Yesterday evening, the ZSC Lions blew out the Straubing Tigers with an aggregate score of eleven to three. They will now face another German team in the quarterfinals: the Eisbären Berlin.
Joining the ZSC Lions in the next round of the Champions Hockey League is Genève-Servette HC. The Grenats defeated 7-4 Lausanne HC in the return game of this Swiss derby after already winning the first leg. The Eagles will also play against a German opponent, namely Bremerhaven.
As for the fourth Swiss team in the competition, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, they were ousted yesterday from the tournament on aggregate score by the Växjö Lakers.