Byron Ritchie finally leaves Switzerland and returns to MODO Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League, where he has signed a two-year contract until the end of the 2016-17 season.

mt_ignoreNLA - According to the Blick, the ZSC Lions have found their fourth import-player in 17-year-old American forward Auston Matthews. The young talent is widely projected to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

RUMOR - As Auston Matthews' family advisor Pat Brisson told Ryan Kennedy from The Hockey News, the 17-year-old forward is considering offers from Europe for the upcoming season. Apparently also from Switzerland.

CZECH LEAGUE - Contrary to what rumors suggested in late February, EHC Olten's Adam Courchaine has not signed with the DEL-team Kölner Haie, but Czech team HK Hradec Kralove, as the team announces on their website.