After Alfio Molina, Bernard Côté and Bruno Rogger joined theHockey Club Lugano Hall of Fame in January 2020, the bianconera club will soon celebrate two more players who have left an indelible mark on its history.
In the best tradition of ice hockey, the Hall of Fame is destined to induct over time players, coaches, managers and people who have helped write memorable pages and thrilled the fans.
On the occasion of the championship match at the Cornèr Arena on Friday 25 February 2022 against Swiss champions Zug,Hockey Club Lugano will honour with this prestigious award two players who, at very different times, have marked the club's history.
We are talking about Silvano Corti and Andy Ton.
Below are the most significant data from Silvano and Andy:
Silvano Corti, defender, born 2 December 1947, shirt no. 3
- 13 seasons in total in the HCL between 1964 and 1979
- 232 league games, 19 goals, 31 assists
- Among the heroes of the team that won its first promotion to the LNA in 1970/71
- Captain in the last seasons of his career in the 1970s
- Always close to the Club as assistant coach in the Youth Section and as traît d'union with the School for Elite Sportsmen and Sportswomen in Tenero
- Still responsible for the HCL Veterans Group
Andreas 'Andy' Ton, forward, born 21 September 1962, shirt no. 22
- 11 seasons in total in the HCL between 1985 and 1998
- 4 Swiss championship titles with the HCL (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990)
- 462 league games with 461 points (191 goals and 290 assists), 1st place overall in the club ahead of Petteri Nummelin
- Top scorer in the 1989/90 playoffs (9 games, 23 points, 10 goals, 13 assists)
- Spengler Cup Final in 1991 (5 games, 3 goals)
- 136 national team appearances (6 World Cups, Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992)