In addition to Andrea Glauser, Christoph Bertschy and Sandro Schmid, Friborg could well be represented by a fourth element in the World Hockey Match between Switzerland and the United States on Monday (4:20 p.m.). Joey Daccord (28) has close links with the bilingual canton.
The United States goalkeeper is the son of the Canadian Brian Daccord, former Porteur d’Ambri (1986-1992) and Friborg-Gottéron (1994-1995), and Daniela, a Swiss with Friborg origins.
A Swiss flag on the helmet
However, his relationship with Switzerland is not just about its origins or passports. Joey Daccord is really attached to his maternal homeland. During the 2020-2021 season, the red flag with white cross was present at the back of its helmet on the occasion of its NHL appearances with the Ottawa Senators.
During the summer of 2022, at the dawn of a new season in North America, he had even come to spend a few weeks in his second country. In order to perfect his Swiss-German, a language he masters, pose in Interlaken and review the part of his family who still lives in Switzerland.
“Happy celebration in Switzerland!” It was wonderful to return to Switzerland earlier this summer to visit my Swiss family and to visit one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Thank you Schweizer Familie, ”he wrote on August 1, 2022 to accompany a photo with family members.
Born in Massachusetts, Joey Daccord benefited from soil law and is thus sorting. However, before this 2025 World Cup, he had never played the slightest international meeting during his career. The fault of a too important choice between Canada, the United States and Switzerland? Maybe.
Ineligible for the Swiss team
The Swiss Hockey Federation (SIHF) has had contacts in recent years with the Seattle Kraken goalkeeper. However, it was impossible for Patrick Fischer to select it due to the regulations of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF).
“He would have had to play two years in our country to be eligible, explained to us in December 2023 Lars Weibel, the director of national teams. We insisted with the IIHF, but she said no and it’s really hard to accept. ”
The regrets could be even bigger if Ryan Warsofsky, the American coach, aligns the Fribourgeois this Monday (4:20 p.m.) in Herning. Especially if Joey Daccord has new laundering, as was the case on Friday against Denmark.
