Gross and Eggenberger to Play for Team Switzerland at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship
December 7, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Oshawa Generals News Release
Oshawa, ON- Swiss Hockey announced today that Oshawa Generals defenceman Nico Gross and forward Nando Eggenberger have been named to Team Switzerland's U20 National Junior Team Pre-camp roster ahead of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
Gross joined the Generals for the 2017-2018 season, collecting four goals and 10 assists in 58 games as a rookie. Having a strong sophomore season so far with the team, Gross has already come close to reaching his totals from last year with three goals, nine assists in 26 games. He represented his country internationally at many levels, most recently at the IIHF 2018 World Junior Championship in Buffalo, NY last year as an assistant captain for Team Switzerland and at the IIHF U18 World Championship this spring. Before the NHL draft, he appeared in the Sherwin-Williams Top Prospect game and was an invite to the NHL combine. In June, the New York Rangers selected him in the 4th round, 101st overall.
Eggenberger spent last season in the NLA with HC Davos in Switzerland. Like Gross, Eggenberger represented his country at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships, where he was selected as team captain. The Generals drafted the Chur, Switzerland native this past June in the CHL Import Draft. He attended the Vancouver Canucks training camp this season before returning full time to the Generals lineup. The 6'2, 185 lbs left shot forward in his first season with the Generals has had a great rookie campaign accumulating 13 goals and 13 assists in 26 games.
Team Switzerland will play in Group A at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship with Canada, Russia, Czech Republic and Denmark.
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