2023 World Junior Championship Preview: Team Switzerland
Edmonton, AB - August 13, 2022: Switzerland goaltender Kevin Pasche turns the puck away during a game between Germany and Switzerland at the World Junior Championship at Rogers Place. Switzerland’s history at the World Junior Championship is an intriguing one.
After the team won gold at 2009’s Division I tournament to earn promotion the next year, they came up just short in the bronze medal game after an unlikely heroic performance from Nino Niederreiter. Since then, they’ve been teetering on the border of the quarterfinals and relegation, outside of a surprising fourth place finish in 2019.Unfortunately, with Slovakia and Latvia hoping to make big steps this year, Switzerland is in for a rough time in Group B.
Beglieri was Switzerland’s guy at the U-18s last year, while Croce already has experience with the U-20 team. Beglieri has a lot more playing time, but Croce does have experience against men in the second-tier Swiss league.Either way, this is a significant weak point for the Swiss. If someone can stand out, excellent, but this is where things could fall flat.After not having a good relationship over the past few months, the Swiss federation and top defensive prospectare finally friends again.
Switzerland’s blueline will be mighty busy in Group B play, and they’ll need to be the most important position. With a soft crease, Switzerland’s defense core will need to establish an identity, which might be physicality.Without a big-name scorer on this roster, opportunities are abound., who led the squad with four goals in the summer and is set for his third tournament appearance, has had a good season as captain with the Halifax Mooseheads, sitting at just under a point per game.
There’s a lot of Swiss talent in the QMJHL – it helps that Quebec and Switzerland both have deep French ties – andis yet another. He’s had a solid season between Val-d’Or and Shawinigan and he’s bringing speed and skill to Switzerland’s top six. Despite the Swiss getting shut out against Canada, Robin had a few looks. He’ll need to pot a few goals here if Switzerland is going to stand a chance.
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