According to a report on the SBSF website, the Zurich Barracudas have brought in Chris Byrnes from the Embrach Mustangs as new head coach. Byrnes had retired from the Mustangs at the end of the season. His Embrach teammates Josh Crouse, Stephan Probitzer, Nick Larsen, Marc Oboussier and Harry Wischnewski will join him in Zurich. Byrnes was named coach of the year in Switzerland during the general assembly at the end of November. The Embrach Mustangs no longer are playing in the Swiss NLA. They had lost the championship final in four games against the Bern Cardinals.