Olympics-Ice hockey-Swiss Fiala out for tournament, federation says


Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group A - Canada vs Switzerland - Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2026. Kevin Fiala of Switzerland is stretchered off after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Mike Segar

MILAN, Feb 14 - Switzerland forward ⁠Kevin Fiala is out of the ‌Olympic tournament with a lower leg injury after being taken off on a ​stretcher during Friday's game against ⁠Canada, his ⁠country's ice hockey federation said.

The winger for ⁠the ‌Los Angeles Kings left the game with less ⁠than three minutes on the clock ​after Canadian ‌forward Tom Wilson collided with ⁠him near ​the boards in the Swiss team's second group game of the ⁠men's ice hockey tournament in ​Milan.

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation did not elaborate on the nature of ⁠his injury. Fiala is an alternate captain for the Swiss national team. They lost the game 5-1.

The ​National Hockey League ⁠allowed its players to compete in ​the Olympics this ‌year after a 12-year ​absence.

(Reporting by Amy Tennery in Milan; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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