Ice hockey: Switzerland-Germany, the hunt for the black beast is on

Published on May 23, 2024 at 11:01.

What if it had been better to lose? Tuesday evening, for its last match of the first round of the Ice Hockey World Cup, the Swiss team beat Finland 3-1. A prestigious victory, certainly, but one which condemned Patrick Fischer and his men to face Germany in the quarter-finals, Thursday at 4:20 p.m., rather than the United States.

Oh, the Americans are inherently better, more experienced and otherwise talented: they swept the Germans 6-1 early in the tournament. But Germany remains the “black beast” of the Nati.

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