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Switzerland Ice Hockey Federation

Together with the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Association, partner Eurobus and the Lake Constance Talent Campus, Swiss Ice Hockey brought 50 people from the Ukraine to Switzerland. The group arrived in Kreuzlingen on Thursday evening and were safely housed in Talent Campus accommodation.

The war that Russia is currently waging against Ukraine has been shaking the world for two weeks. The concern is also huge at Swiss Ice Hockey.

In order to help people in Ukraine and provide humanitarian aid, Swiss Ice Hockey, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Association and with the support of partner Eurobus, organized a coach that brought 50 people from Ukraine to Switzerland this week. These are young Ukrainian ice hockey players between the ages of 9 and 17 and their mothers and siblings.

The bus reached the Slovak-Ukrainian border on Wednesday evening. “People were accommodated in a heated tent when they arrived at the border. The organization at customs was very efficient and the group quickly found our bus,” says bus driver Dobrica Jeremic.

“It’s a nice feeling that we were able to help these people in an emergency and do a service.”

The group arrived in Switzerland on Thursday evening. The 50 people will be housed in the Lake Constance Talent Campus in Kreuzlingen: “They have a whole house to themselves here, the children and young people can continue to go to school and the players can continue to train,” says André Salamin, Head of the Lake Constance Talent Campus.

The relief campaign could only be realized thanks to the very fast and uncomplicated cooperation between Swiss Ice Hockey, the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Association, Eurobus and the Lake Constance Talent Campus. The aim was to get the group to safety in Switzerland as quickly as possible and to provide them with an environment where they are in good hands.

“We would like to thank everyone who supported this relief effort in any way. This campaign would not have been possible without the great willingness and flexibility of Eurobus and the bus drivers, the Lake Constance Talent Campus and its team and many volunteers,” says Patrick Bloch, CEO of Swiss Ice Hockey. The coordination and communication by those responsible for the Ukrainian ice hockey association was also central – who of course are also in an absolute emergency personally. “Sport stands together in difficult times,” says Patrick Bloch.

Swiss Ice Hockey’s thoughts are still with all people affected by the war in Ukraine. Swiss Ice Hockey is still in contact with the Lake Constance Talent Campus and the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Association and will provide further support wherever and whenever possible.

Anyone who would like to make a donation for the Ukrainian group in Kreuzlingen can send an email to Swiss Ice Hockey or contact the Lake Constance Talent Campus directly:

Source: m.sihf.ch/de/

CANUCKS VS CAPITALS PREVIEW

TV: Sportsnet Pacific

Radio: SN650

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between Vancouver and Washington this season: Jan. 16 (4-2 W), Mar. 11 (home).

• Vancouver has a 43-45-9-3 all-time record against the Capitals, including a 24-18-5-2 record at home against Washington.

• The Canucks are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs Washington (2-2-1 in their last 5).

• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller (4-8-12, 26 GP) and Travis Hamonic (5-7-12, 30 GP) share the team-lead in career scoring vs Washington.

• Elias Pettersson (5-0-5) has scored in all four career meetings vs Washington.

• Thatcher Demko has faced the Capitals once (1-0-0) in his career, owning a .939 SV% and a 2.00 GAA.

• Jaroslav Halak has a record of 11-11-1 in 25 games vs Washington, posting a .905 SV% and a 2.70 GAA.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Elias Pettersson has 14 points (5-9-14) in his last nine games.

• J.T. Miller has 21 points (7-14-21) over the course of a 10-game point streak.

• Brock Boeser has nine points (4-5-9) in his last 10 games.

• Quinn Hughes has 11 points (2-9-11) in his last nine games.

• Tanner Pearson has nine points (5-4-9) in his last eight games.

• Bo Horvat has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – JAN. 16/22: VAN 4 at WSH 2

Elias Pettersson opened the scoring for the Canucks with a power play goal at the 0:33 mark in the second period…Bo Horvat and Quinn Hughes recorded assists on the play…Pettersson (2-0-2) followed up with his second goal of the game at 4:48 in the second to give the Canucks the lead…Bo Horvat scored the GWG on the power play at 18:50 in the second period…Eight Canucks players found the scoresheet and J.T. Miller (1-1-2), Elias Pettersson (2-0-2), Quinn Hughes (0-2-2) and Bo Horvat (1-1-2) each had multi-point games…Kyle Burroughs led the team in hits (4)…Tyler Myers led the game in TOI (25:28)…Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots.

