Swiss National League players receive international call-ups

Several players from the Chur hockey club have been selected for various national team rosters during the NLB break. Latvian players Sandis Smons and Rihards Melnalksnis have been called up to the Latvian senior squad for the Deutschland Cup in Düsseldorf, where they will face Slovakia, Germany, and Austria.

Goalkeeper Martin Neckar has been named to the French national team for the Coupe des Nations in Amiens, facing Norway, Slovenia, and Hungary. Additionally, Ukrainian defender Ruslan Zdorovets is currently on the reserve list for the Ukrainian national team.

At the youth level, Simon Bär and Mike Aeschlimann have been selected for the Swiss U20 squad for the Five Nations tournament in Nyköping, Sweden. Niclas Rentsch is also on standby for the Swiss U20 team, while Matej Pekar has been nominated for the Czech Republic U20 squad, potentially setting up a matchup between teammates on November 4.