Switzerland vs United States liveblog

Liveblog of Switerland vs the United States, PostFinance Arena, Bern. 04.05.2009

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• 5:12 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA vs #Switzerland at IIHF Ice #Hockey World Championship beginning at 2:15pm ET
  
• 5:14 PM: swiss_slapshot #Sweden leading #France 4-1 in Bern, #Slovakia 2-0 over #Norway in Zurich. Second period. #iihf #hockey
  
• 5:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Klaus Zaugg analysis on #Swiss coach Ralph Krueger’s job security – bit.ly #iihf #hockey
  
• 5:32 PM: swiss_slapshot Over in Bern, #France getting on the board vs #Sweden. 5-3 in the second period. Upset?
  
• 7:00 PM: swiss_slapshot #Switzerland vs #USA starting in exactly 1 hour and 15 minutes #iihf #hockey
  
• 7:21 PM: swiss_slapshot #Swiss fans starting to fill PostFinance Arena. Wondering how many Swiss flags will be handed out. Must-win for team Switzerland. #hockey
  
• 7:34 PM: swiss_slapshot When is the PostFinance Arena going to heat up? MC asking for US fans to “make some noise”. All quiet.
  
• 7:43 PM: swiss_slapshot USA vs Switzerland faceoff in 30 minutes #iihf #hockey Gerber better have the game of his life
  
• 8:06 PM: usahockey Getting set for USA-Switzerland here in Bern, Switz., tonite at IIHF Men’s Worlds. USA is in quarterfinals regardless of result tonite.
  
• 8:10 PM: swiss_slapshot Wondering why western (Europe + North America) hockey players comb their hair for photos and the Russians don’t. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:11 PM: swiss_slapshot USA coach Ron Wilson spent six years playing in Switzerland in the late 70s and early 80s #hockey #iihf
  
• 8:12 PM: swiss_slapshot #Swiss fans (lustily?) booing team USA
  
• 8:13 PM: swiss_slapshot Arena going wild for Swiss team. Please win Switzerland. Please please please. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:14 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber, Streit, Weber, Wick, Jeannin and Lemm starting for #Switzerland
  
• 8:15 PM: swiss_slapshot #Switzerland vs #USA starting now #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:16 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland putting the puck in USA end. Perhaps some more physical play this time around. USA get it back into Swiss zone.
  
• 8:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Play stopped. Face-off in Swiss end
  
• 8:18 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss make dangerous pass in front of net. Manage to clear. Gardner injured apparently.
  
• 8:18 PM: swiss_slapshot Face-off in USA end. Early goal for Swiss? #iihf
  
• 8:19 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss certainly playing with more passion against #USA #hockey
  
• 8:19 PM: swiss_slapshot Direct shot on goal from Seger of #Switzerland. Esche makes easy save.
  
• 8:21 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss race into USA end. A few players hit the ice. Esche makes the save.
  
• 8:22 PM: swiss_slapshot Stafford of USA falls blazing down the left side. Phew
  
• 8:24 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss rush into USA end. Get picked. Puck goes into the mesh. Teams change. Face-off near centre ice
  
• 8:25 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss playing like it matters against USA. And it does. Much quicker game than against Sweden #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:25 PM: swiss_slapshot Finland leading Canada 1-0 in Zurich #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:26 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss man down
  
• 8:27 PM: swiss_slapshot Hard hit from USA. Trainers are on the ice. Lost helmet.
  
• 8:27 PM: swiss_slapshot Stretcher coming out.
  
• 8:28 PM: swiss_slapshot Refs having a chat with captains of both teams. Can’t figure out who is down.
  
• 8:29 PM: swiss_slapshot Hope the game won’t get too ugly. If there’s a positive, Switzerland is going to be majorly fired up #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:30 PM: swiss_slapshot David Backes of USA gets 5 for boarding plus game misconduct #hockey #iihf
  
• 8:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Fans at PostFinance Arena applauding as Julien Sprunger is rolled off the ice. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:32 PM: swiss_slapshot Play back on. Shannon in the box since Backes out of the game. Another USA penalty coming up. This is getting dirty. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:34 PM: swiss_slapshot Braun in the box for roughing. Two man advantage for Switzerland. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:34 PM: swiss_slapshot USA clears. Switzerland must do something here. #hockey #iihf
  
• 8:35 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland score !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
• 8:35 PM: swiss_slapshot PostFinance Arena going wild right now. Finally… A Swiss lead.
  
• 8:36 PM: swiss_slapshot New strategy for Switzerland. Shoot. Then crash net. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:38 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland continue to press vs USA. Still on power play. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:39 PM: swiss_slapshot More chances for Switzerland in USA end. USA will be even strength soon
  
• 8:42 PM: swiss_slapshot Hans-Rudi Merz makes appearance on the big screen.
  
• 8:43 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber stops USA puck. Having a better game so far.
  
