Genève-Servette HC

Genève-Servette HC	Genève-Servette HC
 	
Founded 	1905
Home ice 	Patinoire des Vernets
Based in 	Geneva, Switzerland
Colours 	Burgundy and yellow
League 	Nationalliga A
Head coach 	Chris McSorley
CEO 	Christophe Stucki
Genève-Servette HC, (also called "GSHC") is a professional ice hockey team based in Geneva, Switzerland, they compete in the Swiss Nationalliga A.
==History ==
* 1905 : Foundation of Servette FC's ice hockey section.
* 1954 : The club benefits of artificial ice for the first time, in the "Pavillon des Sports". Until then, Servette had to receive its opponents in Lausanne or in Le Pont. The first match on the new artificial ice sees Servette play Urania Genève Sport (UGS).
* 1956 : First promotion in Swiss National League B.
* 1958 : Inauguration of the new ice rink called "Les Vernets".
* 1959 : Servette wins the "Swiss Cup" after beating Neuchâtel-Sports Young Sprinters HC 7-3 in the final, in front of fans, it is a crowd record for a hockey game in Les Vernets.
* 1963 : Creation of Genève-Servette HC after the fusion of the ice hockey sections of Servette & UGS.
* 1964 : Genève-Servette is champion of the Swiss National League B (second division), after beating the EHC Biel in the final, and so is promoted to the highest league in Switzerland, the National League A.
* 1975 : Back to the Swiss National League B.
* 1980 : Falls to 1. Liga (3rd division).
* 1995 : Promoted to National League B again, after a victory over Luzern.
* 2001 : Promoted to National League A, after a successful series (4-0) over Chur in the final.
* 2008 : On 24 March 2008, the GSHC reaches the Swiss National League A final for the first time in its history, after a clear win over HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the semi-finals (4-1 in the series).
* 2010 : On 24 April 2010, the Genève Servette HC reaches the Swiss National League A final for the second time, after a win over HC Fribourg-Gottéron 4-3 (was 1-3) but loose it again agaist SC Bern (3-4 in the final series)
== Awards ==
;Swiss vice champions
*1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 2008, 2010
;Swiss Cup
*1959, 1972
==External links==
*Team's Genève-Servette HC Website
Genève-Servette HC
Category:Swiss ice hockey teams