I Went to a Hockey Game in the World’s Richest Country
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- It’s no secret Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world! This week I’ve spent over $7,000 between a hotel, airfare, and rental car just to get here and watch the second biggest sporting event for Switzerland when it comes to revenue generated the Spengler Cup an annual hockey tournament. People travel here all the time for skiing trips but is a hockey road trip worth it?
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Swiss guy here. So glad you like our beautiful country. Actually Joe Thornton played for HC Davos during lock-outs and met his swiss wife there. That’s why you can still meet him here easily ahaha
I mean that to but he is at the tournament in his general manager role for Canada
@@RobertGreeley Joe Thornton ist mittlerweile Schweizer Bürger!
@RobertGreeley he has now a swiss passport and Davos is his second home.
Davos can be more expensive as swiss in general. So 55 CAD (35 SFR) for a SchniPo (Schnitzel with Pommes / fries) is a highprice. Go to Coop Restaurants ore Migros Restaurant, they are perfekt working class restaurants, normal prices with a good qualitiy and quantity of food and portions. And they charge less than (55 CAD) 35.00 CHF, maybe 20.00 CHF. Greeezy from a simple swiss guy - and the simple guys are the overwhelming majority in our country ;))
Thanks for the tip!
But Migros and Coop Restaurant is mostly crap food restaurants from the two largest grocery chains. In a Restaurant, it's normal to pay 55 CHF for a good SchniPo, everywhere in Switzerland. Without drinks. Most affordable meal would maybe still an Kebab which will cost you around 12 CHF / 19 C$
I eat in good restaurants and never ever would anyone I know pay 55 chf for schnipo thats crazy nonsense
@@rast
Not true - Coop/Migros restaurants are not Michelin starred restaurants but the ingredients are excellent/fresh and the dishes are usually tasty and nutritious.
@@rastbro get out of Züri. Here in St Gallen we pay 35chf for a good SchniPo or a Cordon Bleu.
As a Canadian living in Switzerland since 1987 (!), I really enjoyed your report. I remember attending the Spengler Cup in 1988 when the Swiss Franc and Canadian dollar were near par, just a couple of cents difference either way. Great memories of the two games I saw, both standing room occasions. The fantastic atmosphere was also a huge factor in my enjoyment. In return, as a fan-to-fan gesture, I'm attaching the link to my tribute to Bob Cole, which I co-wrote shortly after he passed away. If you like it enough to share it with folks back home, especially in Newfoundland, that would a Canadian expat happy. I have a hockey-crazy nephew-in-law in Alberta, who is originally from Norris Point. I visited Newfoundland in June 2002 with my then 20-year-old son during roadtrip that took us from Montreal to St. John's and back. Wonderful memories. I hope your time in Switzerland has been fun, despite the unfavourable exchange rate. ruclips.net/video/t5NVLai-ODI/видео.html
ein Beitrag des Dienstages, 30. Dezember 2024
My greetings from State of Schleswig-Holstein!
^ according to this state´s own tourism board: ... "Schleswig-Holstein: ... The Real North !" 😁
^ May be, you can see "some" Danes here, who might to pretend, to descent from the Vikings!
It is the Northernmost state, of the ... united ... Federal Republic of Germany.
^ [53°36´ Northern Latitude; ~ 10° Eastern Longitude]
* [roughly equal to Edmonton (Province of Alberta)] [the rodeo stampede town, ... of "Texas North"]
I have once been to Lindau (Republic of Bavaria) and to Friedrichshafen (State of Baden-Württemberg).
Both are located at the Lake Constance [= der Bodensee],
which also is boarding the Swiss Confederacy and the Second Austrian Republic.
Meanwhile the exact boarders around the Lake Constance are disputed!
All laws might apply ... and/or not!
Speaking in ... legal terms, ... this is the recipy, for a juristical nigthmare!
^ e. g. international treaties; constitutions; driving age; drinking age, forbidden phrases; prohibited flags
* European Union [Germany & Austria]; non EU territory [Switzerland]
* 3 countries
* 6 Swiss cantones; 2 German states; 1 Austrian state (Vorarlberg)
* Swiss districts; German counties; districts of Vorarlberg
* [Political and other] communities in Germany; Switzerland; Austria
Davos is located in the Canton of Graubünden. This cantone has different names in different languages.
