After the Seelander defender of Tampa Bay Janis Moser (24) as well as the triumvirate of the new Jersey Devils composed of the rear Zurichois Jonas Siegenthaler (27 years old), the Valais Center Nico Hischier (26 years old) and the Angelzellois winger Timo Meier (28 years old), a fifth professional of the North American professional league is about to integrate the Swiss team for The world Cup which will take place from May 9 to 25 in Herning (Denmark) and Stockholm (Sweden).
According to our sources, Kevin Fiala (28 years old) finishes his suitcases this Tuesday in California and is on the point of boarding a plane for Europe. The Saint-Gallois winger of the Los Angeles Kings, a club eliminated by Edmonton in the first round of the play-off (4-2), obtained the green light from his club to reach the selection of white cross. As for Swiss Ice Hockey, she settled the administrative procedure (management of the insurance issue in particular).
With Kevin Fiala, Switzerland inherits a particularly dominant attacker in recent weeks. No 22 was credited with 7 points (3 goals) in six play-off games. He also darkened the meter sheet in the last eight parts of the regular season in which he set a new record for efficiency (35 Goals) ten times.
In Herning, where Switzerland will be based during the first phase of the world championship, Fiala will compete in its seventh World.
In 2024, in the Czech Republic, where the Swiss selection had been adorned with money, he had succeeded 7 goals and distilled 6 assists in 8 games. A performance that allowed him to appear in second place in the meter ranking behind the American Matt Boldy (14 points).
