The supporters present this Friday evening at the BCF Arena began their evening with news rich in emotion: the video announcement on the giant screen of the ice rink of the contract extension of the emblematic captain of Fribourg-Gottéron.
The one who played his first match in the elite with the Dragons during the 2002-2003 season will play until 2026.
I always told myself that I wouldn't play until I was 40 but I will be 40 at the end of my career…
Met at the end of the game, Julien Sprunger (who will celebrate his 39th birthday on January 4) gave his impressions:
Julien Sprunger (14 points this season including 7 goals) responded here to Valentin Danzi from Radio Fribourg. As a reminder, the striker played 1,081 National League matches, all in the same jersey.
The story of the season
On the ice, Gottéron played Gottéron: as often this season, the Dragons created good scoring chances but they once again lacked efficiency. “It’s the story of our season,” coach Pat Emond summed up in interviews.
For its part, Kloten, deprived of its top scorer Miro Aaltonen (ill), was very solid defensively:
Note that this part was marked by a new attendance record at the BCF Arena with 9,269 spectators thanks to the construction of a new terrace located behind the press stand.
The other matches of the evening :
Fribourg-Gottéron still has two matches to play before going to Davos for the Spengler Cup: Saturday in Rapperswil and Monday in Zug. Note that Sandro Schmid will not be able to play in Graubünden: the Friborg striker was injured on Friday during training: he will not be able to play in the legendary Davos tournament.
Rapperswil against Fribourg-Gottéron, a duel which will begin on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. in Saint-Gallois. Follow him live on Frapp and on RadioFr.
RadioFr. – Valentin Danzi
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