2024-04-22 12:50:43
National coach Patrick Fischer makes new adjustments to squad preparing for 2024 World Cup Four players join the Swiss team this week, while four NHL players arrive next week.
Two players from Fribourg-Gottéron, goalkeeper Reto Berra and striker Christoph Bertschy, join the group this week along with Zougois Fabrice Herzog and Dario Simion, whose call-up was already announced last week. Tanner Richard is also in the game following being absent for personal reasons.
However, goalkeeper Sandro Aeschlimann (Davos), the two GSHC defenders Tim Berni and Simon Le Coultre as well as Davos striker Valentin Nussbaumer are no longer part of the team for the rest of the preparations for the World Cup. Just like André Heim, who injured his ankle last week in training.
Three Devils starts next week
The Swiss team will play 2 matches during this third week of preparations, once morest Latvia, on Friday at 19.45 (following from 19.40 on RTS 2) in Lausanne and Saturday at 17.30 25.00 on RTS 2) in Kloten.
She will then benefit from the reinforcement of four NHL players: goalkeeper Akira Schmid, defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler and forward Nico Hischier from the New Jersey Devils, as well as forward Philipp Kurashev (Chicago Blackhawks).
Timo Meier unsure
However, the association’s press release does not mention the name of Timo Meier, another Devils attacker. But Appenzeller admitted last week that he had torn ligaments in both knees during the first part of the NHL regular season and that he had not yet made his decision regarding the World Cup. He would also suffer from a shoulder injury.
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