Switzerland names final roster for 2023 World Juniors

The puck is set to drop on the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in a little over 36 hours and rosters needed to be finalized at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Just before the deadline, Switzerland released their final roster for the upcoming tournament. Among the notable names on their roster are Dallas Stars 2022 first-round pick Lian Bichsel and Philadelphia Flyers prospect Brian Zanetti.

Let's take a look at Switzerland's final 25-man roster. Normally, the IIHF only allows 23-man rosters, but this year, 25 players are allowed to be registered in case of injury or illness, etc.

Goaltenders (3)
Alessio Beglieri
Mathieu Croce
Kevin Pasche

Defencemen (8)
Lian Bichsel
Vincent Despont
Luca Deussen
Rodwin Dionicio
Nick Meile
Dario Sidler
Maximilian Streule
Brian Zanetti

Forwards (15)
Mats Alge
Nicolas Baechler
Attilio Biasca
Lorenzo Canonica
Jeremy Jabola
Tim Muggli
Miles Muller
Nicolas Perrenoud
Mischa Ramel
Liekit Reichle
Mattheo Reinhard
Louis Robin
Jonas Taibel
Livio Curdin Truog

Switzerland will be in Group B at the 2023 World Juniors and will face Finland (Dec. 26th), Latvia (Dec. 27th), United States (Dec. 29th) and Slovakia (Dec. 31st).

Source: NHL.com

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