| THE
FLYING HOPPERS (SWITZERLAND)
“THE
FLYING HOPPERS” is the SOCIAL travel team of the Grasshopper-Club
Zurich’s hockey section.
Hockey at Grasshopper-Club started in 1924 and in recent years the team
has established itself among the top teams in Switzerland.
The FLYING
HOPPERS are the travel team side with focus on HAVING FUN when on tour.
Founded in 1995, FLYING HOPPERS make big tours in 3 year cycles,
i.e.
| 1996: |
TOKYO/HONG
KONG/SINGAPORE TOUR |
| 1999: |
SOUTH
AFRICA TOUR |
| 2002: |
SINGAPORE/AUSTRALIA
TOUR |
In between the
big tours, other participations are keenly persued and THE FLYING HOPPERS
are eagerly looking forward to participating for the first time in Hong
Kong’s Mixed 9’s EASTER TOURNAMENT.
Among the usual suspects that are likely to make this tour are
| One
Head Coach: |
Roland,
flying-in from Singapore |
| One
Assistant Coach: |
Thomas also from Singapore |
| Two
ladies: |
Irena, Marion |
| Two
Goalies: |
Frank, Reinhard |
| Four
cracks: |
Willy, Patrick, Sacha
& Stefan (all ex Swiss-Internationals)
- Patrick from New York! |
| Assorted
others: |
Coen,
Marcel, Patrick, Retus |
|
Lone Supporter: |
Vladina |
|
Lone local chocolate
supplier: |
Walter |
In
case you are really interested, you can also have a look at: www.flyinghoppers.com!
Walter
Marthaler |
