National League

As HC Fribourg-Gottéron announces, they have prematurely signed Julien Sprunger to a three-year contract extension with the option of adding another year to the deal. Thus, he will stay with the Dragons until 2020.

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The 30-year-old forward has played for HCFG's first team for 14 seasons now, scoring 245 goals and 245 assists in 637 games for them. Last season, his first as a captain, he put up 26 goals and eleven assists in 47 games. The Swiss interational already had a valid contract for this season and now has prematurely extended it. (mso)