Graubünden boarders both to the Duchy of Liechtenstein; to Austria, and to some Swiss cantones.
the Republic of Finnland: ... "Why King ?"
From which province of Canada,
to which canton of Switzerland, do you came?
What is your mother tounge?
Are you fluent in any German language?
Falls ja ... "Servus, Grützi und Hallo!"
"Guten Tag, Moin, Hallo, Tach, Gude, Hey!"
I remember those days too..1$=1 CHF..paradise..:-)
Thanks for the kind words! Bob Cole was a great idol for me growing up, a special man!
No wonder Switzerland is so expensive. It's a beautiful place.
It’s also Davos, more of a tourist destination than a normal city, even though it is really expensive, there are much cheaper options for normal Swiss people in the main cities, not everyone pays 50 bucks every day for a meal
Joe ...Thank you very much! 🫶🤗
Greetings from Zurich 🇨🇭
🥳🐞🍀🐖HAPPY NEW YEAR!
☆☆☆2025☆☆☆
🫶😂😘👋
Beautiful place indeed!
@@luc8043 So true, you can get that same meal for 30CHF in a restaurant. Also, spending 7k on lodging and a rental car is a choice and not the actual price, you can visit for far less!
@@luc8043it was 35 CHF but in CAD it is +50.
The train ticket from Zürich to Davos would cost from 41 CHF one way and would get you there in 2 hours. The best way to travel in Switzzerland
Isn't there a change that you need to do though?
Yeah, you need to change in Landquart. If the trains are on time (what they often are) the connection works perfectly and is not really a problem.
But I‘d also consider it the best way to travel through Switzerland.
Well, Zurich - Davos costs 73.30 CHF one way and lasts 2 hours and 20 minutes. In 73.30 CHF, I included the public transport in Zurich City and Davos City, which makes sense for a tourists. If you need only the train between Zurich and Davos, it costs 59 CHF.
I guess that 41 CHF is with the half price subscription. This subscription costs 190 CHF for 1 year (170 CHF if you renew). The tourists doesn't have this subscription and it doesn't worth it.
73.30 CHF is on the 2nd class. If you want to travel with more comfort (you have a lot of stranges guys in the 2nd class), it costs 115.30 CHF one way on the first class....
If you buy a specific ticket in advance, you can get up to 75% off
@@bliblablu you can, they are not always available and i bet there were non around the spengler cup
A Swiss here I have been to the Spengler Cup multiple times, so I am so glad you were able to go, and it's amazing for the Tigers to go for the finals tomorrow. I am a fan of Biel-Bienne, another Swiss team. I hope they beat Fribourg. Have fun there. Enjoy
Tough final result but a special team, thanks for watching!
Spengler Cup is for sure on my bucket list. Swiss mountains and hockey is a nice change from flat Winnipeg. Great video.
Got a video coming soon with the Winnipeg Jets! Stay tuned!
Hi there, your lunch at 0:30 would be considered expensive for swiss people too this is crazy. Normally that would cost somwhere between 20 - 25 swiss francs depending on where you are
55 is definitely on the higher side, but at high season in the mountains it’s also not surprising
For sure timing plays into it all as well!
The quality of your videos remains incredible - totally experiencing Spengler Cup vicariously through you. Such a top notch hockey series, i just wish Oxford Uni would field a team to get the UK back in the mix like the founding days
Glad you enjoy it!
Love the video, but honestly, I can't wait for the Straubing ones. Enjoy your time there!
Thanks bud!
Switzerland is expensive to be sure. And Davos is among the most expensive resorts in Switzerland. BUT... Have you tried Vail or Aspen? A week skiing there will cost you double than the same week in Davos! And no way there to mix a day skiing with a game of the most ancient hockey tournament in the world!
Wish I had some more time to go skiing to be honest!
@@RobertGreeley Don't you decide yourself how much time you want to spend where? I doubt you have a boss to report to?!
Great food, Great merch, Great atmosphere and Great coverage = Amazing video.👌
Appreciate the love! Hope you enjoy the full video coming with Straubing!
This video is incredible Robert!
Thank you so much!
