2023-05-17 11:05:43
This time that’s it, the Swiss team and in full. Nico Hischier (24) and Jonas Siegenthaler (26) indeed landed in Riga on Tuesday evening. The two New Jersey Devils players in turn met with representatives of the Swiss media at their hotel in the Latvian capital, located on the banks of the Daugava River.
The Valais striker and the Zurich defender, fresh out of the second round of the NHL playoffs by Carolina, went directly to greet their teammates at the Riga Arena, following the 5-0 success once morest Kazakhstan. “We slept well, and I hope the jet lag will be quickly digested“, said Hischier. The two friends were naturally delighted to find their comrades in the locker room.
We have a very good team in Riga
After a quick visit to the country, here they are once more at the disposal of Patrick Fischer. “For us, it was clear that if the form was there, we would be in the game. We have a very good team in Riga, so that made our decision to come here easier. We still have some under the pedal“, assures Siegenthaler, who will play his 3rd World Cup.
The bitterness of elimination once morest the Hurricanes (4-1) also increased their thirst for victory tenfold with the red jersey with a white cross. “We are very motivated. We have the opportunity to write history“, says Hischier, who is in his 4th World Championship.
The national team has been flawless so far. But doesn’t the specter of the 2022 edition, where Switzerland left the tournament in the quarter-finals once morest the United States (3-0) following 7 wins in a row, haunt the mind of the captain of New Jersey?
“Let’s not talk too much regarding last yearjokes the Viègeois. Seriously, it’s a fact, we know what happened. But we must not project ourselves too far, there are first 4 matches to play before the quarters. With, first, Slovakia on Thursday. When the time comes, it will be a matter of raising our level even further, in order to go further. Obviously, that’s our goal.” concludes the former CP Bern center.
From Riga, Michaël Taillard
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