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 9/22: VAN 5 vs MTL 3

Travis Hamonic knotted the game at 13:35 in the first period with his second goal in as many games…Brad Hunt (4 games) and J.T. Miller (10 games) each extended their point streaks with assists…Brock Boeser gave Vancouver the lead on a power play marker at 10:34 in the second, from Miller and Quinn Hughes…Miller broke the tie with his team-leading 23rd goal of the season at 3:44 in the third period, unassisted…Pettersson added a power play tally at 15:35 in the third, assisted by Miller (1-3-4) and Bo Horvat…Horvat added an empty net goal to secure the win…Tanner Pearson and Elias Pettersson recorded the assists…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (6) and blocks (3)…Pettersson led in shots (6)…Thatcher Demko made 22 saves for his sixth consecutive win.

LAST 5 vs WASHINGTON

• Jan. 16/22: VAN 4 at WSH 2

• Nov. 23/19: VAN 2 at WSH 1 (SO)

• Oct. 25/19: VAN 5 vs WSH 6 (SO)

• Feb. 5/19: VAN 2 at WSH 3

• Oct. 22/18: VAN 2 vs WSH 5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Sheldon Rempal recalled from Abbotsford, Mar. 7
• Phillip Di Giuseppe reassigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 6

POWER PLAY PETEY

Netting the GWG on the power play on Mar. 9 vs MTL, Elias Pettersson tied Dennis Ververgaert for fifth-most PPG (29) by a Canucks player before age 24 (Tanti -69, Linden – 59, Bure – 47, Blight – 33).

FOUR POINT FRENZY

Collecting four-points (1-3-4) on Mar. 9 vs MTL, J.T. Miller became the first Canucks player with three four-point games in a season since Markus Naslund in 2003-04.

OUTSIDE THE BOX

Since Bruce Boudreau was named Head Coach on Dec. 5/21, the Canucks have taken the third-fewest penalties in the NHL (105) and have the second- best penalty differential in the League (+22).

STREAK-KING

J.T. Miller scored four points (1-3-4) on Mar. 9 vs MTL to extend his point streak to a career-high 10 games (7-14-21), marking the longest point-streak since Henrik Sedin’s 12-game streak in 2013-14. Previously, he became the second player in 2021-22 to record multiple point streaks of at least nine games, joining Auston Matthews (10 GP &9 GP).
Miller is also the only player in the NHL to record three separate point streaks of 8+ games this season, and only the seventh to do so in the last 10 years:

• Feb. 6-Mar. 9, 7-14-21, 10 GP • Dec. 6-Jan. 1, 3-10-13, 9 GP • Oct. 30-Nov. 14, 6-4-10, 8 GP

QUINNTASTIC

On Mar. 5 at TOR, Quinn Hughes joined Pavel Bure as the only player to get two career 40+ assist seasons with the Canucks by age 23 or younger. He also tied Paul Reinhart for the second most such seasons by a VAN defenceman (Most: 3 – Dennis Kearns, 55 A in 1976-77).

PEARSON-AL BEST

Collecting his 11th goal of the season and fourth in five games on Feb. 28 at NJD, Tanner Pearson established a career-high five-game point streak (4- 2-6). It also represented his 100th point as a Canuck (51-49-100) in his 190th game.

SCORING IN BUNCHES

The Canucks scored at least five goals for the third straight game during a 5-2 win at NYR on Feb. 27, accomplishing the feat for just the fifth time in the past 25 years. The other instances occurred from Oct. 22-30/19 (4 GP), Dec. 1-6/11 (3 GP), Oct. 14-18/05 (3 GP), and Feb. 6-25/98 (3 GP).

DIFFERENT FASHIONS

Trouncing the Flames 7-1 on home ice on Feb. 24, Vancouver scored four different types of goals for the first time in franchise history: Power play (Pettersson, Miller, Horvat), shorthanded (Pettersson), penalty shot (Miller), even strength (Horvat, Garland).

THREE CAN PLAY THAT GAME

J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, and Bo Horvat each notched two goals on Feb. 24 vs CGY, marking the first time the Canucks had multiple goals from three or more players in a game since Oct. 29/11 vs WSH (Higgins, Lappiere, Edler).

Source: nhl.com/canucks