John van Boxmeer's run with SC Bern is over

Shortly after being eliminated by Zug 4 games to 2 in the quarterfinals of the NLA play-offs, SC Bern announced that their coach, John van Boxmeer would not be returning next season. After leading the team to a solid first place finish in the regular season, van Boxmeer's team once again sputtered at play-off time just as they did in the 2007-08 season. Bern fans were so angry after the last game in Zug that they blocked the team's bus and wouldn't allow it to leave the stadium. Finally, the club president had to restore calm to the situation.