HC Olten have an EHL Men’s debut to look forward to as they emerged as the Swiss champions over the weekend, getting the better of Rotweiss Wettingen and Luzerner SC.
Lorenz Gassner was the semi-final hero against Rotweiss after normal time had ended 3-3, leading to a shoot-out where he netted the winner.
Regular season winners Grasshoppers came surprisingly unstuck in the semi-final by the hosts 5-1 to take their place in the final.
In the decider, young talent Noa Peyer gave Olten a 1-0 lead with a precise backhand shot, which lasted until the half-time break.
Lucerne equalised after the restart, Orell Küttel remained ice-cold after a counterattack and scored to make it 1-1.
In the third quarter, it was Lukas Hengartner – the NLA men’s top scorer – who gave Olten back the lead with a powerful penalty corner.
In the final period, Lucerne pressed hard for the equaliser, earning a total of eight penalty corners, but were unable to convert any of them.
Olten counter-attacked again in the final minutes and scored into an empty net to make the final score 3-1.
