"New Jersey Devils' Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler to join Switzerland's 2023 World Cup squad"

Nico Hischier | Photo: nhl.com

(RIGA, from our correspondent) Switzerland has a very strong squad at this year’s World Cup, it was already announced today that Kevin Fiala will arrive. In addition, another message came from overseas: forward Nico Hischier and defender Jonas Siegenthaler will definitely arrive from the Devils.

Journalist Amanda Stein reports on it.

There has been a lot of speculation about the mentioned players in recent days.

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Nico Hischier confirms he is headed to the Worlds with Switzerland. Will join the team in a few days, and may miss a few games but he will be going. #NJDevils

— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) May 13, 2023

We remind you that Hischier scored 80 points in the NHL regular season this year. Now he is looking for his fourth championship. The exact date of arrival is not yet known.

Siegenthaler, who has won two World Cups in senior hockey, also confirmed his participation. In the NHL, in addition to the Devils, he also played for Washington.

On the other hand, goalkeeper Akira Schmid is not yet sure whether he will arrive at the World Championship.

Akira Schmid says he still hasn’t made a decision about going to Worlds with Switzerland.

Says he will talk with training staff here first before making a decision. #NJDevils

— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) May 13, 2023

Switzerland has a strong squad this year. Defensemen Tim Berni (Columbus), Janis Moser (Arizona) and forwards Denis Malgin (Colorado) and Nino Niederreiter (Winnipeg) are already in Riga from the NHL. In addition, Kevin Fiala was also announced today, who should start on Tuesday against Kazakhstan.

And when the pair from the Devils arrive, the Swiss will have a total of seven names from the best hockey league in the world.

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Goalkeepers:
Leonardo Genoni (Zug), Robert Mayer (Geneva), Joren Van Pottelberghe (Biel-Bienne).

Defenders:
Dean Kukan, Christian Marti (both Zurich), michael out (Davos), Tobias Geiser (Zug), Andrea Glauser (Lausanne), Romain Loeffel (Bern), Tim Bernie (Columbus, NHL), Janis Moser (Arizona, NHL), Jonas Siegenthaler (New Jersey, NHL).

Attackers:
Fabrice Herzog, Sven Senteler, Dario Simion (all Zug), Andrew Ambühl, Enzo Corvi (both Davos), Gaetan Haas (Biel-Bienne), Marco Miranda, Tanner Richard (both Geneva), Christoph Bertschy (Fribourg-Gotteron), Damien Riat (Lausanne), Calvin Thürkauf (Lugano), Denis Malgin (Colorado, NHL), Nino Niederreiter (Winnipeg, NHL), Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles, NHL), Nico Hischier (New Jersey, NHL).