Swiss League

As HC Red Ice announces, Matjaz Kopitar will be HC Red Ice' head coach as of next season, he signed a one-year deal plus option. The 51-year-old has been the coach of Slowenia's national team for the past years.

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Furthermore, EHC Olten's Sami El Assaoui and Lausanne HC's Simon Fischer have both signed with HC Red Ice for the 2016-17 season. Simon Fischer will be a part of HC Red Ice squad at least for the next two seasons and has an option to extend for a third.

Both players have a clause included in their contract, which would allow them to sign with a National League A team until this May.

The club also announces that they have extended the contract of Slovakian Jozef Balej. The forward, who arrived during the course of this season, has signed a new contract for the upcoming season with the possibility to renew for an additional year. (lcu)