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For the U20 World Cup in Sweden, new coach Marcel Jenni has called up ten players who played under him at the home U18 World Cup in Basel this spring.
Two 17-year-old defenders are under special observation: Daniil Ustinkov of the ZSC Lions and Leon Muggli of EV Zug. Both play regularly in the National League and have the best chance of being drafted early in the NHL draft next summer.
While Ustinkov, who made his debut in the spring as a 16-year-old under Marc Crawford, is higher in the draft rankings (late in the 1st round), Muggli plays the bigger role at EVZ. He plays about 12 minutes (Ustinkov almost 8) per game and has two goals and nine points, while Ustinkov, whose offensive potential is greater, has only one point to his name.
Defense well equipped, even without Bichsel
In general, the defense is strong despite the rejection of great talent Lian Bichsel, who is concentrating on his new club Rögle: Rodwin Dionicio (Saginaw), who was called up by Anaheim, can be expected to give a special impetus to the offensive. Simone Terraneo (Ambri) and Louis Füllmann (Bern) have developed well in the National League.
Compared to last year, when only one player, Dario Sidler, was used more or less regularly in the National League, this time things look better: in addition to the four defenders, they are the attackers Thierry Schild (SCB), Rico Gredig (HCD ), Mattheo Reinhard (Biel) and Timo Jenni (Tigers) competed at the highest level several times.
On offense, where another player born in 2006, Jamiro Reber, has a draft opportunity, the talent level is lower. Reaching the quarter-finals should still be realistic. At the start, the U20 national team will face the talented Slovaks on Wednesday (12:00, live on MySports and in the live ticker). The most important match is Saturday’s match against newly promoted Norway.
Is the next generation of Swiss ice hockey ready for the big hit and the first appearance in the semi-finals since 2019? It would be a nice surprise. “We will show up with great courage and determination,” Jenni promises. «It is important that we stay in the moment and do not let anything distract us from our path. A lot is also demanded of the players mentally.”
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
