HC Ajoie

Ice hockey team in Porrentruy, Switzerland

HC Ajoie

City| Porrentruy, Switzerland
League| National League
Founded| 1973 (1973)
Home arena| Raiffeisen Arena
(capacity 5,078)
Colors|
General manager| Julien Vauclair
Head coach| Greg Ireland
Captain| Kevin Fey
Website| hc-ajoie.ch
Franchise history
1973–present| HC Ajoie
Current season

HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland.

HC Ajoie has won three Swiss League (SL) Championships – in 1992, 2016 and 2021.[1]

## History

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On February 2, 2020, the team won the 2020 Swiss Cup, beating National League (NL) team HC Davos 7–3.

On April 28, 2021, HC Ajoie defeated EHC Kloten in game 6 of the Swiss League (SL) final and won the series 4–2 to be crowned SL champion. As a result, the team gained automatic promotion to the National League for the 2021/22 season.

On July 28, 2021, the team revealed its new logo featuring three stars to honor their three SL titles.[2]

## Players

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### Current roster

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Updated 30 September 2024.[3]

No. | Nat | Player  | Pos | S/G | Age  | Acquired  | Birthplace

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95 |  | Kevin Bozon | W | L  | 29  | 2022 | Chamonix, France
43 |  | T. J. Brennan (A) | D | L  | 35  | 2023 | Moorestown, New Jersey, United States
40 |  | Damiano Ciaccio | G | L  | 36  | 2022 | Grandson, Switzerland
1 |  | Benjamin Conz | G | R  | 33  | 2024 | St. Ursanne, Switzerland
8 |  | Philip-Michaël Devos | C | L  | 34  | 2019 | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada
26 |  | Kevin Fey (C) | D | L  | 34  | 2023 | Bern, Switzerland
90 |  | Jannik Fischer (A) | D | L  | 34  | 2023 | Baar, Switzerland
12 |  | Thibault Frossard (A) | C | L  | 31  | 2011 | Vendlincourt, Switzerland
54 |  | Lilian Garessus | C | L  | 21  | 2022 | Porrentruy, Switzerland
4 |  | Jonathan Hazen | RW | R  | 34  | 2019 | Val-Bélair, Quebec, Canada
47 |  | Marco Maurer | D | L  | 37  | 2024 | Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
88 |  | Tim Minder | D | R  | 22  | 2024 | Weinfelden, Switzerland
71 |  | Julius Nättinen | C | L  | 28  | 2024 | Jyväskylä, Finland
37 |  | Arno Nussbaumer | D | L  | 22  | 2024 | Zug, Switzerland
89 |  | Oula Palve | C | L  | 33  | 2024 | Keuruu, Finland
29 |  | Noah Patenaude | G | L  | 22  | 2023 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland
87 |  | Marco Pedretti (A) | RW | L  | 33  | 2024 | Porrentruy, Switzerland
2 |  | Valentin Pilet | D | L  | 28  | 2019 | Switzerland
18 |  | Bastien Pouilly | D | L  | 28  | 2014 | Courtételle, Switzerland
13 |  | Louis Robin | RW | L  | 22  | 2024 | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
70 |  | Matteo Romanenghi | C/LW | L  | 29  | 2021 | Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland
46 |  | Adam Rundqvist | C | L  | 34  | 2023 | Karlstad, Sweden
64 |  | Joel Scheidegger | D | L  | 29  | 2023 | Switzerland
27 |  | Reto Schmutz | LW | L  | 32  | 2017 | Wald, Switzerland
78 |  | Kyen Sopa | RW | L  | 24  | 2023 | Flawil, Switzerland
17 |  | Thomas Thiry | D | R  | 27  | 2023 | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
32 |  | Jerry Turkulainen | RW | R  | 26  | 2024 | Mikkeli, Finland
14 |  | Emīls Veckaktiņš | LW | L  | 20  | 2024 | Ogre, Latvia

## References

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1. ^ "HC Ajoie club history" (in German). HC Ajoie. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. ^ "New league, new face - HC Ajoie presents new logo". swisshockeynews.ch. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
3. ^ "HC Ajoie current roster" (in French). www.hc-ajoie.ch. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

## External links

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* HC Ajoie official website

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