• 8:43 PM: lv Yo dudes, anyone know where to watch live on net? BTW is it 1:0 for swiss
  
• 8:44 PM: swiss_slapshot Esche jumps straight up to save. Swiss pressing. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:45 PM: swiss_slapshot Higgins of USA had some words with Swiss player after open ice hit. All good now. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:46 PM: swiss_slapshot @lv unless you live in Switzerland…. Maybe some specialty channel in North America.
  
• 8:47 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber makes beautiful glove save. #iihf 3hockey
  
• 8:48 PM: lv I’m in London :).. seems like everywhere u have to pay
  
• 8:48 PM: lv so whatš the score? is it 1:0 swiss ahead?
  
• 8:50 PM: swiss_slapshot Things a little more calm now. Switzerland ices. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:50 PM: swiss_slapshot Yes 1-0 Switzerland
  
• 8:52 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss player Bezina in the box for roughing. And now another Swiss headed to box. Ouch
  
• 8:53 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss clear. Pressure off for now.
  
• 8:53 PM: swiss_slapshot USA back in Swiss zone. Swiss player knocked over. USA headed for the box. Switzerland will have PP in second period. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:54 PM: swiss_slapshot First period #USA vs #Switzerland over. Swiss leading 1-0. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:55 PM: Julien Burnier Pifuu. Btw no way TV online … sponsors thing I guess. Hop Schwitz!
  
• 8:55 PM: swiss_slapshot Shots on goal. USA 6 Switzerland 10. Finland leading Canada 2-1 after first in Zurich. #iihf #hockey
  
• 8:56 PM: swiss_slapshot @julien. Too bad about the TV. Trying to update things as quickly as possible from here.
  
• 8:59 PM: IIHFHockey BERNE – End of 1st, USA 0 – SUI 1. David Backes game misconduct for boarding. Julien Sprunger injured, out on stretcher. #iihfhockey
  
• 9:02 PM: Jérémie Berger lol@ppl askin 4 tv 😀 faster slapshot faster!! ftw
  
• 9:02 PM: johnc www.channelsurfing.net….live hockey from Sweden TV
  
• 9:05 PM: lv @ johnc nice one man thanks for the link!
  
• 9:06 PM: johnc No problem my friend…glad to help…good game, I am enjoying this!
  
• 9:08 PM: flamecave
  
  
• 9:09 PM: swiss_slapshot Second period, #Switzerland vs #USA about to begin. Can Swiss keep up momentum?
  
• 9:11 PM: swiss_slapshot USA tries to bang puck past Gerber, who holds his own. Switzerland now on PP. #hockey #iihf
  
• 9:11 PM: usahockey End of the 1st period. Switzerland 1, USA 0. Swiss scored a 5-on-3 PPG. David Backes hit with a 5-min. boarding penalty and game misconduct.
  
• 9:13 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA at full strength. Acrobatic his coming up. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:13 PM: swiss_slapshot Perhaps #Swiss can capitalise on Esche’s big fat rebounds. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:14 PM: swiss_slapshot Higgins makes fancy play past Swis player, fires above the glass.
  
• 9:16 PM: swiss_slapshot Wow. Massive open ice hip check sends Swiss player flying a good five metres.
  
• 9:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss need to get more physical. Now short-handed. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Team #USA laying some serious hits on #Switzerland. Clean for the most part. Swiss have 6th man advantage though. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:18 PM: swissamanda Looks good for Switzerland. Go and use your last chance….
  
• 9:18 PM: swiss_slapshot Cowbells coming out. More cowbell.
  
• 9:18 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA score. 1-1
  
• 9:20 PM: swiss_slapshot Hainsey drives slapshot past Gerber’s left side. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:21 PM: swiss_slapshot Just missed catching a puck by 2 metres.
  
• 9:22 PM: swiss_slapshot Weber in the box. 2 minutes for delay of game
  
• 9:23 PM: swiss_slapshot Check out complete coverage of #IIHF championship bit.ly
  
• 9:23 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss clear, less than 20 seconds remaining in penalty
  
• 9:23 PM: swiss_slapshot Oh no. USA score. Or????
  
• 9:24 PM: swiss_slapshot Play being reviewed.
  
• 9:24 PM: swissamanda It might be over for Switzerland…….
  
• 9:24 PM: iihf2009 News: Latvia or Switzerland?: USA-Switzerland game to decide about last quarterfinal spots tr.im
  
• 9:25 PM: swiss_slapshot It’s official. Goal waved off.
  
• 9:26 PM: swissamanda Key moments in the game. The tension can be felt…
  
• 9:26 PM: swiss_slapshot Still 1-1, #USA vs #Switzerland – dodged a bullet. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:28 PM: swiss_slapshot If it’s tied approaching the end, wondering how long Krueger will take before pulling Gerber. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:29 PM: Bowlie Let’s wait until the 3rd?
  
