Swiss National Team

NATIONAL TEAM - Today, the organizing committee of the IIHF World Championship 2015 in Prague and Ostrava has released the schedule for the tournament. Switzerland will have four decisive games at the beginning.

Photo Laura Cueni, Swiss Hockey News

With Austria, France, Germany, and Latvia, Glen Hanlon's team will face three direct opponents for a playoff spot right at the beginning of the tournament, followed by the games against the three favorites Sweden, Canada and host Czech Republic. Therefore, the Swiss will have to pave the way for the quarterfinal-qualification from the very start.

Here's the detailed schedule for the Swiss team:
02.05.2015, 12:15 PM | Switzerland vs Austria
03.05.2015, 8:15 PM | France vs Switzerland
05.05.2015, 4:15 PM | Switzerland vs Germany
06.05.2015, 4:15 PM | Switzerland vs Latvia
09.05.2015, 8:15 PM | Sweden vs Switzerland
10.05.2015, 8:15 PM | Switzerland vs Canada
12.05.2015, 8:15 PM | Czech Republic vs Switzerland