Urs Berger
Since 1977 in hockey. referee for 15 years, since 2000 journalist. I did cover over 10 WJC, 10 World Championships and 2 Olympics (2006 and 2010) I was born in Berne where my home town club is. SC Bern is, outside of the NHL, the club with the most spectators. Every year they have about 16`000 per game.
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2020 WJC: Switzerland Surprises, but Has Issues to Address
January 4th, 2020 The small nation of Switzerland is making great progress. If you take a look at the potential in the country and know how hard it is to recruit new hockey players and develop them to be not only contenders at the international level but to get almost even with other nations, the Swiss federation took step forward again. Sure, the...
2020 WJC Takeaways: Finland vs Switzerland
January 1st, 2020 Switzerland surprised Finland with their play. The Swiss team pulled out a strong 5:2 win over last years World Champion. Will they go further?
2020 WJC: Slovakia vs. Switzerland Takeaways
December 30th, 2019 Both Switzerland and Slovakia needed a win to take 3rd place in Group A as both had a defeat in their last game. While Switzerland lost 5-2 to Sweden, Slovakia lost 8-1 to Finland. The Slovaks had a hard time getting into the game. Switzerland took control of the game from the beginning and played like there was no tomorrow....
2020 WJC: Takeaways from Switzerland vs. Sweden
December 29th, 2019 After a hard-fought win against Kazakhstan, Switzerland had to take on Sweden. The opponent taught the Swiss a lesson about everything that is important in today's hockey game. Related: 2020 WJC Team Sweden Final Roster From start to the end of the game, Sweden was the dominating force on the ice. They have anything you need to...
Swiss National League – Goaltending Shuffle
December 13th, 2019 Last season SC Bern signed Niklas Schlegel away from the ZSC Lions. They knew it could be a risky move, and it did not work out well for either side. Now there is some shuffling and gambling about this season. Sure, to replace Leonardo Genoni in Bern and then face the heat of the hockey fans everyday and deal with the media over the...
SC Bern Coach Jalonen Happy for National Team Break
November 5th, 2019 The Swiss Team SC Bern is not able to have a streak in the Swiss National League. The last tree games they lost. Can Kari Jalonen turn the ship around in the National Team Break?
