On the big screen too, the LHC players play the heroes

“I would have liked to be in the ice rink, but priority was given to subscribers. So, I said to myself that a fan zone would be good to experience this match with my son, Teo. Like 650 other people on Tuesday evening, Sandrine thrilled in technicolor to the exploits that the LHC was carrying out a few meters away.

On the giant screen of Cinétoile Malley Lumières, the tension was certainly a little less palpable than in the aisles of the Vaudoise arena. But the infectious enthusiasm of two improvised “capos” quickly won the comfortable seats of the cinema.

The mood does not subside

The departure of two “MCs” at the first break for one of the two other rooms dedicated to hockey fortunately did not dampen the atmosphere. She barely cooled down a few minutes before the progress of the match reignited the flame.

The operation, already implemented on Thursday April 18, is indeed a success. While this Thursday’s meeting in Zurich will be broadcast on the ice rink’s Videotron, the Lausanne heroes will appear again on the big screen on Saturday for a match which could well prove decisive.

“The public is happy, joyful and the 2K projection on our screens gives very good image quality,” rejoices Fabrice Gevisier. The man who runs the Western Lausanne multiplex with his father, Jean-Daniel Cattaneo, does not want to take the blame for himself: “The initiative goes to the LHC.”

Club CEO Chris Wolf makes no secret of an idea that was born from a simple observation: “We have received so many requests and heard so much frustration from fans who were unable to get a ticket for both first matches of this final. We had to do something for them.”

Proximity solution

This season, there is no question of setting up a giant screen outdoors. And setting up a tent on the square in front of the Vaudoise arena would pose obvious security problems. And other logistical concerns. “Quickly, we turned to Cinétoile whose infrastructure ticked all the boxes,” continues Chris Wolf.

This local solution brings excitement to the neighborhood while highlighting a historic partner of the club. “Its leaders sat on the board of directors of the LHC a few years ago,” recalls the CEO of the Lausanne club.

It remained to obtain authorization from the private channel MySports, which owns the rights to broadcast the matches. “We had no difficulty convincing them that it was not a question of carrying out a financial deal.” Fixed at one dollar, the entry allows you to pay the staff and cover cleaning and ticketing costs.

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