The head coach Patrick Fischer therefore reshuffled its team in preparation for the World Championship in Prague and Ostrava. He called up six new players for the Worlds, while ten others were forced to leave the group. As with every selection, there is grain to grind and divergent comments are legion. Why did you select Christian Martistruggled very hard in the playoffs, but sent home the very talented Dominik Egli, For example? For what Andres Ambuehl and not Tanner Richard Or Tyler Moy?
We will also see that the 2022/23 champion, Genève-Servette, no longer has a single player selected. Unlike Lausanne and Fribourg, who lost two players and Biel just one. The majority clubs? Zug sends four representatives to the Czech Republic, Davos, Zurich and Berne three, a Luganais completes the phalanx which will be able to count on five NHL representatives.
But the most damaging absence, let us hope that it is only temporary, is that of Roman Josi. The keystone of the Swiss team does not appear in this selection which already has 24 players. And not a word in the press release to explain the absence of the captain of the Nashville Predators, although he was announced as leaving a few days ago. The Bernese defender has not worn the red jersey with a white cross since 2019.
In fact, the announcement was a little premature, Nashville having apparently not (yet?) released its player. Still, with or without Josi, Switzerland is no longer the same team. It is to be hoped that this absence from the list is really a matter of time… very short.
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