In addition to the injured players Simon Moser and Mika Pyörälä, Marc Kämpf will also not hit the ice, Der Bund writes. However, his reason for staying away is far more pleasant: The 27-year-old is set to become a father in the upcoming days and has decided to not make the trip to Sweden.
As for Rüfenacht, according to a report by Reto Kirchhofer (Berner Zeitung), the forward was injured in the game against Lausanne HC and took part in today's warm-up but then had to throw in the towel.
A tie game against Växjö would be enough for SC Bern to enter the semifinals, as they won the first game against the Swedes 3-2 at the PostFinance Arena last week. Possible semifinal opponents are the ZSC Lions or Liberec.
Last Update: 12 December 2017, 06:59 PM | tme/jcaBeim @scbern_news fällt für das @championshockey Spiel gegen @vaxjolakers neben Kämpf, Moser und Pyörälä nun auch Rüfenacht verletzt aus. Lineup hier pic.twitter.com/drHOjjws33
— Reto Kirchhofer (@rek_81) December 12, 2017
