The ice hockey world championship starts soon in Switzerland. The fans bought over 400.000 tickets. The Swiss team wants to win the title. Captain Roman Josi likes his 10th tournament.
Germany also picked its players. 5 players join for the first time. Liam Kirk plays for Great Britain. He won the title in Berlin. Now he plays against his friends.
The clubs have much new information. Serge Aubin becomes the new coach in Bern. He won titles in Germany before. The club stops working with Ramon Untersander. He played 10 years for the club.
In Austria, Dan Lacroix stays coach in Graz. Christoph Brandner is the new assistant coach in Klagenfurt. He was a very good player. Angelo Miceli moves to a new team in South Tyrol.
There is trouble for the year 2027. Maybe Belarus plays in the tournament again. Then Ukraine might lose its spot. This is a big problem for the group IIHF. There is no decision yet.