"Unleash the Howl ! Dominate the Ice ! EHL Wolves"
The EHL Wolves are a non-professional Ice Hockey team based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Switzerland, which is equally reflected at the École hôtelière de Lausanne. The 'EHL Wolves' name of the club was coined in 2010, although the team existed as the 'Ice Hockey Committee' since 2005.
History
Since its inception in 2005, the EHL wolves have won numerous accolades. In 2010, they won the championship of "Ligue Lausannoise de hockey-sur-glace". A high level of training during the 2011-2012 season led to a season with no losses.
In 2005, the club was formed by Rodrigue Benoit, a chef at EHL and former European Hockey League player along with Mr. Chris Norton, former EHL Marketing Director and NHL player. In 2010, the EHL wolves defeated the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in the Junior Elite League in Switzerland to become Champions for the first time, that same year, the EHL's name and logo are decided upon. In 2012, the Wolves won the Junior Elite League a second time. In 2014, Arnaud Barbezat took over the team's captaincy. Still undergoing roster changes, the EHL Wolves dropped further in the rankings. In 2016, the capitancy passes to Tim Zaggner, and in 2017, it passed to Marco Rosso. In 2020, due to the COVID pandemic, the EHL Wolves were only able to play five games.
On November 3, 2021, the EHL Wolves won the championship a third time against the champions of last two editions of the League HC Montchoisi with a score of 6-3. The photo for this title is also displayed at EHL next to the sports reception.
In 2023, the committee was chaired by Yanick Gujer during his final year at EHL. Under his leadership, the committee underwent a complete restructuring after a challenging period and created the new slogan of the team: "Unleash the Howl, Dominate the Ice ! EHL Wolves".
In February 2023, he appointed Corentin d'Autheville as Vice-president. Together, they spearheaded a comprehensive overhaul of the sports structure, ensuring that the team now consists exclusively of EHL students. Corentin d'Autheville became president in September 2024 and is focused on building a new committee with his Vice-President Chloé Wavre, and the different heads of the committee : Solen Demonchy, Amandine Breuillé and Federico Tomasini organizing extra-sport events, and enhancing the spectator experience during games to rally more supporters behind this iconic EHL team.
For the 2024-2025 season, the EHL Wolves' home rink will be La Pontaise since the Vaudoise Arena is no longer accessible to teams in the Lausannoise league. The team is now composed of 25 students from EHL.
Team colors
The Wolves logo is a gray wolf (canis lupus), wild member of the Canidae family. It represents the noble and strong esprit de corps among each individual of the club. This is derived from the reputation of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, being renowned as one of the oldest and best hospitality management school in the world.[1]
Home uniform sweaters are predominantly blue in colour. Awayuniform sweaters are predominantly white.
Note: (C) = Captain, (A) = Assistant, G = Goalie, D = Defense, C = Centre, RW = Right Wing, LW = Left Wing
Seasons and records
Season
Points
Games
Won
Tied
Lost
Goals for
Goals against
Position
Comments
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2009-2010
28
18
14
1
3
126
57
1st
First time champions of the Ligue Lausannoise
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2010-2011
29
18
15
0
3
149
44
2nd
Runner-up
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2011-2012
36
18
17
0
1
138
49
1st
Second time champions of the Ligue Lausannoise
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2012-2013
8
18
3
2
13
78
124
8th
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2013-2014
5
18
2
1
15
64
143
10th
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2014-2015
4
18
1
2
15
53
192
10th
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2015-2016
3
18
1
1
16
64
189
10th
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2016-2017
4
18
2
0
16
76
211
10th
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2017-2018
2
17
5
0
12
68
98
10th
Deduction of 8 points (disciplinary sanction)
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2018-2019
26
17
12
3
2
143
56
3rd
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2019-2020
24
17
11
4
2
131
82
2nd
-
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2021-2022
28
16
14
0
2
136
76
1st
Third time champions of the Ligue Lausannoise
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2022-2023
18
16
10
5
1
89
76
5th
Point deductions (disciplinary sanctions)
Ligue Lausannoise Season 2023-2024
14
15
7
3
5
124
85
5th
Point deductions -3
Note: Each victory accounts for 2 points. Some points might have been lost for not complying with league regulations.
Past Captains/Presidents
The president of the Ice Hockey Committee at EHL is responsible for the organisation of the games, events with the committee at EHL, official matters with the league and any and all contacts with the university.
