After leaving the NHL, he found a new club: Richard Pánik will work in Europe! – Športky.sk

Richard Pánik Source: TASR – František Iván LAUSANNE – Slovak hockey player Richard Pánik is moving from the overseas NHL to the highest Swiss competition. The experienced striker strengthened the Lausanne HC team, where his NHL club New York Islanders sent him on loan. The “Islanders” no longer count on the 31-year-old attacker, although he still has a valid contract with them for one year. The Islanders recently placed Pánik on the waiver list, but no other pro league club picked him up. According to the website of the Swiss club, Pánik signed a contract with Lausanne until the end of this season. “Richard is a player who has extensive experience in hockey at the highest level. He can take over the role of a scorer in the team,” Lausanne HC coach John Fust said to the Slovakian winger. Switzerland was my first choice After successfully passing the medical examinations in Lausanne, Panik was already training on Wednesday morning. “I am very happy that I can work in Switzerland. It was my first choice. I can’t wait for the moment when I play for Lausanne in this very high-quality league,” said Pánik, who will wear jersey number 77 in the new team, to the club’s website. The Swiss club was looking for an eighth legionnaire after Austrian striker Michael Raffl was injured. The Slovak winger will meet his compatriot Martin Gernát in Lausanne. Pánik played only four duels in the NHL last season for the Islanders with one assist. He mostly worked in the lower overseas competition of the AHL, where he wore the jerseys of the Bridgeport Islanders and later the Chicago Wolves, with whom he won the prestigious Calder Cup. In the NHL, he previously also played for Tampa Bay, Toronto, Chicago, Arizona, Washington and Detroit. Author: © Zoznam Instagram/lausannehc_officiel Source: TASR