NLA - Nolan Schaefer decided last spring that he would try to follow his dreams and fight for a new contract in the NHL. However, with preseason in North America setting in and no contract, the Swiss-Canadian has to face reality.

MEDICAL REPORT - Taylor Pyatt, who missed some championship games due to an injury he sustained in practice, is likely to make his return to the lineup for tonight's CHL game.

MEDICAL REPORT - According to Der Bund, SC Bern will have to do without David Jobin tonight against the Stavanger Oilers.

MEDICAL REPORT - According to Teleticino, HC Ambrì-Piotta's Canadian defender Ryan O'Byrne has to undergo further medical examinations in the upcoming days. In case of a longer absence, the biancoblù seem to be willing to observe the market for a replacement.

MEDICAL REPORT - As La Liberté journalist François Rossier reports, HC Fribourg-Gottéron can definitely count again on Andreï Bykov in tomorrow's fifth Champions Hockey League game against the Eisbären Berlin.