The Swiss team therefore lost in the first match of the Swiss Ice Hockey Games in Fribourg, 3-2 after extra time. Patrick Fischer’s troupe still showed several good things. And this in particular by going for the 2-2 at the last minute of regulation time.
1RE ETOILE: MARCUS SÖRENSEN
The Fribourg-Gottéron striker, who was playing at home, obviously deserves this mention for having scored the decisive goal for Sweden in extra time. The former San Jose Sharks player was also served by … his friend Jacob De la Rose, another Dragon (author, him, of the 1-0).
2E ETOILE: DEAN KUKAN
The Zurich defender, well served by Christoph Bertschy, scored the 2-2 shortly before the 3rd siren. The member of the ZSC Lions, therefore valuable both in the offensive and defensive phase, is indeed one of the bosses of this national team.
3E ETOILE: LUDOVIC WAEBER
Although he managed “only” 88.46% of stops in the end, the Friborg goalkeeper made a good copy. The last bastion of the ZSC Lions, author of 23 parades, indeed had to face many more quality shots than his vis-à-vis Marcus Högberg. Because if this one was “sniped” 44 times, the very clear Swiss opportunities were in fact not that numerous. For his 3rd selection, Waeber thus retained a penalty from “Lausannois” Robin Kovacs at the very end of the 2nd period.
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From Fribourg, Michaël Taillard