Swiss guy here, Tourist parts are generally very expensive but usually if you go a bit outside of the main tourist areas prices might drop to 50% and the quality is still very high, especially when it comes to food.
Thanks for the tip!
Hey, I actually am from Davos. We have bigger salaries, compared to other european countries, so it doesn‘t hurt that much, that everything is so expensive. But also, when you live here / grew up here, you also know ways to save money aswell.
I bin us St. Moritz un find 11 stutz für en cappucino und 55 stutz für es schnitzel echt heftig.
Thanks for the insight!
@@MK-ev5rzEr seit d prise in kanadische dollar, sind umgrechnet ca 7.- und 35.-
bs it doenst hurt that much.. 55 francs for the meal is also expensive for most swiss people. Ski resorts overall are way too expensive for swiss aswell
@@MK-ev5rz ich glaub er redet vo kanada doller für sini kanadische fans. so ca 7.- für en Cappuccino. trozdem no gnueg
Switzerland remains high on my list to experience. Hockey first of course! ☝️
Also, how do you get comfortable filming yourself in public? 😩
I’ve been doing this for 12 years now 😅
Ok, I just start then 😆
Robert as a Canadian I am truly jealous of you, I was just telling my wife that is one tournament I really want to do cause of the history of it and where it is located. Congrats and thanks for giving me an insight on the other side than just watching it on tv!! 💚💚💚🇨🇦
Hopefully you get to watch it soon!
@@RobertGreeley I watch it every year hopefully I can go one year
Yes, it's expensive here in Switzerland. But there are differences. Davos is not necessarily the typical benchmark for Swiss prices. Especially not during the Spengler Cup.
Fair point!
What a beautiful country, the spenglar cup is a fun tourney to watch. I look forward to it every year and the fans make it absolutely electric. A great way to showcase the game in my opinion.
It's a special week for sure!
Hc Davos my favorit swiss club since 20 years:) nice video men
Thanks for watching!
I would love to have a Team Canada Spengler Cup Jersey. They always look so cool, even if they are covered in local sponsor logos.
@@andrewhayes88 I just got my Straubing one the other day to frame for my first ever Spengler such nice jerseys
@RobertGreeley That's awesome!!
I think the local sponsors give it a Flair. My friend and I watched it and thought it to be hilarious that Team Camada was sponsored by Würth.
There is an online shop
Your Videos have been coming up recently as recommended, glad I watched one finally!
Thanks for watching!
I was Functionary for the Powerbreak kids and opened the door for them where you filmed the Zadina Goal Reaction. But I don't remember seeing you. Probably because i have seen so many People in the last couple Days😅
Nice Video and Follow👍
Hope you enjoyed your week!
@@RobertGreeley Yeah it was once again a cool Week in Davos. I'm already excited for 2025🏒
I’ve always wanted to go watch the Spengler cup and cheer for Canada there!
Hopefully one day you can!
Great video Robert!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much!
Oh man, I am happy that youtube proposed me your video. I am hockey fan from Europe and as a hobby I do similar hockey trips as you do. Great content!
PS. I saw you've been to Czechia, but if you want to go there again, I recomend Trinec. The arena and entertainment there are very close to NHL experience, I am very curious what would be your take on game in this building.
Loved my time in Czechia! Thanks for the kind words
Hey Robert. Nice video and you've shown some interesting facts. Would love to see you doing some reports about teams and games in the regular National League or even Swiss League (2nd tier) in Switzerland. Especially around the Christmas and Spengler cup break there are some rounds of league hockey with great attendances. In my opinion, the league games (especially the rivalry games) come with a much better atmosphere than Spengler cup, less commercialized surroundings and lower prices than Spengler cup. There are many teams of small villages / towns in the league that attract large crowds compared to the size of the town and provide superb hockey experiences. Must watches: The Ticino derbies between Ambri and Lugano (imo nr 1 in hockey atmosphere in Europe), or the 'Gottardo derbies' between Ambri and Zug. Derbies of the teams from the canton of Bern/Fribourg (Bern, Langnau, Biel-Bienne, Fribourg) or the Zurich area derbies (Lions, Kloten, Rapperswil) usually come with a great atmosphere. Also Lausanne, Geneva, Ajoie or 2nd tier teams are fun to watch.
