Zug will play the semi-finals of the Champions Hockey League! The training coached by Dan Tangnes, twice reigning Swiss champion, had to work on Tuesday evening at the Bossard Arena once morest Mountfield (2-1 ap victory) to reach the last four of the competition.
After going to snatch the draw (2-2) in the Czech Republic last Wednesday thanks to a goal from Christian Djoos 79 seconds from the final siren, the central Swiss team passed the shoulder through Brian O’ Neill in the extra time of the return match (64th). Justin Abdelkader had opened the scoring following a mess in front of the opposing cage (24th), but the Zug advantage had lasted less than five minutes (28th, equalizer from Ales Jergl).
In the next round, Leonardo Genoni and his teammates will challenge the Finns of Tappara Tampere, unfortunate finalists of last season and who fell from the Swedes of Rögle Ängelholm (2-3, 5-1) in the quarter-finals.