2023-05-15 09:40:52
In the air for a few days, the news is now official. Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler will be in Riga for the World Championship and will be able to play on Thursday against Slovakia.
Released by the New Jersey Devils after the elimination in the semi-finals of the Conference by the Carolina Hurricanes last weekend, the 2 players will be available for the 4th match of the World Cup against Slovakia. They will therefore be present for the next big weekend with the matches against Canada and the Czech Republic.
After Kevin Fiala, it is therefore 2 players established in the NHL who come to strengthen the selection in Latvia. Devils captain Nico Hischier has 80 points (31 goals) in 81 regular season appearances. He added 7 points (1 goal) in 12 playoff games. Excellent in the defensive zone, the Haut-Valaisan is one of the 3 nominees for the Selke trophy rewarding the best defensive attacker in the NHL.
As for Jonas Siegenthaler, he will play his third World Cup in a row. Last year in Helsinki, he had compiled 5 points (1 goal) in 8 games. A very solid defensive defender, the Zurich player scored 21 points (4 goals) in 80 games, then 3 points in 11 playoff games.
Tim Berni remains
This abundance of goods necessarily puts additional pressure on the shoulders of Patrick Fischer who finds himself with a veritable armada. In the end, only Timo Meier and Roman Josi are missing from this squad. As explained earlier, Timo Meier can’t join Riga due to the lack of a contract. The winger will soon sign a new lucrative contract with a North American franchise.
With these 2 arrivals, the contingent of the Swiss team is complete with 25 names. Small subtlety, Tim Berni, not registered, remains available in case of injury. And we saw that Tobias Geisser did not finish the match against Norway.
This is a new IIHF rule already used by Switzerland following the injury of Calvin Thürkauf. To replace the Luganese, Fischer has registered the Lausanne resident Damien Riat.
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