EHC Olten announces Italo-Canadian Scott Beattie will be the new head coach for the next season. Beattie, 44, played in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He started coaching career in native Kimberley, Ontario. In last two seasons he worked at Tri City Americans in WHL previously as assistant coach and last season as associate coach
(10 May 2012)
Slovak Jan Tlacil is the new coach of NLB HC Ajoie. Tlacil was on Trinec bench last season and is known in Switzerland as coach of Ambri Piotta and SC Bern juniors in the past
(05 May 2012)
SC Langenthal became new champion of the NLB by beating Lausanne HC 4-2 in the best of seven series between the two clubs in this year's finals of the NLB playoffs. As the Swiss Federation announced Langenthal fulfills all necessary economic and infrastructure related requirements to be promoted to NLA if they beat NLA club HC Ambrì-Piotta in the relegation battle starting on Tuesday, 3 April.
(28 Mar 2012)
Lausanne HC beat EHC Visp 4-0 in game four to win the NLB semi finals 4-0.
In the finals Lausanne will play SC Langenthal or HC La Chaux-de-Fonds from the other semi final series that is tied at 2.
(07 Mar 2012)
Vincent Lechenne, 46, is the new Technical Director of NLB club Ajoie. The former player signed a two-plus-one years contract and will also coach Junior Elite team
(28 Feb 2012)
At the 31 january deadline, five Swiss NLB clubs expressed interest to enter in NLA if playoffs champion: HCC La Chaux-de-Fonds, SC Langenthal, Lausanne HC, EHC Olten and EHC Visp
(16 Feb 2012)
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
(27 Jan 2012)
Swiss-Canadian Colin Muller was fired as EHC Olten head coach due to december poor results, four consecutive defeats. Assistant coach Richard Stucki will be interim coach. Olten is currently sixth in Swiss National League B with 46 points, 24 less then leader Lausanne
(29 Dec 2011)
Canadian-British coach Paul Adey was fired by Swiss NLB HC Ajoie after two season following last 2-8 defeat against Olten. Ajoie is currently 7th in NLB. Vincent Léchenne and Marcel Forster were nominated interim coaches
(14 Dec 2011)
HC Sierre managed to score four goals in 138 seconds in the NLB game against GCK Lions last sunday when the score was 0-5 for the visitors. Lee Jinman ties games with 10 seconds remaining in the last period and Sierre won at SO.
Team almost equalize Ajoie record set last season: on 29 janvier 2010 Ajoie scored four goals in 77 seconds to come back from 0-3 in 5-4 victory against Olten
(05 Dec 2011)