The Swiss national ice hockey team will definitely be traveling to the World Championships in Denmark without NHL players Roman Josi, Pius Suter and Philipp Kurashev. Nico Hischier is also questionable.
30.04.2025, 14:38
SDA
The confirmation by national coach Patrick Fischer no longer comes as a surprise. Roman Josi will not be available for the upcoming World Championship after suffering a concussion. "He has to concentrate on getting one hundred percent fit again," said Fischer at a media conference in Kloten.
Wrist surgery for Kurashev
Pius Suter is expected to sign his first lucrative, long-term NHL contract this summer and cannot take the risk of an injury. Philipp Kurashev has been plagued by a wrist injury for quite some time and had to undergo surgery five days ago.
Fischer and sporting director Lars Weibel were in regular contact with the other Swiss NHL players during the season. Forwards Nico Hischier and Timo Meier and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler would certainly be free after their retirement with the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. At least in the case of Meier and, despite his recent injury, Siegenthaler too, the signs are good for a World Cup appearance. First, however, the club's usual procedure with players at the end of the season must be awaited.
Question marks over Hischier
There are question marks over Nico Hischier. The Devils' captain and center has played extremely well in recent years and has always been available to the national team, as Fischer emphasized. However, at a meeting at the beginning of March, it was also noted that the 26-year-old from Valais would perhaps benefit from a break - also in view of the two major events in the coming season with the Olympic Games in Milan and the home World Championships. "He would always want to," added Fischer. It should be clear in a few days.
