Lausanne HC's Ossi Louhivaara has to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of his lower body injury, as Jérôme Reynard (24 Heures) reports.

HC Davos will have to make do without their defenseman Beat Forster for their first National League A game of the new year on January 2 against the ZSC Lions at Hallenstadion.

The Swiss ladies are starting with a real challenge into the new year at the Nations Cup in Füssen/GER. On the Swiss roster will be Christine Hühni, who makes her return to the national team after four years.

As HC Fribourg-Gottèron's head coach Gerd Zenhäusern tells La Liberté, he is not yet sure if Julien Sprunger can return for the first games of the new year as he has not yet fully recovered from his shoulder injury. However, he is hoping that his captain will be ready on time.

Sven Bärtschi was not able to finish the Vancouver Canucks' game against the Los Angeles Kings last night. The Swiss forward, who had scored three goals and an assist in the past four games, left the ice with an upper body injury during the second period. (lcu)