The Ice Hockey World Championships begin for Austria in Zurich on May 16th – the opening opponent is Great Britain. It is already clear: team boss Roger Bader has to forego prominent support. Two NHL veterans, Marco Rossi and Marco Kasper, have withdrawn due to injuries.
Further failures weaken the team
In addition to the two NHL players, several experienced players are also missing: Captain Thomas Raffl, his brother Michael Raffl, Brian Lebler, Nash Nienhuis and Ali Wukovits are also not available. This means the team loses important experience and depth.
Reinbacher and Rohrer probably won’t be there either
Two other talents are also likely to miss out. David Reinbacher is still playing in the playoffs with the Montreal Canadiens and could then be sent to the AHL. Vinzenz Rohrer also received a call from North America after the end of the season with the ZSC Lions and impressed in his AHL debut.
Question marks behind Baumgartner and Achermann
The deployment of Benjamin Baumgartner is also unclear, as “LAOLA” reports. The striker is fighting his way back after an operation and will not be assessed in more detail until next week. The situation is similar for Oliver Achermann, who is training after an injury but is currently not an issue for test matches. Whether a World Cup campaign makes sense will be decided at short notice.
Image: ÖEHV-Manfred Szieber
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