Bern is the de facto capital city of Switzerland: the Swiss call it their "federal city." There are about 144 000 people in Bern founded in the 12th century.  SC Bern, founded in 1931, plays in the National League in Switzerland. It is the top tier of professional hockey in Switzerland. It plays in PostFinance Arena, one of the largest hockey arenas in Europe with just over 17 000 seats. SC Bern averages about 16 000 per game.  SC Bern has won the National League Championship 16 times, the most recent one in 2019. The roster as of March 2020 included two Canadians - Andrew Ebbett and Christian Thomas.  Ebbett, from Vernon, British Columbia, has extensive National Hockey League and American Hockey League experience. His NHL totals include 224 games with 26 goals and 45 assists. He played with Anaheim, Chicago, Minnesota, Phoenix, Vancouver, and Pittsburgh. He also won a bronze medal playing for Canada at the Pyeongchang, South Korea Olympics in 2018. He played five season...

Eishockeyclub Red Bull München is a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They were founded in 1998 and play at the Olympia Eishalle, but will be moving to the almost built SAP Garden with 10 500 seats in 2022. From 2015 to 2020 they have been a dominate team in the DEL winning the league championship in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, and were the league runner-ups in 2019 - four championships and five trips to the championship game.  Its always interesting to look at the rosters of European teams to see how many Canadians and ex-National Hockey Leaguers found a second life in Germany. Munich is no exception with six Canadians playing, as well as three Americans. Keith Aulie played 167 games in the NHL and garnered 14 points for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Edmonton Oilers and was drafted by Calgary Flames.  Andrew Ebbett has 224 NHL games under his belt with 71 points. He played with Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver ...