Posts About "Team Switzerland"
3 Takeaways From Team Switzerland's 4-1 Loss to Team Finland
December 28th, 2020 The 2021 World Juniors are well underway and so far, the excitement of everyone's favourite holiday tradition has been delivered as advertised. Canada blew out Germany 16-2, and the United States followed up their 5-3 loss to Russia on Christmas Day with an 11-0 blowout of their own against Austria. Team Switzerland, on the other...
2021 World Junior Championship Team Switzerland Final Roster
December 25th, 2020 Team Switzerland enters the 2021 World Junior Championship coming off of two of the best performances in the nation's tenure at the tournament. Finishing fifth place in last year's tournament and fourth place the year before, the Swiss found themselves finishing higher than household names like Team Canada and Team Sweden in 2019 and...
2021 World Junior Championship Team Switzerland Preview
November 21st, 2020 The Swiss have never been a household name when it comes to the World Juniors. The owners of a single bronze medal since they made their tournament debut in 1977, they were in and out of action until around 2009 when they became tournament regulars. Related: THW World Juniors Coverage Led by former NHL netminder David...
Swiss Hockey Struggles to Survive the Crisis Caused by Pandemic
June 9th, 2020 Switzerland could have been a great hockey winner in 2020. Accepting the hosting responsibilities for the 2020 World Championships last spring could have helped popularize the game in the alpine nation, and make it loved by millions. The COVID-19 pandemic shattered the dream. Moreover, it has brought the national championship to a...
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: 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...
2020 WJC Team Switzerland Final Roster
December 22nd, 2019 Switzerland comes into the 2020 World Junior Championship on the heels of their best finish in 10 years after placing fourth in 2019. Last year's tournament saw a young, inexperienced team go head-to-head against the best hockey nations in the world and give them a run for their money. They even managed to send home the Swedes in the...
Predators Trio Lead U.S. to Semifinals at IIHF Worlds
May 15th, 2015 The Nashville Predators were one of most represented NHL teams at the IIHF worlds on Thursday. It was the quarterfinals and all seven players representing the franchise made the elimination round. All of these players made their presence felt. USA vs. Switzerland The game with the most Nashville Predators was the opening game of the...
Eichel, Team USA Survive Slovakia to Win Group at Worlds
May 12th, 2015 Team USA and Jack Eichel won Group B at the world championships, but it wasn't easy. The Americans were streaky and sloppy in its 5-4 overtime win over Slovakia to close out the preliminary round of the 2015 IIHF World Hockey Championships. It wasn’t pretty, but the Americans got the job done to set up a showdown with Switzerland in...
Filip Forsberg, Pekka Rinne Leading Preds at IIHFs
May 8th, 2015 It’s been a tournament to remember so far for Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg and goalie Pekka Rinne. Forsberg has raced out to a fast start at the IIHF World Hockey Championships. Forsberg is tied with Edmonton Oilers and Team Canada forward Taylor Hall as leading goal-scorer. Filip Forsberg is also eighth in points for...
Team Germany Wins Deutschland Cup 2014
November 9th, 2014 Team Germany has won its domestic Deutschland Cup 2014 in Munich. It took only two games out of three for the winners to get to the title of their dreams. Prior to the tournament the local media, namely the Sport 1 channel, reported on the German Hockey Federation’s (DEB) estimate that the team had all it needed for winning the...
Swiss Sensation Damien Brunner Hoping to Shine in Sochi
February 12th, 2014 The New Jersey Devils will only represented by four players at the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia and with three of those players representing the Czech Republic, Damien Brunner will be a lone wolf for Team Switzerland. Unlike the majority of the teams in the tournament the Swiss will only have eight players that are current...
