Two days of rest and we’re off again. The HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players just had time to digest their Christmas meal before putting on their skates again and continuing their Swiss League ice hockey season. The Abeilles travel to Winterthur this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. A meeting to obviously follow on RTN with commentary from Damien Piscopiello.
Playing between Christmas and New Year doesn’t stress out Chaux-de-Fonniers, as their captain Toms Andersons points out. “We had a good break at Christmas, and I think we are ready to return to Winterthur. » After the defeat against Basel on Monday, HCC is four points behind the top of the standings. But Louis Matte’s protégés also know that they cannot take the match against the ninth-placed Zurich side lightly: “I think that in this league, you can win and lose against every team. We already saw it against Winterthur, last year in the play-off, it was a difficult series,” recalls the Latvian from HCC.
Toms Andersons, le « playmaker »
Captain Chaux-de-Fonier has had to get used to changing teammates in his block this season, especially since the arrival of Cliff Pu two weeks ago. Toms Andersons may be scoring less this season compared to last, but that doesn’t bother him. “I’m happy when my teammates score, whether in my block or in the team,” insists the Latvian, before adding with a smile: “Maybe if I shot more, there would be more pucks in the goal. »
Note that the return of Chaux-de-Fonier striker Gilian Kohler is planned during this meeting against Winterthur. /swe
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