EV Zug were only founded in 1967 but have quickly become one of the largest ice hockey clubs in central Switzerland. They have been playing in the National League of Switzerland, previously named National League A, since 1988. They won the NL championship for the first time in 1997/98 and then again, this time back-to-back, in 2020/21 and 2021/22.

Zug have a promising talent pool with approximately 250 junior players and have established their own Ice Hockey Academy with an innovative education program. Their home rink, the Bossard Arena, is one of the most modern and sustainable arenas in Switzerland and was opened in 2010.

Zug have featured in eight previous seasons of the CHL but have had trouble making it to the later stages of the competition aside from their most recent season. In 2018/19, Zug faired especially well in the Group Stage with 16 points from 5 wins and a sole overtime loss. They recorded the second-highest amount of points of all teams but were unable to advance past the Round of 16. They lost a promising lead to eventual finalists Red Bull Munich, losing on aggregate score.

In 2019/20 they went out to another team that went on to make the Final – this time Mountfield HK.

They finally made their mark on the pan-European stage when they made the 2022/23 CHL Semi-Finals where they they lost to future champions Tappara Tampere.