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Switzerland to host 2020 hockey championships
Slovakia and Switzerland will host the ice hockey world championships in 2019 and 2020 respectively, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on Friday.
Canadian tycoon buys Swiss hockey team
Canadian petroleum industry billionaire Bill Gallacher has bought Swiss ice hockey team the Kloten Flyers through one of his companies, the team announced on Wednesday.
Swiss lose to Swedes in world ice hockey final
After going undefeated throughout the world ice hockey championship tournament, Switzerland finally succumbed to home town favorite Sweden in the final, losing 5-1 in Stockholm on Sunday.
Swiss advance to world hockey semifinals
Switzerland headed to the world ice hockey championship semifinals after a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic on Thursday in Stockholm.
Hockey player fined for burning supporter's scarf
Christoph Bertschy, a player with the SC Bern ice hockey team, was fined 700 francs for setting fire to a supporters’ scarf for an opposing team during a celebration of his team’s victory earlier this month in the Swiss national league championships.
Swiss to crack down on hooliganism
<p><span>Swiss officials are hoping to crack down on hooliganism by requiring the organizers of major football and hockey matches to apply for permits.</span></p>
Swiss hockey legend found dead in Italy
<p><span lang="EN-US">The body of former Swiss national team player Peter Jaks was found on railway tracks near Santo Spirito on the southwest cost of Italy early on Wednesday morning.</span></p>