Biel-Terminator Forster learns to fear the lions

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Beat Forster is 40 years old. Some of his opponents could be his children. And the Biel defender also radiates that in the semi-final series against the ZSC Lions. He’s the silverback on the ice. He doesn’t even have to grab his opponents. A look and a few words are enough and it is clear what has been noticed.

That the Appenzeller with the Schwinger genes can still do it if he has to, he proved last Saturday with the 4-0 win in the Swiss Life Arena when he fooled Simon Bodenmann for the Bieler Tor. A smooth 10. When he got back to his feet, he made it clear to ZSC Aggressive leader Chris Baltisberger, who was upset by the vandalism of his mouthguard, with a few words that he’d better get out of the dust.

There was also a brief meeting with Baltisberger on Monday as Biel took their third win (5:3). When Zurich striker Biel goalie Harri Säteri got too close, Forster disarmed him and grabbed his stick. With two sticks, the defender resembled Arnold Schwarzenegger once in Terminator. No one could do anything about the hefty piece of 99 kilos.

It almost seems as if the citizens of Zurich are afraid of Forster. Once, the father of three started a solo run and ran unopposed through the ranks of Zurich. And after the game, he was named the best player, which caused corresponding reactions from the away fans.

In 2008, Forster fled Zurich

Because the veteran, who is no longer so hot-headed in old age, has a checkered past with ZSC. In 2008, he canceled his contract with the Lions midway through the season and returned to Davos.

And when ZSC striker Robert Nilsson suffered another concussion ten years later after his hard but compliant attack, from which he never recovered, tempers rose again in Zurich. Also because Forster previously attracted negative attention after a cross-check goal in the face of Chris Baltisberger.

When asked about the Nilsson scene, Forster told Blick before the playoffs that he still gets sick thinking about it. “If an opponent stays like this after they last interacted with you, it weighs on you. It was a real shame and I’m really sorry, but I can’t blame myself.”

Biel used the first game puck against Bern

Since his escape in 2008, the six-time champion (1 time with the ZSC, 5 times with the HCD) has been a red rag in Zurich. But now no one dares to take him up on the horns.

Now Terminator Forster & Co. has the chance to close the bag in Zurich today. “It means with every game puck: go straight ahead. That’s all you can do,” says Forster. “We showed against Bern that we can do it and brought home the first game puck right away. Now we go to Zurich and I think they are under pressure now.”

Source : Blick