While EHC Biel's assistant coach Thomas Zamboni was not willing to disclose much about the nature of Yannick Rathgeb's problem to the newspaper, the club announced that he is dealing with muscular back problems.
Lauri Korpikoski (Covid-19 protocol), and Kevin Fey (injured) were also not in practice. Roman Karaffa, who is dealing with stomach problems, is also not yet able to fully practice.