As in 2018 against New Jersey (3-2 in overtime), Bern had to admit defeat on his ice against an NHL club. The Bears were indeed dominated 4-3 by Nashville in a friendly match.
Above the lot, Roman Josi does not leave his hometown empty-handed. The Bernese defender of the Predators, obviously given a standing ovation before the start of the match, just like Nino Niederreiter, indeed scored 2 goals and an assist against his training club. The Graubünden winger, however, remained silent.
The 17,031 spectators – including Peter Forsberg, Swedish legend and former Nashville striker – ultimately got their money’s worth. Because the show was there.
Loeffel: “hard on the pump”
ROMAIN LOEFFEL (CP Bern defender): “It will remain a very nice memory. I could say that I made a semi-NHL game while scoring a goal (laughs). It was a bit of a gala party. But they showed the 2nd and 3rd tiers why they are in another dimension than us…
We spent more time defending, but it’s not worse, it was good training for this aspect of the game. In terms of the pump, it was quite hard at times.
At the level of the physical game, the intensity was not very high, no one wanted to hurt the other. But they like to keep the puck and know how to do it.”
Bern, Michaël Taillard