EHC Biel: Tschantré's and Diem's return imminent, Maurer and Neuenschwander out

While Mathieu Tschantré's (photo) and Dominik Diem's return to the Seelanders' lineup is imminent, Valentin Lüthi's ice time will be further increased, after he only had a few shifts in last Tuesday's Cup game following the recovery from his hip surgery.

EHC Biel, however, has lost two other players to injury. Defenseman Marco Maurer, suffering from a muscle injury, will be sidelined for two to three weeks. Forward Jan Neuenschwander (intra-articular ligament) is expected to return to game action in about four to six weeks.

Last but not least, as the club informs, Cédric Hächler's recovery from torn tendon in a finger surgery goes according to plan. The defenseman might hit the ice again in mid-October at the earliest.