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On Sunday, Timo Meier was in “Sportpanorama” and revealed how his NHL career started to roll.
Due to a shoulder operation, Timo Meier is missing from the Swiss national team in the World Cup in the Czech Republic, which starts on Friday. On Sunday, the 27-year-old NHL forward from Herisau was a guest on “Sportpanorama”. We picked out three aspects from the conversation with Sascha Ruefer:
Fiala was expected to do more
Christian Rüegg, Meier’s former junior coach at SC Herisau, is honest: “If someone had told me back then that Timo would one day play in the NHL, I would not have signed it.” Kevin Fiala, who was the same age and worked at nearby EHC Uzwil, was technically “much further along” than his protégé.
For Meier, who moved to Canada at the age of 16 and from then on played junior ice hockey there, the fact that only a few people thought he would have a great career was an added incentive: “I took it as motivation to prove to everyone that it was, but it’s possible.” 587 NHL games, 200 goals and 206 assists speak for themselves.
That thing with the shirt number
From 96 to 28, back to 96 and back to 28. Meier’s shirt number is like a back and forth With the Halifax Mooseheads, the Swiss wore number 96 – his year. Under the eyes of NHL scouts, Meier scored 28 goals at the U20 WC 2016 in Finland. “The Sharks gave me number 28. But I wanted to change my number and play in the NHL with number 96. But GM (CEO; die red.) told me that it didn’t work like that here, and that I couldn’t just change the number,” recalls Meier.
At 28, Meier spent seven successful years in California. After the switch to the New Jersey Devils, Herisauer seized the opportunity and tried the 96 again. But when Meier signed long-term with the Devils, he returned to 28. “28 is the number that has brought me luck in the NHL so far,” he says.
Board meetings via Zoom
If you visit the website of Meier’s training club Herisau, whose first team plays in the first league, you will find the NHL star on the board as a strategic planner. If a photo of the famous member was missing on Sunday, it has now been provided.
For Meier, it is a matter of the heart: “We keep in very close contact. I try to help as much as I can and give my input.” Thanks to tools such as Zoom or Skype, this is also possible for Meier in the US.
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