for the First time since 2013 (at the time, Lausanne – Olten 4:0) went out in the Playoff Final, the second-highest division again with 4:0. Opponent in the final, La Chaux-de-Fonds dominated the first Final, held until 44 seconds before the end, before a private audience 2:1, lost game 1 but after only 88 seconds of overtime with 2:3 and did not recover from this low blow.

La Chaux-de-Fonds achieved during the whole of the final series just three goals. In the fourth Final, the new Burger guests went to 13 minutes by Adam Hasani again in the lead. This lead was able to La-Chaux-de-Fonds, just keep 94 seconds.

At the end of the SC Langenthal was certainly the deserved master. The Langenthaler-dominated during the last two months, the League almost at will. They finished the qualifying with ten Wins from the last eleven laps. They eliminated in the quarter – and semi-finals with Kloten (4:1) and Olten (4:2) those Teams that äugelten with the rise in the National League, sweet.

And in the Final of the upper Aargau decide, the qualification, the winner of La Chaux-de-Fonds’t stand a Chance. Trainer By Hanberg presented the SCL from the upper Aargau, the same defensive stability as in the case of the first two titles win Heinz Ehlers (2012) and Jason O’Leary (2017).

League qualification, only nine days

4002 viewers in for the first time this season the sold out Schoren-hall stood at the end of the trellis win the title and the trophy handover. The Langenthaler can this time to celebrate the championship title extensively, for up to the first game of the League qualification will remain for some time still to nine days.

one of the outstanding figures in the title-winning Goalie Philip Wüthrich, Captain Stefan Tschannen and Canadians Brent Kelly and Pascal Pelletier from the terrific Ensemble stood out. Goalie Wüthrich conceded in the final series while 150:02 minutes no goals.

Tschannen scored in the Playoffs only three goals, but the most important – such as the 2:2 compensation in game 1 in La Chaux-de-Fonds and the winning goal in game 4 in double Numbers. Brent Kelly completed nine very successful years in Langenthal in this spring of his career. The Canadians of the long-Thaler driver to win all three titles.

Pelletier joined only in January to Langenthal. He skorte in 25 Games for an average of more than a point per game and title in Switzerland came for the second most in a row, after he had heard a year ago, the master Ensemble of the ZSC Lions in the National League.

Only three Playoff low

The SC layers Langenthal lost in the Playoffs just three games – exactly the same number of (or few) such as the Lausanne Hockey Club in 2013, the SCL Tigers in 2015 and the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in 2018. Lausanne (against Langnau), Langnau (against the Lakers) and Rapperswil-Jona (against Kloten), but also in the League-qualification and on rose in the National League.

And Langenthal? The SC Langenthal will be riding the League qualification against Rapperswil or Davos definitely the best. He wants this win. But whether Langenthal will be able to meet the requirements of the League for any ascent, may be doubted.

want to Especially as the new sports Director Kevin Schläpfer and the future President Gian Kämpf (will replace after 17 years, Stephan Anliker as the President) have already publicly stated that the SCL needs to buckle in the future, the belt is rather close and a break. (sda)

Created: 03.04.2019, 22:31 PM