NLB - EHC Arosa, who has just been relegated from the First to the Second League, has nonetheless big plans for the near future. The club has applied for a National League B licence for the upcoming season.

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As 20 Minuten reports, the project to bring Arosa back to the NLB is being carried by Arosa Tourismus, the mountain railways, and their main sponsor Hotelplan. It is estimated that a budget of CHF 1.6 million is needed, which should be raised by summer.

"With a participation in the NLB championship, EHC Arosa would become a factor in the economy again", the mayor of Arosa, Lorenzo Schmid, tells the same source.

The project sees Arosa's promotion as an independent club and not as a farm team of an NLA team. However, a partnership is not completely out of the question.

Should the necessary funds be gathered in time, Adrian Fetscherin is set to be the CEO of the new EHC Arosa AG. Fetscherin had just recently left Hockey Thurgau after his contract had not been extended. (lcu)