ZSC Lions crown season with championship and Champions League triumph!

ZSC Lions crown season with championship and Champions League triumph!

Zürich, Schweiz - The ZSC Lions won the Swiss National League final series on April 24, 2025 with a 3-2 win against HC Lausanne in the decisive fifth game. The team not only secured the title, but was also able to celebrate an impressive series with a final score of 4: 1 after winning the Champions Hockey League. Sigrist brought the Lions 1-0 in the third minute, but Lausanne reacted quickly and turned the game through goals from Suomela (6th) and Marti (19th) to 2-1 in the first third. Estevens gate to 2-2 in the 35th minute brought the ZSC back into the game. In the final third, Fröden then achieved the decisive Powerplay goal in the 53rd minute, which secured the championship title to the Lions.

A remarkable aspect of this championship is the development of Vinzenz Rohrer, who has now won his second title in the National League with the ZSC Lions. ZSC Lions Coach Marco Bayer, who took over during the season after Marc Crawford's departure, was able to successfully lead the team through the challenges of the final series.

a dominant season

The ZSC Lions can look back on an extraordinary season. In addition to winning the championship, you have also won all titles in the youth area (U15, U17, U20 ELIT and U20 top). The performance of the team was supported by the almost invincible form in the playoff and the impressive number of spectators of an average of 11,544 per game, which corresponds to an occupancy rate of 96 percent

Your own stadium, the Swiss-Life-Arena, contributes significantly to the dominance of the Lions in the league. President Walter Frey has been pursuing a sustainable strategy with a broad basis since 1997, which is evident in the successful integration of talents from their own youngsters. In the current season, 17 trained players play in key roles, which gives ZSC Lions the strongest Swiss core of all national League teams.

vice master Lausanne and injured players

The HC Lausanne, who emerged as vice champion from the final series, had to cope with some challenges this season. An important player, Michael Raffl, was not able to compete against the Lions due to an injury, which certainly affected the team's performance. Despite these setbacks, the Lausanners played a respectable season and presented themselves as a serious competitor.