Richard Panik in Lausanne – La Liberté

Ice Hockey ” Lausanne HC has its eighth foreign player. This is Slovakian striker Richard Panik (31), who has signed until the end of this season. Panik can boast of having played over 500 NHL games in the colors of Tampa Bay, Toronto, Chicago, Arizona, Detroit and New York Islanders. Last season, however, he found himself in AHL with the Bridgeport Islanders before being loaned to the Chicago Wolves.

“Richard is a player who has a wealth of experience at the highest levels, underlines the coach John Fust in a press release from the Vaud club. With his impressive size, he can take on the role of a forward as well as a scorer. Having successfully passed the medical examinations, the Slovak international (188 cm, 92 kg) has already trained with the Lausanne residents on Wednesday morning. Panik’s commitment should replace the long-injured Austrian Michael Raffl. ats