May 31
silver medalists x3
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silver medalists x3
Okay, first off all: congrats to finnland for winning worlds (let's go lenni!!!),
But more importantly, I've been trying to get over Switzerland's loss again tonight so that I can actually sleep well, and I just realised:
Doesn't it actually say more about the quality and strength of an ice hockey team if said team manages to get to the final at worlds several years in a row even without actually winning gold (in Switzerland's case three consecutive years), than having a team get to the final one year and winning gold but not having appeared in the final for consecutive years or several years in a row?
Don't know if there's actually anything row it or if it's just some desperate part of my brain trying to help me deal with the outcome of today's final game...
But also: it's been a great day for European ice hockey, with all three medal going to European countries and Norway even winning their first ever worlds medal!!!
iihf article 26.5.31; photos by andre ringuette and matt zambonin
record breaking 13th wc shutout for genoni!! (the last record existed for 48 years)
2026 Olympic Roster - Switzerland
Forwards
Sven Andrighetto, Zurich
Christoph Bertschy, Fribourg
Kevin Fiala, Los Angeles Kings
Nico Hischier, New Jersey Devils
Ken Jager, Lausanne
Simon Knak, Davos
Philipp Kurashev, San Jose Sharks
Denis Malgin, Zurich
Timo Meier, New Jersey Devils
Nino Niederreiter, Winnipeg Jets
Damien Riat, Lausanne
Sandro Schmid, Fribourg
Pius Suter, St. Louis Blues
Calvin Thurkauf, Lugano
Defensemen
Tim Berni, Genève
Michael Fora, Davos
Andrea Glauser, Fribourg
Roman Josi, Nashville Predators
Dean Kukan, Zurich
Christian Marti, Zurich
J.J. Moser, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonas Siegenthaler, New Jersey Devils
Goalies
Reto Berra, Fribourg
Leonardo Genoni, Zug
Akira Schmid, Vegas Golden Knights
(nhl)
Switzerland's loss today was so heartbreaking 😭 their goalie was absolutely on fire the whole game but he faced way too many shots and the team just couldn't find a goal either, so one of the goaltenders had to break eventually. Genoni was the chosen by hockey gods, although USA's defense was slightly tighter as well...
Swiss National Team for Schweizer Illustrierten