Also: Bit unfortunate that the Canadian Dollar is low at the moment. Makes it a bit hard for your likes here of course. But I can promise you that a Cappucino usually is less 11 Canadian $. 😀
Would love to go back to Switzerland, will see what happens!
On my bucketlist❤🇨🇭
Hopefully you get there one day!
As someone from Switzerland, if you decide to visit us. Do not use a rental car, it's probably expensive on its own and gasprices are extremely high. And well if you visit the country with the densest rail network on the planet (about 9xUSA, 17xCanada) you should use it. another Point is that even though we have that a lot of people prefer their cars and especially in the cities it can be very confusing if you're from the US or Canada. If you still decide to get a car PLEASE remember the Tram has the right of way ALWAYS as long as not indicated otherwise by a traffic light. (this also goes for crosswalks, it will NOT stop.) and well there's sometimes traffic lights with 3-4 lanes going right for example and no they do not go the same way, just different angles of right, some closer to straight and some nearly beeing a Uturn
i'm swiss and don't like ice hockey and don't understand anything about it. but because of this video i now "like" it and will watch a hockey game in future. unbelievable that a video could change my mind like this haha. thanks and very great video.
So glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you enjoy your first game!
These videos are awesome.
Thanks Conner!
It's one thing to see that rink on TV, it's another to see it the flesh. Wow.
One thing that intrigues me about the tournament is how they choose the teams. I remember the Rochester Americans playing in it one year.
@@gordieparenteau6555 yeah I’m not sure how the selection process works tbh!
@@RobertGreeley in the last years it was always Team Canada and HC Davos, and then usually another Swiss team and a Czech/Finnish/Swedish or Russian team. But sometimes there are also other teams - like a North American franchise or Team Switzerland or even Team Japan.
The roster of 6 teams has changed with time obviously. But in the last decade or so, it has mostly been:
- HC Davos obviously
- A second Swiss team (not mandatory, but most years, especially lately)
- Team Canada (a team of the best Canadian players of the Swiss league)... always invited!
- A German team... because there are so many German tourists in Davos... not because they are so good (although the Straubing Tigers made it this year to the final... but lost to HC Fribourg... oops.... am I spoiling?)
- 1-2 team(s) from Eastern Europe. (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia... before 2022)
- 1-2 teams for Scandinavia (Sweden or Finland or both)
- 1 (very) occasional wild card (US (AHL), Latvian, French, Italian team...)
As far as I know, the choice of the roster is totally up to the discretion of the Cup's organizing committee. I may be mistaken, but I do not think there are any set rule on that choice... just traditions.
@@st-ex8506 jes thats right
@@st-ex8506 yeah you‘re right
Welcome to switzerland bud 😀
Thanks for the welcome!
1:49 those Edelweiss shirts are an iconic symbol of Swiss heritage. Originally crafted from linen or wool, they were adorned with edelweiss patterns to signify regional identity. Today, they are a prominent feature of Swiss folklore, proudly representing cultural traditions and national pride.
Didn't know this, thanks for the added info!
Love your videos!
Glad you like them! Thanks so much!
Spengler Cup is definitely on my bucket list. sounds like im gonna need to save up till retirement to go though lol. Thank you for making this awesome insight video Robert!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Skipper just casually meets Jumbo Joe?! Unreal!
@@LeaveMeAlonePlz great human! He’ll be featured in a future video so stay tuned!
what a beauty with the fondue baguette
@@Dschickler hope you enjoyed the video!
Swiss Guy here. Just realized that I never even heard of the fact that they sell it that way. But I listened around and turns out that eating it requires some skill, so no worries. Some purists seem to froun at this form, since normally, you put a small piece of bread on a fork and dip it in hot cheese.
Great video i just discovered your channel with the Toronto video challenge and then i saw you were in Straubing last season with Nick Mattinen i had no idea. And now you are Straubing Tigers VIP reporter thats so cool :-) Oh and by the way i played for Straubing Junior hockey and had one season with Straubing 's pro team OK mostly on the bench but had a few shifts here and there in 13 games in 1989 so yes i am a Tiger 🐅 too. Looking forward to more videos!
