The SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers is a professional ice hockey team based in Rapperswil, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland.
The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed its name to Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and then again changed their name to SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in 2015. They play their home games at St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena. NHL veteran Doug Gilmour skated for the Lakers during the NHL lockout-shortened season in 1994.
The Lakers had survived relegation in every NLA season since last making the playoffs in 2007âÂÂ08 until the 2014âÂÂ15 season, when they were swept by the SCL Tigers in the promotion/relegation round. They returned to the Swiss League for the 2015âÂÂ16 season.
In 2017âÂÂ18 season, the Lakers claimed the Swiss Cup, while also finishing victorious in the Swiss League Championship against EHC Olten and the promotion round against EHC Kloten marking their return to the National League after three years in the minor leagues.
<small>Updated 5 July 2024.</small>