UHC Waldkirch-St. Gallen

UHC Waldkirch-St.Gallen is a Swiss floorball team out of Waldkirch and St. Gallen, which plays in the highest Swiss league.[1]

UHC Waldkirch-St. Gallen
Full nameUHC Waldkirch-St. Gallen
Nickname(s)UHC WaSa
Short nameUHC WaSa
Founded1997
GroundTal der Demut
Capacity1500
ChairmanJoe P. Stöckli
ManagerFabian Arvidsson
LeagueNational League A
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1997 through the fusion of the club UHC St.Gallen and the TSV Waldkirch. In the season 2002/03 WaSa were promoted to the national league A for the first time in the club's history. After two season the club out of the Eastern part of Switzerland were relegated to the league B.

Another two years later in 2007/08 they were promoted again. WaSa won the Best-of-five series against the last of the league a Club, Basel Magic, with 3:0. The last game of this series was attempted by more than a thousand visitors.

In 2017 the women team advanced to the highest Swiss league.

Squad 2015/2016

Pos Nr Name Nationality
T 1Ruven GruberSwitzerland
T 39Dominic JudSwitzerland
V 15Stefan MeierSwitzerland
V 21Manuel BüsserSwitzerland
V 22Moreno SondereggerSwitzerland
V 23Patrick ObristSwitzerland
V 24Andrin FlüelerSwitzerland
V 44Thomas MittelholzerSwitzerland
V 53Markus Olavi LajunenFinland
V 99Jeanot EschbachSwitzerland
C 11Louis PfauSwitzerland
C 12Dario LöhrerSwitzerland
C 13Gustav KroonaSweden
S 14Andrin ZellwegerSwitzerland
S 5Manuel RüeggSwitzerland
S 10Chris EschbachSwitzerland
S 17Sandro BüchelSwitzerland
S 19Silas LienertSwitzerland
S 20Maurin RüeggSwitzerland
S 27Roman MittelholzerSwitzerland
S 72Riku LaaksonenFinland
Coaches
HC Fabian ArvidssonSweden
AC Jérôme BaumannSwitzerland
AC Benjamin ZölligSwitzerland
GC Kornelius BirrerSwitzerland

References

  1. "Club History – UHC Waldkirch – St. Gallen". UHC Waldkirch – St. Gallen. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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