Hahah I wouldn't call myself a VIP Tigers reporter but Straubing def has a special place in my heart! Thanks for watching!
lol I remember Rick Nash on the blue jackets lol
Rick Nash was always fun to watch!
Couple things:
1. Taking the train in all of switzerland is definitly cheaper than renting a car. Granted, car is more convenient sometimes but swiss trains as well as busses are very well interconected.
2. The Spengler Cup is one of the unique Tournaments in Switzerland because its not League Regulated. Normally there are no fights on the ice in swiss hockey (sadly) and for a very long time HC Davos was the only swiss team that would play.
3. Yes food can be expensive, most people stay with beer during the tournament and go eat something cheaper before (like a doner kebab). The picture of the schnitzel you showed seemed to be in a nice restaurant so the prices are something to consider when you go out to eat
4. The sweater you showed is called "The ugliest HCD Sweater" and ofc is currently in my possession =)
Thanks for the added info!
Im from Switzerland 🇨🇭 and its expensive there because it attracts many tourists
You think it’s all to do with tourism?
@RobertGreeley we also have higher income, so that can also influence the price, but its mostly in tourist places where the price goes wayyy up
jes because i am to an swiss an i think its also expensive for us.
Great Video. Can't wait for the Straubing Video.
Coming soon! Hope you enjoy it!
Wth? Did I just see Zadina? The Filip Zadina 1st round #6 pick with redwings and was with sharks last year. Always wondered where he went.
@@2enthusiast4 yeah like I said, he’s playing with HC Davos now and there’s a few others you get to see play when you come here!
I’m a Canadian living here in Switzerland since 2002. Yah it’s not cheap at all… but it is beautiful. Hockey is cool here but it’s not my Canucks!
Thanks for watching! Always nice to hear from a Vancouver fan!
Went to the tournament a few years ago... Bucket list event.... Actually did it cheap, public transit, cheap airbnb, never eaching out and just gettint cheap food from the grocery store
Awesome!
Amazing vid Robert 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much!
Wow, that interior is beautiful!
So nice!
35franks for a standing ticket is a bit expensive, but the rest is ok, these are normal prices in mid europe.
a standing ticket in frankfurt kosts around 18€
Ah the food definitely is more expensive than normally but Davos is expensive. Like swiss people say it's expensive so that should be expected.
That's the special price for the spengler cup. Normally a ticket for a NLA Match is 20 to 28 / 30 bucks.
no at the spengler cup it is very cheap for 35 franks an sitting ticket cost nearly 100 franks in every sector
@@pixelfreak2626 jes i mean that
Compared to the NHL I think it's an okay deal tbh
Spengler cup is really great, especially as a davos fan.
@@prestigesteinbone8677 so much fun!
As a Davoser i always enjoy seeing foreigners from the away teams being in Davos, the atmosphere is brilliant, Nur de HCD 💙💛
Forza AMBRÌ-PIOTTA🤍💙 e HCDavos💛💙! W Büehli🏒👍Saluti und guets Nöis vom Tessin
🙌🙌🙌
Ah Switzerland... Country where even the gas stations are awesome
Lolol indeed!
As an idea for the next trip: Dresden Eislowen, team the great atmosphere and always with soldouts, even in DEL2. Last year they escaped relegation to regionalliga, this season they are on their way to be promoted to DEL (and the city of Dresden itself is always charming)
Love Dresden, I've been there before and done a video there about 5 years ago!
Glad you enjoyed my home arena, not the biggest, but most beautiful in the world.
it sure is!... from a Lausanne HC fan.👍
It was so much fun!
Oh wow, i love your videos! If you stay some more days in switzerland...you have to visit a game of ambri-piotta, thats some of the best hockey atmosphere in switzerland, maybe worldwide...ambri at home is legendary😉
but only if they win with the lamontanara
I wish, have to head back to Canada!
It's not a "wood finish" 😀 The roof is completly built out of wood as the static material 😎
Kinda cool stuff, wood is returning more and more into bigger swiss constructions.
Cool Report Mate 🤗 Ey, and the fondue fauxpas happens to everybody 😂
Glad you enjoyed!
As someone from switzerland i can tell you that i have never spend that amount of money like you did in Davos. There are some places with a lot of tourists where you spend like 2x the amount you would spend somewhere else. (Davos, Zermatt, Gstaad) are all places with a lot of tourists and the prices are atrocious.
