HC Ambrì-Piotta

HC Ambrì-Piotta
HC Ambrì-Piotta
City	Ambrì and Piotta ; (Quinto, Switzerland)
League	National League
Founded	1937
Home arena	Nuova Valascia
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Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League A. The club was founded September 19, 1937 and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the league championship, the club has not been relegated to the Swiss League since being promoted in 1985.

The team plays its home games in the 7,000-seat Nuova Valascia.

History

Ambrì and Piotta are two very small villages in the municipality of Quinto, located in the northern part of the valley Leventina canton Ticino, with a combined population of 500 people. Ambrì-Piotta has more than 40 fan clubs all over Europe. For major events, like the derby against southern rivals HC Lugano, the fans compose a choreography. When Ambrì wins a game, fans rejoice to the valley anthem La Montanara.

From 1959-2021, they have called their self-owned Valascia as their home. Standing 1,000 meters above sea level, it was an open-ended facility with 2,000 seats and additional standing room space for 5,000.^[1] The arena was replaced by Nuova Valascia.

Facing financial strains the team raised roughly 5 million Swiss Francs in the summer of 2013. The donations given to HC Ambri-Piotta came from both large and small donations, many of which were given via SMS. The efforts of the team and its fans have sucured the right to play in the NLA. ^[2]

In the summer of 2013, the team raised roughly five million Swiss francs in response to financial difficulties. The donations given to HC Ambrì-Piotta came from both large and small donations, many of which were given via SMS. The efforts of the team and its fans secured the right to play in the National League.^[3]