Austria's ice hockey hero Schnetzer: We are fighting Switzerland!

Austria's ice hockey hero Schnetzer: We are fighting Switzerland!

Austria's national ice hockey team has achieved a historical moment by reaching the World Cup quarter-finals of the 2025 World Hockey Championship. This marks the first quarter -finals since 1994. The player Ramón Schnetzer, who takes part in a World Cup for the first time, emphasizes the strong team cohesion as a decisive factor for the success of the team. The upcoming duel against Switzerland, vice world champion and winner of six of seven group games will take place on Thursday at 4:20 p.m. The outsider role does not feel as a disadvantage; "It only works together," is the motto of the team, as reported.

The way to the quarter -finals was highly competitive, but Austrian players like Schettetzer showed that they are ready to fight for success. In the last game against France, which Austria won 5-2, Schnetzer contributed with his first World Cup goal to break the previous record of the last victories for over 21 years. Marco Kasper scored the first goal of the game in the 39th second, followed by another goal by Vinzenz Rohrer in the 7th minute. The Best Player Rohrer later increased for the team before Schnetzer struck in the 16th minute after a mistake by the French goal car, which documented a strong first third party of the team, so [ice hockey-online.news] (https://www.eishockey-online.news/international/2025/16/eishockey-wm-2025- second-sieg-fuer-oesterreich/).

Austria's team spirit and training style

The head coach Roger Bader contributed significantly to team development by praising the players for their efficiency in the game. Captain Thomas Raffl emphasizes the ambition and focus of the team on the upcoming challenges, while the entire team is excited about the upcoming game against Switzerland. The achievements and the team game have strengthened the cohesion and paved the way into the decisive phase of the World Cup.

In connection with the achievements of Austrian ice hockey, the national team has not only achieved sporting success. Austria recently ended the World Cup with an impressive 10th place after the team had won against Olympic champion Finland and Norway. The [Austrian Ice Hockey Association] (https://www.eishockey.at/aktuelles-infos/oehv-jahr-jahr- Oesterreich-wm-wm-Histen-N) mentioned these services and praised the development in men's and women's right.

benefits and development are not only shown in the brilliant moments of the national team. A strong foundation is also laid in the junior teams. In view of the success of the U18 team, which bronze at the World Cup Division IA, and the constant improvement of the U20 team, which narrowly missed the promotion in the last attempt, the future for Austrian ice hockey looks very promising as a whole.