Well I mean there's nothing I can do about going to Davos given the tournament is there lolol
@@RobertGreeley Yes, i know, I wanted to mention that these prices don't represent the prices in Switzerland overall.
Heyyo good Video liked it. Fun fact about „big joe“ his wife is actually from Davos so you See him often up here in Davos with the Family and Kids on Holidays. Once Met him While skiing so its pretty cool. If you come back to the spengler Cup sometime Hit me up, because there is much more in Davos that „just“ the Spengler cup
Appreciate the kind words!
I guess the renta car set you back more than the train would have done. Prices are aound 100 CAD both ways from Zurich. Since I am not a tourist here, I am not eligible, but I think there are tourist fares avaiable.. You have to change trains because of a gauge change up to Davos, but other than that, Swiss trains run pretty smoothly. But from my own experience, I know that getting around by train is not really a thing in Canada 🙂
For sure, I take the trains whenever I'm in Europe if I can but with 4 bags of equipment for this trip plus needed to come and go at specific times it just made more sense to go for the rental car!
The Spengler Cup is really important for HC Davos finance. The annual budget of HC Davos is 29 mio CHF (31 mio USD). Davos earns around 11 mio CHF (12.1 mio USD) with the Spengler Cup. It's around 1/3 of their annual budget.
The tournament is really popular. It's a also a nice period for holidays and Davos is located in the Alps, which is nice for Winter holidays. That's the reason everyrhing is so expensive.
Don't forget there is also the WEC (World Economic Forum) in Davos in January. Donald Trump already came to Davos when he was president. I don't know if he is planning to come again in Davos. That's another reason why the price are so expensive in Davos at the moment.
Thanks for the insight! Agree, it's a great spot to spend a holiday!
as an Ice hockey fan AND a Football fan who supports the oldest footbal club Sheffield Wednesday and the most successful team in the UK Sheffield Steelers AND living in Switzerland.
there are NO better fans in ice hockey than those in Switzerland, it is a shame that this year Ambri Piotta wasnt int he event as you would have experience something no other club in the world can compete with for fans dedication and passion or singing.
i just found the channel today as of posting this and if you want to come again let me know and we can sort something out.
my son plays Junior here for EHC Biel Bienne so we are 100% a hockey family, i will help sort you out a car i have a spare so we get your cost down to enjoy more.
i run a motorbike tours business in summer for something to do while winter is not on. and no thats not a plug as i charge nothing for what i do i just show people around on the bikes as im out riding all summer anyway
if you need anything let me know
Appreciate that so much, thank you!
@@RobertGreeley your welcome anytime.
Merci pour ce petit reportage que tu as fait sur mon beau pays et allez Fribourg Gotteron 🔵⚪️⚫️🔥
Merci, je suis content que vous ayez apprécié!
Non alcoholic beer 🤣🤣 we only sell them to canadians apparently 😁
@@SwissFenyx nah I’ve just been no booze for two years now!
@RobertGreeley you vote green or what ? 😂
NICE VIDEO❤
Glad you liked it!!
For me as a swiss person icehockey will be always a mysterium. Wy such a small country have such a top league in a sport. In other sports we are sclaled more realistic to our size and potencial.
In the famous lockiut season it felt we had the best league in the world. 😂😂
The NHL lockout over here must have been fun!
@ it was glorious but at the same time balanced, because each team had a cap of 3 non swiss players. So each team had a chance to convince a player to come play for them.
55 dollars? then I realized it was CAD, which now seems way more plausible😅But Davos is by itslef also one of the more expensives Towns in Switzerland, so ye.
Thanks for the info!
it's expensive, also because of the exchange rate. when i was in the US in 2001, a dollar cost 1.8 sfr. today it's half the price. so it's twice as expensive for you now
Yeah, I'm Canadian so tbh it's even a bit worse with the exchange rate
@@RobertGreeley my my fault- why i miss that...
Dude dont go to davos in when spenglercup is on. The prices go up, just because its spengler cup. Go to a regular national league game and look for an airbnb. It goes much cheeper.
