GDT: Group B • April 29 • Switzerland 1, France 0 (OT)

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Preliminary Round • Group B

April 28, 2011 • 16:15 CET • 10:15 AM EDT

Steel Arena, Košice, Slovakia

Switzerland
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

32 Ivo Rüthemann (A)​

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28 Martin Plüss (A)​

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51 Ryan Gardner​

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25 Thibaut Monnet​

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10 Andres Ambühl​

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71 Kevin Lötschner​

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82 Simon Moser​

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43 Morris Trachsler​

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44 Matthias Bieber​

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22 Victor Stancescu​

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67 Romano Lemm​

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86 Julien Sprunger​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

57 Goran Bezina​

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16 Raphael Díaz​

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31 Mathias Seger (C)​

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13 Félicien Du Bois​

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-​

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3 Julien Vauclair​

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54 Philippe Furrer​

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-​

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47 Luca Sbisa​

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-​

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-​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

52 Tobias Stephan​

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63 Leonardo Genoni​

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Scratched | Reason
G 79 Daniel Manzato|

Healthy​

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France
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

41 Pierre-Édouard Bellemare​

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10 Laurent Meunier (C)​

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77 Sacha Treille​

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21 Julien Desrosiers​

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14 Stéphane Da Costa​

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9 Damien Fleury​

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28 Laurent Gras​

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80 Teddy Da Costa​

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13 Luc Tardif​

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82 Damien Raux​

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22 Brian Henderson​

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17 Jérémie Romand​

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Extra Forward:​

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23 Nicolas Arrossamena​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

74 Nicolas Besch​

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18 Yohann Auvitu​

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3 Vincent Bachet (A)​

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84 Kévin Hecquefeuille (A)​

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38 Thomas Roussel​

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20 Maxime Moisand​

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21 Jonathan Janil​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

39 Cristobal Huet​

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41 Fabrice Lhenry​

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Scratched | Reason
G 33 Ronan Quemener|

Healthy​

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OFFICIALS | -

Sami Partanen|Referee

Jyri-Petteri Rönn|Referee

Anton Semionov|Linesman

Jari Levonen |Linesman

STREAMS | Info SUI 99 | SopCast Rusports2 |-

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[jonas2244]

It's not clear if Luca Sbisa will play, he came to Svk yesterday but his baggage didn't made it there yet, and he'll only play if everything is there for the game.

Thomas Déruns is also not clear yet, he's injured.

If Déruns can play, Simon Moser and Daniel Rubin are healthy scratches. In the defence Sean Simpson won't register Phillipe Furrer.

 

[duga]

It's not clear if Luca Sbisa will play, he came to Svk yesterday but his baggage didn't made it there yet, and he'll only play if everything is there for the game.

Thomas Déruns is also not clear yet, he's injured.

If Déruns can play, Simon Moser and Daniel Rubin are healthy scratches. In the defence Sean Simpson won't register Phillipe Furrer.

so with Sbisa' equiment and everything about LJV still missing. He'll go with 6 D I guess?

and if Deruns can't play, he'll probably add Si. Moser, who got a similar game.

 

[duga]

Goalies and D look very solid, but on O they are still 2 or 3 top-talents away of being real contenders in general, and in this year especially. But with a perfectly timed tournament there's a slim chance to medal for 3rd or even 2nd, I think they will finally win one in the next few years. But as always they could fall out of the top 8 as well.

I really think Simpson is the best thing that could have happened to the NT, and hope he gets this team close to the level of game quality he worked out of the ZSC Lions on international stage. This combination of heart and discipline to work on D as a team, mixed with a hard forechecking and a convinced all-team effort on O as well,with believe in the own skills. Still the best performances in a row I've seen of any swiss team, any time.

 

[cenas*]

Goalies and D look very solid, but on O they are still 2 or 3 top-talents away of being real contenders in general, and in this year especially. But with a perfectly timed tournament there's a slim chance to medal for 3rd or even 2nd, I think they will finally win one in the next few years. But as always they could fall out of the top 8 as well.

If you team has a chance to drop out of the top 8 without a total shake up in the organization or public outcry, you are way farther from a big X slot than you might think.

 

[mrSlot]

If you team has a chance to drop out of the top 8 without a total shake up in the organization or public outcry, you are way farther from a big X slot than you might think.

that was exactly what I was thinking! I think every team in the top 6 is able to win a medal, but our ntl team is not yet ready for that task, until something like the `94/`95 lockout happens again.

 

[jonas2244]

Simpson registers 7 D and 12 F, so one spot ist still open (Weber?).

Not registered: Déruns, Rubin and Beat Gerber.

 

[stv11]

That would mean we'll see the Moser-Trachsler-Lötscher line that worked well in the exhibiton games and the three Kloten forwards will play on the same line.

 

[Manny*]

This could actually be a pretty good game. It's too bad I won't be able to watch..

Go Da Costa.

 

[joe89]

Switzerland's first line vs Huet, makes sense

 

[stv11]

Terrible first period by Switzerland. I don't like Rüthemann playing defense on the powerplay, you can feel he's not comfortable there.

 

[jonas2244]

That would mean we'll see the Moser-Trachsler-Lötscher line that worked well in the exhibiton games and the three Kloten forwards will play on the same line.

Lötscher with Ambühl and Monnet, Stancescu with Lemm and Sprunger.

The checker-line is Trachsler, Bieber and Moser who looks very good.

First period more chances for France, the Swiss seem to be a little bit unconcentrated, too many errors.

 

[jonas2244]

Bezina already with 8:55 minutes of ice-time.

 

[WeberStreit]

Terrible first period by Switzerland. I don't like Rüthemann playing defense on the powerplay, you can feel he's not comfortable there.

Same here. I would place Sbisa there instead of Rüthemann.
First period was weak.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

Is there anyone watching the game at the arena? I only got a glimpse during GER-RUS intermission and it seemed really empty. (as should have been expected asking 30-40 euro fors SUI-FRA game....)

 

[Moen is Gone]

Good 1st period for France. Some nice chances, especially on two shorthanded breakaways. Cristo looks focused, giving very few rebounds.

Good puck movement on the PP, hopefully they'll take more shots on goal and try to capitalize before Switzerland wakes up

 

[luki here]

terrible game by switzerland...

stephan is playing well this second period though...

 

[jonas2244]

Indeed, Switzerland is playing very ugly, especially the Plüss-Gardner-Rüthemann line is showing nothing.

 

[jonas2244]

Hehe, no power, no lights, someone wanted a longer timeout.

 

[SnackTime]

Pretty big suprise from France to take atleast 1 point from switzerland. Huet playing a great game again.

 

[Grabovski]

Any streams?

 

[sturmthis]

Game is over. 1-0 Switzerland in OT. Goal from Julien Vauclair (Ivo Rüthemann).

 

[babblemoth]

Nice goal to finish.

 

[Belenos]

At least 2 points...ugly game.

 

[luki here]

60 mins of nothing, 1 min of OT...what a joke!