EV Zug
Swiss men's ice hockey club with three NL titles.
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland, and plays its home games at the 7,800-seat OYM Hall. The club is notable for winning its first NL championship in the 1997–98 season and later achieving a historic comeback in the 2021/2022 season.
Quick Facts
- Team
- EV Zug
- Text Color
- #000000
- Founded
- 1967
- City
- Zug, Switzerland
- Arena
- OYM Hall
- League
- National League
- Gm
- Ted Suihkonen
- Coach
- Benoit Groulx
- Captain
- Jan Kovar
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Lore & Background
EV Zug won its first championship in the 1997–98 season, and its second in the 2020–21 season. In the 2021/2022 National League Season, the team achieved a historic 4–3 comeback in the final after being 0-3 games down to the ZSC Lions, breaking an 80-year-old record set by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The club also has a women's team, EV Zug Women, which competes in the SWHL-A and won the title in the 2025/2026 season with a 3–0 sweep against SC Bern.
Reader's Guide
EV Zug's significance lies in its championship history and a remarkable comeback in the 2021/2022 season. The team's first NL title came in 1998, followed by a second in 2021. The 2022 final saw EV Zug rally from a 0-3 series deficit against the ZSC Lions to win 4–3, a feat that broke an 80-year-old record previously held by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The club also won the Swiss Cup in 2019. As runners-up, EV Zug finished second in the NL in 1995, 1997, 2017, and 2019. The women's team, EV Zug Women, added to the club's legacy by winning the SWHL-A title in the 2025/2026 season with a sweep of SC Bern. The men's team plays at the 7,800-seat OYM Hall.
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