NATIONAL TEAM - After the first preparation week for the IIHF World Championship in Prag and Ostrava (CZE), Swiss national team head coach Glen Hanlon has made first roster cuts and called up seven additional players.

NATIONAL TEAM - After Wick and Vauclair's retirement from the Swiss national team, also SC Bern's soon 38-year-old forward Martin Plüss has decided to put an end to his international career - with immediate effect.

NLA - After yesterday's 2-4 loss in Game 1 of the League Qualification against the SCL Tigers, the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers have fired their head coach Anders Eldebrink. Assistant coach Michel Zeiter takes over.

RUMOR - After the addition of Ryan Gardner to their roster for the upcoming season, spots on the center position are getting scarce. While Martin Ness' days in Fribourg seem to be counted, HC Davos wants to lure him to the Grisons.

NLA - After Roman Schlagenhauf, also Alexei Dostoinov will not be part of HC Ambrì-Piotta's squad for the upcoming season and leave the Biancoblù after just one season, reports La Regione journalist Marco Maffioletti.