After an intense off-ice-training-phase, the Swiss women’s national team is starting the second phase of their preparations for the Olympics in Pyeongchang. On Monday, they will start a one-week skills and development camp in Engelberg. A part of last year’s World Championship team and a couple of new prospects have been called up. Coach Daniela Diaz sees this as a good opportunity to "teach valuable skills for which there is little time during the other camps."
On their way to Pyeongchang, Daniela Diaz relies on well-known patterns and uses the past season as a model for their training plan until February: “We managed very well to be in top condition at the right time for the Olympic qualification tournament in February in Arosa. That’s why we took the knowledge that we gathered last year and built on it for the current season.”
Diaz believes that the current program is ideal. More would not be possible due to the very dense schedule with Championship and Cup. Moreover, they have to take into account the various work and school situations of the players. Raeto Raffainer, Director of National Teams, agrees that this is a special situation: "In Switzerland, the possibilities to extend the preparation program are limited."
A first roster cut was already made after the off-ice tests, another cut will take place after the camp in Engelberg, Daniela Diaz says: "It’s our goal to work with a small roster after the Tryout-Camp in August and to prepare the team as well as possible for Pyeongchang." Towards the end of August, the first preparation games await the team at the Mont-Blanc-Cup in France. Further tests will follow with the Halloween-Cup, the Five-Nations-Tournament in Norway and the traditional Nations Cup in Füssen. Shortly before the Olympic Games, the Swiss team will hold an eight-day preparation camp in Seoul.
Roster for the Off-Ice-Camp in Engelberg (July 22/23, 2017)
Goalies: Janine Alder (95, St. Cloud University, USA), Vanessa Bolinger (98, Reinach/Chur), Roxanne Kis (96, York University, CAN), Chiara Pfosi (98, Aurora University, USA)
Defenders: Céline Abgottspon (95, Castleton University, USA), Chelsea Bräm (91, Reinach), Raschelle Bräm(91, Reinach), Nicole Bullo (87, Lugano), Lara Christen (2002, Langenthal), Sarah Forster (93, Bomo Thun), Janine Hauser (2001, GCK Lions), Nadine Hofstetter (94, Reinach), Camille Huwiler (97, Neuchâtel), Christine Meier (86, ZSC Lions), Shannon Sigrist (99, ZSC Lions/Rapperswil), Reica Staiger (96, ZSC Lions), Nicole Vallario (2001, Lugano), Stefanie Wetli (2000, Weinfelden/Winterthur), Sabrina Zollinger (93, HV 71, SWE)
Forwards: Tess Allemann (98, Bomo Thun), Laura Desboeufs (96, Lugano), Romy Eggimann (95, Lugano), Oona Emmenegger (2000, Reinach/Seetal), Rahel Enzler (2000, Reinach/Rapperswil), Andrea Fischer (90, Reinach), Rahel Michielin (90, Weinfelden), Alina Müller (98, ZSC Lions), Evelina Raselli (92, Lugano), Lisa Rüedi (2000, ZSC Lions/GCK Lions), Dominique Rüegg (96, ZSC Lions), Ophélie Ryser (97, Neuchâtel), Lara Stalder (94, Linköping, SWE), Anja Stiefel (09, Lulea, SWE), Laura Trachsel (94, Weinfelden), Isabel Waidacher (94, ZSC Lions), Monika Waidacher (90, ZSC Lions), Lara Zimmermann (2000, ZSC Lions/Dübendorf).
Roster for the Skills & Development Camp Engelberg (July 24-29, 2017)
Goalies: Janine Alder (95, St. Cloud University, USA), Vanessa Bolinger (98, Reinach/Chur), Andrea Brändli (98 (Schaffhausen), Ramona Forrer (2001, Winterthur), Saskia Maurer (2001, Huskys Schallenberg).
Defenders: Céline Abgottspon (95, Castleton University, USA), Chelsea Bräm (91, Reinach), Raschelle Bräm(91, Reinach), Lara Christen (2002, Langenthal), Sarah Forster (93, Bomo Thun), Janine Hauser (2001, GCK Lions), Nadine Hofstetter (94, Reinach), Camille Huwiler (97, Neuchâtel), Shannon Sigrist (99, ZSC Lions/Rapperswil), Nicole Vallario (2001, Lugano), Stefanie Wetli (2000, Weinfelden/Winterthur)
Forwards: Tess Allemann (98, Bomo Thun), Sara Benz (92, ZSC Lions), Sydney Berta (2000, Neuchâtel/Meyrin), Oona Emmenegger (2000, Reinach/Seetal), Rahel Enzler (2000, Reinach/Rapperswil), Andrea Fischer (90, Reinach),Rahel Hänggi (99, Bomo Thun), Alina Müller (98, ZSC Lions), Lisa Rüedi (2000, ZSC Lions/GCK Lions), Dominique Rüegg (96, ZSC Lions), Ophélie Ryser (97, Neuchâtel), Jessica Schlegel (2000, Dübendorf), Anja Stiefel (09, Lulea, SWE), Sandra Thalmann (92, Reinach), Isabel Waidacher (94, ZSC Lions).
Last Update: 20 July 2017, 04:05 PM | tme
