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National Team

NATIONAL TEAM - As head coach Glen Hanlon tells the Tages Anzeiger, Cody Almond (Minnesota Wild, NHL) and Dan Fritsche (ZSC Lions) are both willing (and now eligible) to play for the Swiss national team in the future.

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"I have talked to both of them. They are really excited to represent Switzerland in the future", says Hanlon about the two forwards, who both are in possession of a Swiss passport, as their ancestors are from Switzerland.

However, both had to wait before they became eligible to play for the national team. Dan Fritsche, 29, played games for the US U20 team and therefore had to spend four full seasons in Switzerland, before he was able to join the team. He scored 18 points (eight goals, ten assists) in 40 games for the ZSC Lions last season.

For the current teammate of Nino Niederreiter, Cody Almond, 25, it was a bit a easier, as he never played for Canada on any level. The two seasons, he needed to become eligible to play for Switzerland, he finished off with Genève-Servette HC last year, scoring 39 points (18 goals, 21 assists) in 56 games.

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(C) Vincent Ryser (F, 22) EP Player Profile
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(C) Arnaud Currit (D, 27) EP Player Profile
HC Sierre arrow HCV Martigny Transaction
(C) Fabio Murer (D, 21) EP Player Profile
GCK Lions arrow HC Thurgau Transaction
(C) Hardy Häman Aktell (SWE) (D, 26) EP Player Profile
Hershey Bears arrow SC Bern Transaction