• 9:29 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland score!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
• 9:29 PM: swiss_slapshot Beautiful wrap-around, setting Swiss player up right in front of the net.
  
• 9:29 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA trailing #Switzerland 2-1 #IIHF #hockey
  
• 9:30 PM: swiss_slapshot Romano Lemm and Sandy Jeannin are my heroes. #iihf
  
• 9:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Streit of #Switzerland letting #USA know he doesn’t take crap. It’s needed. Both teams have one man in the box #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:33 PM: swiss_slapshot Scuffle in front of #Swiss net. #USA making Switzerland work for it. #iihf #hockey USA still playing more physical
  
• 9:34 PM: swiss_slapshot #Swiss net off
  
• 9:34 PM: Bowlie 32 minutes of play and 41 minutes of penalties. Glad I’m not the Ref.
  
• 9:36 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber lets one trickle through his legs against #USA 2-2
  
• 9:37 PM: swiss_slapshot Higgins gets the goal for #USA
  
• 9:38 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland could use a defection from Latvian goalie Masalskis right about now. #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:38 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber covers up, keeps game at 2-2 vs #USA. Thanks, Martin.
  
• 9:42 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber gets lucky. Puck goes off post. #Swiss bring it into #USA end. USA pull goalie. delayed penalty.
  
• 9:42 PM: swiss_slapshot Esche back on. Ambühl of #Switzerland in the box for….?
  
• 9:43 PM: swiss_slapshot Ambühl in for “stockschlag” aka slashing #iihf #hockey
  
• 9:44 PM: swiss_slapshot Ok… Ref calls #Swiss for tripping on very innocuous play. Crowd does not like this.
  
• 9:45 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA score. This hurts
  
• 9:45 PM: vman YESSSSSS
  
• 9:47 PM: swiss_slapshot Goal by Hainsey was complete repeat of Higgins’s goal. #iihf #hockey #USA up 3-2
  
• 9:47 PM: swiss_slapshot Finland leading Canada 3-2 in Zurich
  
• 10:00 PM: Finland Girl Finland!!! Kill Canada!
  
• 10:00 PM: swiss_slapshot Refs getting booed by #Swiss audience. #Switzerland will have to score two goals to get into the quarterfinal. #iihf #hockey
  
• 10:05 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland back at full strength. Tense moments in front of Gerber but #Swiss clear.
  
• 10:07 PM: swiss_slapshot Flags waving at Bern Arena #iihf #hockey
  
• 10:07 PM: IIHFHockey BERNE – End of 2nd, USA 3 – SUI 2. First reports say that Sprunger’s injury not as severe as feared. #iihfhockey
  
• 10:10 PM: swiss_slapshot Sticks and players flying everywhere. #iihf #hockey
  
• 10:13 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA back at full strength
  
• 10:17 PM: swiss_slapshot SWITZERLAND SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
• 10:17 PM: swiss_slapshot Ok…. game tied up. Arena is nuts. Starting to rewrite the script.
  
• 10:17 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA and #Switzerland tied up.
  
• 10:19 PM: swissamanda Thanks to Dubois we can hope again….
  
• 10:20 PM: swiss_slapshot #USA player clears puck with his hands. Is that allowed? #iihf
  
• 10:23 PM: swiss_slapshot Canada still trailing Finland 3-2 in Zurich
  
• 10:23 PM: swiss_slapshot 6:29 left for Switzerland to score a goal against #USA
  
• 10:28 PM: swiss_slapshot Less than 3 minutes left. Gerber still in goal. For how long? #iihf #hockey
  
• 10:30 PM: swiss_slapshot Two minutes left
  
• 10:30 PM: swiss_slapshot Gerber way out of his crease. #iihf #hockey
  
• 10:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland close at #USA end. Arena on their feet
  
• 10:31 PM: swiss_slapshot Timeout #Switzerland.
  
• 10:33 PM: swiss_slapshot Can the #Swiss do it…? USA hit post on open net.
  
• 10:35 PM: swiss_slapshot 60 minutes end in tie, Swiss knocked out
  
• 10:36 PM: swiss_slapshot Switzerland get 11 shots on goal, USA gets 4 in third period.
  
• 10:39 PM: swiss_slapshot Swiss score 13 seconds into overtime.
  
• 10:40 PM: Julien Burnier Unchecked expectations, bad play for the most part of the tournament, then wake up deserve better in the end… A typical swiss sport show, I’d say.
  

Tournament facts

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship runs from April 24 to May 12 in the cities of Bern and Zurich.

700 million people are expected to watch on television on at least 70 television channels in over 100 countries.

Each match will be followed by over 20 cameras.

The budget is over SFr31 million.

446,440 tickets are available. 303,000 have been sold.

10,000 students have registered for seats for the games.

150 coaches will gather for a symposium in Kloten.

Organisers will hand out 17,000 fruit to players in dressing rooms and hotels.

Slovakia vs Hungary

In Zurich, Slovakia beat Hungary 4-3.