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Possible returnees from 2012
F Reto Amstutz
F Sven Andrighetto
F Alessio Bertaggia
F Christoph Bertschy
F Lino Martschini
F Tanner Richard
F Dario Simion
D Phil Baltisberger
D Cédric Hächler
D Dean Kukan
D Christian Marti
G Luca Boltshauser
Christian Marti has been very good this year for the Armada, I'm not sure how your defense stacks up but I guess he should be a top-pairing guy for the Swiss. He's a complete D, hits real hard and has very good hockey sense.
Really enjoyed Bertschys game last year. Enjoyed watching the energy he brought to each game. Last year he was all over the ice and went hard every shift. Was fun to watch.
He has both nationalities but for IIHF he may be stuck with France, I'm not sure.
Bozon is born in St. Louis from French parents, he holds both French and American citizenship, but he's not Swiss.
Regarding his hockey career, he first played in Germany when his father was playing for Mannheim, then went to Lugano, Geneva and back to Lugano, following his father playing and coaching career.
I am not too familiar with all the names on this team but with all returnee's you guys should be really good. Both Sweden and especially Russia were lucky to get wins against the Swiss last year.
It's a solid team with no high-end talent. Goaltending could be a problem, I don't think that Boltshauser is that good. The team should at least be enough good to avoid relegation. And who knows, CZE or FIN shouldn't take their games vs. Swi too easy.
It's a solid team with no high-end talent. Goaltending could be a problem, I don't think that Boltshauser is that good. The team should at least be enough good to avoid relegation. And who knows, CZE or FIN shouldn't take their games vs. Swi too easy.
Yess, the swiss team looks pretty solid, and i agree that goaltending probably wont be as good as the last few years.
The Cze and the finns will have a great team, both with the best since years, so i wont count any points in , in this games.....
Even though never say never, the swiss were able to surprise in single games in the past few years, but for sure they wont compete on for medalrounds, semifinal etc.
If everything goes right, Quarterfinal exit my guess.
Even though never say never, the swiss were able to surprise in single games in the past few years, but for sure they wont compete on for medalrounds, semifinal etc.
If everything goes right, Quarterfinal exit my guess.
Switzerland would have to beat at least one of CZE, FIN or SWE to go to the Quarters. If they just beat LAT it'll be relegation round, which is the probable way, but as I said, it's a solid team which could surprise. Avoiding relegation is the main goal and whith this team this sould be possible.
Head coach of the team is Sean Simpson who is also leading the Swiss senior team.
Also, Nyfeller played better in the world jr.a challenge than Boltshauser so may give him an edge. Zangger, Bertchy, Leone, Fazzini and Sieber were top 5 on team in scoring. Players of the game for the team in all games were, Zangger in 2 games, Boltshauser in 1, Nyfeller in 1, and Fazzini in one.
Switzerland would have to beat at least one of CZE, FIN or SWE to go to the Quarters. If they just beat LAT it'll be relegation round, which is the probable way, but as I said, it's a solid team which could surprise. Avoiding relegation is the main goal and whith this team this sould be possible.
Head coach of the team is Sean Simpson who is also leading the Swiss senior team.
Agreed, wouldn't be too surprised if they would beat one of those teams ranked above them. The Swiss won't be a walk in the park for anyone, not even for the Swedes.
