But as the sun, Gilles Senn, the Arm in the direction of the window of his apartment stretched. He has to be allowed to just listen to the “Binghamton”-Story, it has become a Running Gag that followed him.

The Story is available in different variations, but always the same: Binghamton, the city is somewhere in the middle of the Vastness of Central New York far ahead in the race to be the worst City of the AHL, the second-strongest ice hockey League in North America, with the farm teams of the big NHL Clubs.

Binghamton, and the sun is shining: Gilles Senn, the Chenango River, which flows through the city.

In the case of the translation machinery

André Petersson, from 2011 to 2014 players in Binghamton, warned at the time, in a telephone conversation in the home of the Swedish journalists prior to arrival, as it was one of the most depressing places in the United States.

Everything here was bad, the sun never seem to, there is rain always, therefore, of the objection to Senn’s on this wonderful autumn day with mild temperatures. Petersson made the account without Google Translate and the Interview is not really popular in “Bingo”, he was later wegtransferiert even.

Two Goalies: Because the Game is in Binghamton to small, from observed replacement Keeper Evan Cormier of the Starter Gilles Senn from the other side of the Rinks.

Senn is generally at the beginning of his adventure in Binghamton, in North America. The Devils are the farm team of the same name, NHL Clubs from New Jersey. This season was the 23-year-old Valais plays, eight years he had lived previously in Davos, and played the last three years, after the departure of Leonardo Genonis, again and again, as number 1.

And, of course, he also heard the sayings of Davos players with AHL experience, as he announced where he would play this season. “You said I would not stay here for long,” says Senn.

In the draft year by Nico Hischier

But now he is there. Coming two years after the NHL Draft and the first request of the New Jersey Devils, according to the North America. As he 2017 in the 5. Round had been drawn, did not even in Switzerland headlines, it was the year of another Valaisan: While the devil Senn picked up late, drafteten you Nico Hischier as number 1.

a bit of nostalgia: The US national anthem against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins is of a multi-part senior choir sang …

Even in 2018 Senn was still in Switzerland, he wanted to play a third season in Davos as part of the Goalie-Duo with Joren van Pottelberghe, who had become more friend than competitor. It all came different.

It was the season in which it came up in Davos at the break, as Arno Del Curto resigned after 22 years of HCD in the middle of the season, the chemistry between team and coach had long since changed.

… also, Gilles Senn, listening to the harmonic tones.

For Senn, personally, a significant Moment occurred even before the season, as the HC Davos Lindbäck committed to surprisingly the Swedes other than a new Goalie. The changed for Senn and van Pottelberghe everything.

the Latter was loaned to Kloten, Senn to the permanent replacement goalie demoted, not even then changes when the Team suffered a hammering – what is and has happened. “It was a hard blow,” says Senn. “As the confidence to coach a little broken. I had previously looked to Arno always high, I had never met a man like him.”

reunion the return: Gilles Senn welcomed in Davos, at the time, in the meantime, the ZSC user Arno Del Curto. (Photo by Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone)

In hindsight, be van Pottelberghe and he “have been your own fault”, that it was far, find Senn. “Prematurely to inform, that we would go after the season, was not a good move.” Where he also observed: “it was nothing against HC Davos. I committed no breach of contract. However, the Club were nevertheless violated.”

One of the reasons for the obligation Lindbäcks, which have been communicated to you from Davos, was in fact this: “Our focus is not on the training of players by foreign Clubs,” said HCD President Gaudenz Domenig.

It was the first outward audible dissonance from the biotope of Davos, which found its continuation in a disastrous season, a coach’s resignation, and the initial Miss of the Playoffs a frantic continuation.

Back to the beginning, again two equal Goalies

Now, Senn landed in a completely different world, even if some of it is familiar: With the Binghamton Devils, he has experienced a sporty, moderate start to the season, in goal, he changes from game to game with the two years younger Evan Cormier.

But his personal focus is first of all a other, those on their own Performance – and this is not selfishness, this is normal in the farm team League AHL, in which each player from the NHL is dreaming.

Focused in your own world in the case of Game interruptions: As before, Gilles Senn, a fist fight breaks out, he is the Only one on the ice, giving the wild no attention.

the young Swiss Goalie about as quickly as possible to life in the AHL to get used to, and especially to the ice hockey on the smaller ice and with the often significantly higher plexiglass behind the goals.

Both of which are due to the Keeper for the even greater changes than that for field players. And after all, he has been able to the last Wednesday in its third use, in a home game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (4:1), his first career victory in North America to celebrate. Into the final third, he was even hoping to get a Shutout.

got Old, but not without its own charm

The Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, as the stadium Binghamtons means that your fat already in these stories. Many a former player she calls one of the worst ice rinks at all. The 1973-built Arena has nothing in common with the modern Mega-stadiums in the NHL, time seems to stand still here Elvis Presley has given two of the last concerts before his death.

You can also call it hand-knitted, but nevertheless, the block exudes his own charm. It was with the very simple built-up fan shop or in the corridors with a felt-tip pen on wall panels downstream of the AHL-tables led.

Or the so-straightforward relationship between Fans and players after the game: Because there are no real barriers reigns barrier between the dressing rooms and seats, can ask the followers to the player via material serviceable for Selfies and signed autographs outside. Also Senn in this game as “2. Star” of the Evening was an excellent one, is to Pose asked.

“I need to rest”

“It also has something to do with the setting,” says Walliser. “You are not allowed to with the thought, “everything Here is crap! What I here want to come?” here.” He can find yourself getting better and better, he lives outside the centre in a very quiet area, alone, in an apartment however, with a team of ten colleagues as neighbours in the same Block. “I need my rest,” says Senn. “Otherwise, I knock at one of the many players in the door, we are a good team.”

What he expects from his first season in Switzerland, far away? He had come with no expectations here, says Senn: “So much can happen here, you can’t affect.” A Come and Go it was, for example, with players from the NHL, but also the third-tier ECHL.

He wants to bring his achievements and the Coach has no other choice than to have to use it, says Senn. “And if I succeed, then I will get at some point in the NHL a Chance.”

This article was written in large part in the framework of the Tamedia-Podcast “icebreaker”. The whole Podcast with Gilles Senn, in which the two former companions Leonardo Genoni and Nico Hischier participate in short, can be heard right here:

icebreaker – Hockey Podcast by Tamedia

Speaking of Leonardo Genoni: Here is the Podcast Episode to listen to with the ECC Goalie to:

The Tamedia’s ice hockey team looks in the “icebreaker” regularly in long conversations with personalities from this Sport behind the Scenes. In doing so, we detach ourselves from the actuality, to discuss with the partners the topics the deal with it really. The Podcast can also be heard on Spotify, as well as on Apple Podcast.

Created: 29.10.2019, 05:54 PM