Jonas Hiller criticizes that they were in contact with Denis Vaucher, the National League's director, on the subject of allowing more import-players on Swiss ice, but nothing more: "From there to being able to give our opinion during the negotiations, that is a step that the twelve CEOs are not ready to take."
Denis Vaucher himself, however, denies this: "On September 23, Jonas Hiller attended the National League meeting, where he had the opportunity to take a stand," he says to La Liberté. "We talk to each other every month by phone. These numerous discussions have resulted in a compromise."
Even though the SIHPU is not happy with seven import-players as of 2022, Hiller wants to avoid a confrontation with the league: "A strike, a possibility mentioned by some players, doesn't seem to us to be the right solution. (...) However, we want the opinion of those who are against this change to be heard."