@@rolfstuh I mean not going to Davos for the Spengler would make the Spengler doc I’m making on the Tigers very hard to film lolol
Regular saison or playoff matches in Bern or Ambri-Piotta are cool.
Dr Spangler .... tee he he
Wo er gmeint het d Tasse chosti 5 stutz und debi sind eifach d chugis so tüür💀
Hope you enjoyed the video!
As a EVZ fan, davos has the most beautyfull stadium do in the world.
@@marselio3362 so nice!
You dripped $1.50 worth of cheese.🤣
😂😂😂
Would an NHL team be eligible for the Spengler Cup?
Obviously yes! I am reasonably sure that they would be most welcome! But given the NHL schedule, try successfully inviting one! Good luck! Be aware that the Spengler Cup is physically very demanding (up to 5 games in 6 days)... add to this 2 transatlantic flights...!
But AHL teams have taken part in the Spengler Cup, and a US selection has even won the Cup back in 1988.
Technically, yes but it would be nearly impossible to schedule unless an official partnership is formed with the Spengler and the NHL to pause league play to send a team over
I'm assuming you flew Business coming here from the Canada. $7000 seems a bit much otherwise. And yeah I know it's expensive here, but not that expensive lol
@@Gagon32 7k for rental, airfare and hotel
@ oh well I didn‘t consider how big the exchange difference between CAD and CHF is. CHF 4400 seems a bit more realistic.
As a swiss, I get it that it is expensive with a foreign salary, but ehy get a car when you have this excellent PT? And no way a ticket from Zürich to Davos is 200.- it’s 60 in second and 100 in first. (Both with 1 stop in the lovely city of chur)
Because I have about 4 suitcases of equipment and specific times for when I needed to be at places
Wait a minute, I think that's my AHL teams arena, and that is most expensive? I just thought it looked so cool being made out of wood instead of the typical steel.
@@calvincharlie999 AHL as in American Hockey League?
The land that take pride in the fact that their cows are prettier then their women.
😂
But hockey has taken leaps here in the last 20 years.
All thats missing is title
would love to see a Spengler cup match someday
Hopefully you get there soon!
I imagine the minimum wage in Switzerland is mega compared to elsewhere in the world
Ironically there is no federal minimum wage in Switzerland. Some of the regions or “cantons” have a minimum wage.
And yeah the average salary is pretty high.
Do you know what the average salary is off hand?
@@MvLa44 thanks for the insight!
7500 Swiss Franks@@RobertGreeley
@@MvLa44 median is at almost 7'000
Gotteron mentioned!
Hope you enjoyed the video!
@RobertGreeley yes, Sir. Can't wait for the next part with the Straubinger Tigers
I think you should have watched the cup last year the Home team won for theyr 100th anniversary of the cup, and the games were actuelly higher level. This Year I was kinda dissapointed with the cup
lol let me go back in time then 😂
@ Yeah fair enough 😂
Oh, I was thinking: "They have a hockey team in Luxembourg?"
There is a league in Luxembourg!
@@RobertGreeley Oh really?
How do you keep your phone working in Switzerland? When I was in Sweden last November, I tried to get a SIM but was told I needed to have a Swedish bank acct to activate it. I went directly to the shop and they told me I had to come back on Monday because it requires special activation for non-Swedes. It was asinine. I ended up just suffering through hoping each place I needed to use the phone had reliable WiFi.
@@hattorihanzo2275 I just have a phone plane that charges me $15/day for the roaming. I could do like an eSIM for cheaper but I always need more than say 7gb for a whole trip doing social media work so by the time I buy all the additional data it works out to be the same price.
For Sweden: Just get a Comviq Sim-Kart (Kontantkort) at an ICA or Coop, then you can charge it through the Internet without any ID or Bank Acc
I was skipping forward in the video and by chance i hit 1:40, not worth it
Sucks eh
@@RobertGreeleyHaha i just wasnt expecting that. Keep up the good work, your vids are great.
