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Lammikko's Connection To Devils Prospect
The New Jersey Devils signed a depth forward on Saturday afternoon. Devils President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the club signed forward Juho Lammikko to a one-year, one-way contract worth $800,000. Advertisement The 29-year-old has 159 games of NHL experience, having played for the Florida Panthers and Vancouver Canucks. He spent last season playing for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL) in Switzerland and helped the Lions win consecutive championships the past two years. At the international level, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound forward played for Finland at the 2025 WC, where he was teammates with New Jersey's 2023 second-round pick Lenni Hameenaho. Hameenaho signed his three-year entry-level contract with the Devils in early May. The 20-year-old spent the past six seasons in Finland with the Ässät organization. According to the press release, "The 6'1", 185-pound forward began with Ässät at the U16 and U18 levels in the 2019-20 season." In 2020-21 and 2021-22, he played at the U18 and U20 levels. Hameenaho made his Liiga (Finland's top professional league) debut with Ässät in 2022-23 and recorded 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) in 51 regular-season games. He later earned four points (3g-1a) in eight games during the 2022-23 playoffs with Ässät." The two will be reunited at Devils training camp in September, where Lammikko could help serve as a mentor for Hameenaho, who will transistion his game to North America. Advertisement Make sure you bookmark THN's New Jersey Devils site for THN's latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. The Mental Side of the Game: Devils Players & Mental Skills Coach Andy Swärd Take You Behind the Scenes
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11-05-2025
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Kevin Fiala Added To Swiss Roster
As was expected, Kevin Fiala has been added to the Swiss national team's roster at the IIHF World Championship. The 28-year-old Los Angeles Kings forward's addition had been delayed due to an unspecified family issue. 'We all know Kevin – his commitment to the team and Switzerland is impressive,' said Swiss coach Patrick Fischer. 'He always gives his all for Switzerland and loves to represent our country internationally with great passion. With him, we gain a valuable, creative, and goal-scoring element for our offense.' Fiala has missed Switzerland's first two games of the tournament – an overtime loss to Czechia and a regulation win over Denmark – and it's unclear from the announcement if he's already in Herning. If so, he might be ready for Monday's game against the USA. Switzerland's fourth game is not until Thursday against Germany. Last year in Czechia, Fiala joined the team two games into the tournament following the birth of his daughter and had an immediate impact. He registered 13 points in eight games en route to the silver medal and was voted tournament MVP. Big game for Kevin Fiala after birth of daughter In his first game at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, Kevin Fiala scored his team's only goal in regulation time and again in the shootout as Switzerland defeated host Czechia 2-1 to earn a points split of the same score in what could turn out to be a key game for seeding in Group A. With that, here is the updated Swiss roster: Goaltenders (3): Sandro Aeschlimann (HC Davos), Stéphane Charlin (SCL Tigers), Leonardo Genoni (EV Zug). Defensemen (9): Tim Berni (Genève-Servette HC / Columbus Blue Jackets), Dominik Egli (Frölunda HC, SWE), Michael Fora (HC Davos), Andrea Glauser (Lausanne HC), Sven Jung (HC Davos), Dean Kukan (ZSC Lions), Christian Marti (ZSC Lions), Janis Moser (Tampa Bay Lightning), Jonas Siegenthaler (New Jersey Devils). Forwards (15): Andres Ambühl (HC Davos), Sven Andrighetto (ZSC Lions), Nicolas Baechler (ZSC Lions), Christoph Bertschy (HC Fribourg-Gottéron), Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles Kings), Nico Hischier (New Jersey Devils), Grégory Hofmann (EV Zug), Ken Jäger (Lausanne HC), Simon Knak (HC Davos / Nashville Predators), Denis Malgin (ZSC Lions), Timo Meier (New Jersey Devils), Tyler Moy (SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers), Damien Riat (Lausanne HC), Dario Rohrbach (SCL Tigers), Sandro Schmid (HC Fribourg-Gottéron).
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06-05-2025
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Champions Hockey League's Field Of 24 Teams For 2025-26 Complete
Action from the Champions Hockey League final in February between champions ZSC Lions Zurich from Switzerland and Färjestad Karlstad from Sweden. Photo: Melanie Duchene / Champions Hockey League With KalPa Kuopio winning the championship of Finland's Liiga this past weekend, the field of 24 teams that will compete in the 2025-26 Champions Hockey League season is now complete. Of the 24 spots, 19 go to members of the six founding leagues from Austria, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. The champions of these six leagues, plus the top two or three teams in their regular seasons qualify. The defending European champion – in this case, the ZSC Lions from Zurich – automatically qualify, giving a fourth qualification spot from that league. The remaining five spots are given to the champions of designated 'challenger' leagues. Here are the 24 teams that have qualified: Switzerland (National League): ZSC Lions Zurich (CHL champion & league champion), Lausanne HC (regular season 1st place), SC Bern (regular season 3rd place), EV Zug (regular season 4th place). Austria (ICE Hockey League): Red Bull Salzburg (league champion), KAC Klagenfurt (regular season 1st place), Bolzano Foxes (Italy; regular season 3rd place). Czechia (Extraliga): Kometa Brno (league champion), Sparta Prague (regular season 1st place), Mountfield Hradec Králové (regular season 2nd place). Finland (Liiga): KalPa Kuopio (league champion), Lukko Rauma (regular season 1st place), Ilves Tampere (regular season 2nd place). Germany (DEL): Eisbären Berlin (league champion), ERC Ingolstadt (regular season 1st place) Pinguins Bremerhaven (regular season 3rd place). Sweden (SHL): Luleå Hockey (league champion), Brynäs Gävle (regular season 1st place), Frölunda Gothenburg (regular season 3rd place) Challenger leagues: Odense Bulldogs (Denmark), Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble (France), Storhamar Dragons (Norway), GKS Tychy (Poland), Belfast Giants (EIHL) The 2025-26 CHL season begins on Aug. 28 and will conclude with the one-game final on March 3. The game dates for the season have already been released but the exact schedule will be announced after the draw, which will be held May 21 in Stockholm, on the off-day between the group stage and playoffs of the IIHF World Championship. Zurich Lions Win Champions Hockey League Final – Back-To-Back Titles For Switzerland Zurich Lions Win Champions Hockey League Final – Back-To-Back Titles For Switzerland For the second year in a row, a Swiss team has defeated a Swedish team in the Champions Hockey League final. On their home ice, the ZSC Lions defeated visiting Färjestad 2-1 before a sell-out crowd of 12,000 at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.
