Kurashev misses the home World Championship

Will not be available for Switzerland at the home World Championships: NHL forward Philip Kurashev

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Philip Kurashev will definitely miss the home World Championships in Zurich and Fribourg. The San Jose Sharks forward will not be fit in time.

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14.05.2026, 18:02•14.05.2026, 18:06

National coach Jan Cadieux had kept the door open for the San Jose Sharks forward until the very end. One day before the opening game against the USA on Friday, he received the negative decision due to illness. "The medical values currently do not allow us to play," the association announced.