Streit and Niederreiter To Play In World Championship

IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships begin May 4

Thursday, 04.12.2012 / 1:17 PM / News
Mark Streit of Switzerland at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games
The Swiss National Team announced today that New York Islanders captain Mark Streit and 2010 first round pick Nino Niederreiter will participate in the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

Niederreiter, 19, is expected to join the Swiss team on Monday, April 16, to skate in the final four exhibition games against Sweden and Canada. Streit, 34, is not expected to join the club until Tuesday, April 24, for the final two exhibition games before the tournament.

The 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship begins May 4, with the Swiss playing their first game on May 5 against Kazakhstan.

A new championship format is being introduced for 2012 that will see 16 teams split into two preliminary round groups, using the IIHF World Ranking for seeding. Preliminary rounds will be played in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.

The Swiss begin the tournament in the Helsinki group, which also includes Belarus, Canada, Finland, France, Kazakhstan, Slovakia and the U.S.

The top four teams in each preliminary round group will advance to the quarterfinals. The semi finals and finals will both be played in Helsinki.

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
PROMOTIONAL

STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36
COMPLETE STANDINGS

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
J. Tavares 6 3 2 -4 5
M. Streit 6 2 3 -1 5
K. Okposo 6 3 1 -1 4
C. Cizikas 6 2 2 1 4
M. Grabner 6 1 3 2 4
C. McDonald 6 2 1 2 3
M. Moulson 6 2 1 -4 3
B. Boyes 6 0 3 -3 3
K. Aucoin 6 0 3 1 3
J. Bailey 6 0 3 -1 3
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
K. Poulin 0 0 0 .933 1.15
E. Nabokov 2 4 2 .842 4.44
FULL TEAM STATS


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