Ofc it was worth it. Once in your lifetime you need to experience hot fondue in a hot dog bread. It's impossible to eat them without burning your tongue, make a mess on your cloth with the cheese on the first bite. Now if I watch someone else eating it, all these good memories come to my mind 😂
I'm Swiss btw.
with prost and dankeschön you can survive very long here
because thats basically the culture XD
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i think if you would have coosen a normal game it would be much cheaper than going to a spenglercup game because those tickets are on fire. so if you want you can spend less money and still have a wonderful time ther you just have to know how
I mean I was here as media so the ticket prices mentioned were to just provide insight!
bro go to the coop or the migros and for a big lunch you spend 10/20 francs
I did!
I'm so tired of always hearing that it's expensive in Switzerland. Everyone gets paid more here, quite simply. Greetings from a Swiss citizen.
Fair point!
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Hope you enjoyed!
I think it’s not expensive for Canadians
CAD to Swiss is a brutal conversion for us right now
CHF 35.- for these schnitzel?! Was it on a montain top at least? Did it include a soup or something?
@@collbackk legit that photo was what I was served 😂
Me thinking: 35 CHF for a schnitzel seems about right. Reminding me that I live in a tourist area myself... Life is expensive in these towns.
@@m.a.6478 idk I’ve gotten the same schnitzel meal for like 15 euros elsewhere in Europe
@@RobertGreeley Me too, but back then the € was worth 1.50 CHF.... But still, I know the prices in restaurants in Switzerland are very high. If you calculate in how long you have to work as a waiter with a Swiss salary to afford a schnitzel, it's not looking so bad though.
Actually 35bucks for a schnitzel in Davos is not so expensive. I life in Switzerland and I know way more expensive schnitzel.
crazy that the red wings drafted zadina 6th and quinn hughes went 7th
I know eh, sometimes you never know how things will pan out!
7000 spent in Switzelrand including flight tickets that you bought in North America?
Cost of flights are dependent on both the country you're flying from and flying to
Well, if you paid 55$ for that meal - your own fault. There are cheaper choices, and the food is just as good. Also, 11$ for the coffee? Did you buy the coffee machine, too? PS: I'm Swiss.
I mean did I blame anyway about the cost of my lunch or did I just state the fact lolol
Lets go Davos🔵🟡
Great club!
By all accounts, a team based in a 10,000 people town should not be able to play in the top Swiss league, let alone be one of its most succesful. But it's the spengler cup that keeps them afloat: the tournament earns the team a lot of revenue which can be used in the league to compete.
Well yeah... It can be surprising to find such a good professional team in what is an overgrown mountain village. But hockey is sacrosanct in Davos. The AVERAGE regular season attendance (excluding Spengler Cup) was 4978! That's nearly 50% of the total town population! Obviously, spectators are also coming from the nearby villages, but it still is pretty much an unmatched attendance vs the size of the fan "basin" for any professional team!
I mean don’t they have like over 30 NL championships? Spengler host or not they’ve been competing in the league for a minute
@@RobertGreeley There are 52 games in the regular Swiss ice hockey season... plus play-offs for the teams which qualify, + National Cup (separate from the championship) + European cup
sorry, what does the size of a village has to do in which league the team can play? 🤦🏽
the fan culture in Switzerland is pretty big. there are even fans from central Switzerland traveling to Davos to support the team. since everyrhing is kind of close, you can easy do some 3h day trips.
imo, if the arena is filled up for the season, why should Davos need other income than other clubs? doesn't make sense. maybe you can clarify?
I mean... we also have Ambri, and that place has less than 1000 people.
As a swiss I will have to tell you, you spent way to much. Next time contact me, I will get you there "very" cheap (well for swiss averages).
Also, in switzerland if they stick a price on a product (like with the coffee mug) you are in the right to buy it for said price. Having to pay 30.- for 2 mugs is a rip off (instead of 10.- for 2 mugs) and the shop clerk kinda pulled a sneaky on you! Next time stay firm and only paid what was initially asked for (as per sticker/price tag).
Well, I guess that mug was much more a holder for the pens inside. And one of the pens cost 5.--, not the mug. Seems that was a misunderstanding, based on my observation.
Yeah exactly, I'm not too worried over it, plus I mean rental car rates are what they are again could have taken the train but I'd rather just be able to go on my own schedule and have a place for all my gear!
W video
Thanks!
To things. You dant have to spend so much money like he did, 2. The Ticket Prices are not expensive for swiss people
Obviously you don't have to spend as much money as I did