NATIONAL TEAM - After Wick and Vauclair's retirement from the Swiss national team, also SC Bern's soon 38-year-old forward Martin Plüss has decided to put an end to his international career - with immediate effect.

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Since 2002, Plüss has completed 239 games in the jersey of Switzerland's National team A, in which he recorded a total of 56 goals and 78 assists for 134 points. The native of Bülach has participated in four Olympic games (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) and played a total of twelve World Championships - his last in 2013, where he was able to celebrate the win of the Silver medal together with his team-mates.

"One of the biggest challenges for athletes is to determine the optimal time for a voluntary retirement. For me, the national team is a matter close to my heart and I'm the type who always wants to achieve more. That's why it is a very hard moment for me, but I have the feeling that it is the right time for this step," Plüss explained himself. (rlu)