Roman Josi withdraws from the 2022 World Cup for family reasons
The Bernese defender is not part of the list of players selected for the World Championship which begins this Friday.
Roman Josi made it clear that it was not a decision once morest the national team.
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The Swiss team will not be able to count on Roman Josi for the 2022 World Cup, which begins Friday in Finland. The Bernese defender has decided to give up for family reasons. His wife is indeed expecting her second child for the month of June. “The decision was very difficult to make,” said the Nashville Predators star defenseman. In view of my personal situation, the timing of the World Cup is unfortunate. I don’t want to leave my wife alone at this stage of pregnancy.”
On the other hand, Patrick Fischer will be able to count on two new reinforcements from North America: defender Tobias Geisser, whose Hershey Bears team has just been eliminated in the AHL, and Chicago Blackhawks forward Philipp Kurashev, tested positive for Covid-19 last week and now cured, arrived in Helsinki.
Frick returns to Switzerland
These arrivals result in the departures of LHC defender Lukas Frick and Lakers forward Nando Eggenberger. The two players returned to Switzerland on Thursday.
The national team begins its tournament on Saturday once morest Italy (3:20 p.m.), then will face Denmark the next day (7:20 p.m.). She will also meet Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Canada, France and Germany.
Posted today at 3:15 p.m.
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