"Klasen issued the wish to stay with his family for a few days," Sweden's head coach Pär Mårts explained. "Concerning Pettersson, I'm sorry. He rejected the call-up for the World Championship last year. However, I'd like to have him on our team."
From the Bianconeri's point of view only Alessio Bertaggia (SUI), Stefan Ulmer (AUT) and Diego Kostner (ITA) are expected to be on duty with their national teams during the international break from February 2 to 8. (rlu)
