SC Rapperswil-Jona
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | |
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 2015–16 National League B season
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| City | Rapperswil, Switzerland |
| League |
Swiss League 2015–present |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Home arena | Diners Club Arena |
| Colors | Red, white, blue |
| Head coach | Jeff Tomlinson |
| Captain | Cyrill Geyer |
| Website | www.lakers.ch |
| Franchise history | |
| 1945–2005 | SC Rapperswil-Jona |
| 2005–2015 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| 2015–present | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the Swiss League.
The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed its name to Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and then again changed their name to SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in 2015. They play their home games at Diners Club Arena.
NHL veteran Doug Gilmour skated for the Lakers during the NHL lockout-shortened season in 1994.
They had survived relegation in every NLA season since last making the playoffs in 2007-08 until 2014-15, when they were swept by the SCL Tigers in the promotion/relegation round. They returned to the Swiss League for the 2015–16 season.
Updated January 23, 2013.
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