ice hockey-national team coach Patrick Fischer is not a dreamer. And yet he dreams like to of Great. Gorgeous spring weather, thousands of enthusiastic people across the country to celebrate the winning of world championship Gold for the Swiss: So shall it be at the home world Championships in the spring – according to Fischer’s idea.

The first competitions of the season, the coach takes with a young selection at the Germany Cup in attack – in the Royal Palace in Krefeld. Okay, actually, the ice rink is starting this year, officially Yayla-Arena. But a Royal coat of paint will fit better to the Mission Gold.

In the Royal Palace is a measure of the national team with Slovakia, Germany and Russia, where only the host with the best departure possible line-up. Fischer is the purpose of the tournament in the first line of the squad sighting. The selection primarily consists of players who have no or little experience at the world Championships. At the last world Cup team Noah Rod is only in the process. The Geneva, the Switzerland in North Rhine-Westphalia as a Captain. Six players stand in front of your first countries in the game: goalkeeper Nyffeler, the defenders Egli and Le Coultre, the forwards Luca Hischier, Maillard and Moy.

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Who recommend virtually from the second row for the 25 places in the world Cup squad would be needed in Krefeld, three first-class appearances. Last season, five players survived the Cut, which had previously been at the Germany-Cup used: Bertschy, Fora, Frick, Martschini and Rod.

especially attacker Bertschy occupied at the time with excellent benefits, that already in November the base for world missions in may can be placed. Others, such as Glauser (Langnau), circle (Biel) and Müller (Ambri) were removed in the last roster reduction. The Trio takes on Thursday a new start-up, when the Switzerland will start at 16: 15 PM against Slovakia in the tournament. The rest of the games are on Saturday at 13 o’clock, against hosts Germany, and on Sunday at 11 a.m. against Russia

Bertschy is likely, meanwhile, are in the middle of December at the home tournament in Visp in the squad. Then, since fishermen will take up with the best possible team without NHL players.

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Created: 07.11.2019, 14:03 PM