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National coach Patrick Fischer hopes for solidarity in the country during this difficult time.
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This season Patrick Fischer leads the Nati to the tournament victories in Krefeld and Visp.
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Nati boss Lars Weibel says: “It’s a hard blow.”
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Tireless and unstoppable: Andres Ambühl.
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KHL striker Sven Andrighetto had to go from World Cup knockout on his 25th birthday. Experienced.
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The Saturday afternoon the IIHF pulled the plug, said the World Cup in Zurich and Lausanne, which should have started on May 8th. It is still unclear whether Switzerland will come to the train in another year, ideally as early as 2021.
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“It is clear that professional World Cup preparation and normal organization of the World Cup is not possible under these circumstances,” says Nati director Lars Weibel, who had prepared for all eventualities. Nevertheless, it was a big disappointment: «We were all really looking forward to this tournament and working towards it together with great motivation. It is a hard blow for players, staff, the whole OK, us as an association and above all of course for our great fans. »
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“Sport is secondary in such times”
In this exceptional situation, the focus is currently not on sport. «The health of the Swiss population must be a top priority. I hope that our country will weather this crisis well and quickly. »
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Nati coach Patrick Fischer assesses the situation exactly the same. «It is an exceptional situation that requires extraordinary measures and sport is secondary in such times. In the end, the most important thing for all of us is that everyone takes responsibility for the health of our population. »
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Weibel and Fischer hope for 2021
The Zuger calls for solidarity: “I hope that the whole country is now together and that we can help each other through this difficult time – just like in ice hockey, cohesion is now more important than ever.”
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Weibel and Fischer hope that the A-WM can now take place in Switzerland next year – «and that we can count on the great and valuable support of our great fans in the future.»
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“It is bitter and extremely unfortunate”
The World Cup knockout also comes for the players. not surprising after the playoff cancellation. «I expected it to come to that. It’s bitter and extremely unfortunate, »says defender Ramon Untersander. “The whole country and we players were very happy.”
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He wished that everything could now be postponed by a year, the 29-year-old SCB player continues. «As a player, you only get one chance to play a World Cup in your own country. If the World Cup no longer takes place, I will probably never get another chance. That would be a shame. After all, there is now certainty. Before, you didn’t really know when and how to start training. »
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«An opportunity to stick together»
Sven Andrighetto, the only Swiss in the KHL, received the bad news on his 25th birthday in the home of his fiancee Bailey in Denver.
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«This is of course a big disappointment, but you have to accept it. Health comes first, of course, “said the striker, who failed with Ufa in the first playoff round with Awangard Omsk,” It’s an opportunity for all of us to stick together and fight this virus and hope that it disappears as soon as possible. And that we can catch up on the World Cup in Zurich and Lausanne. »
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Hofmann: stay at home now!
Although I did not expect anything else in this difficult situation, the cancellation is “of course extremely bitter,” said striker Grégory Hofmann. «For all Swiss hockey fans. But also for all potential Swiss national players. In your career, you may only get one chance to play a World Cup at home. »
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The train goalkeeper continues: «I understand the decision. Sport and spectacle are now in second place. The primary concern is the health of many people. And the best thing we can do now is stay at home. It’s funny to be without hockey from one day to the next. Because we would all rather play hockey these months. I also miss the ice. But now I take it day after day and adhere to all federal guidelines. »
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Ambühl (36) does not want to give up
Davos striker Andres Ambühl (36) is on the way back from the Alp when he answers the phone. «Although the cancellation was foreseeable, I am very disappointed. A World Cup in your own country (it would have been Ambühl’s second after 2009, the Red.) Is of exceptional importance. And at my age, the chances of further world championships won’t increase either. »
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Which does not mean that the never-tired from the Sertig will give up with the experience of 265 international matches. After all, he wants to continue for a few more years. “And recommend me for world championships.”
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In 2004 Ambühl played his first World Cup (in the Czech Republic) and since then has only missed the 2018 tournament in Denmark.
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“What year will we get a home World Cup?”
«The decision is not surprising, but it is understandable. That’s why I’m no longer too disappointed », says Zug’s Nati goalie Leonardo Genoni. “But it shows me a certain time horizon for this pandemic. It’s just a shame for the OK and for us players, because the euphoria was present and you could feel it well in our country. The question now is, of course, how to proceed? What year will we get a home World Cup? »
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An understandable question for the 32-year-old goalkeeper, because Genoni was not part of the last home World Cup 2009 in Bern and Kloten under Ralph Krueger. Probably because he had canceled it the year before …
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Corona virus: cancellations and postponements in sports–
It’s not just the football world that stands still.
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The corona virus paralyzes the sport more and more: important events and matches are canceled, postponed or take place as ghost games. The rejection ticker keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the sports world: Which leagues are affected? Which games and races take place (not)?
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