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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

{allcanada} SCHNEIDER CONSIDERS SWISS OPTION

Vancouver Canucks netminder Cory Schneider is thinking about cashing in his Swiss chip as the NHL lockout enters its seventh week with no end in sight, according to The Vancouver Sun.

Although American born and raised, Schneider also has Swiss citizenship due to family ancestry on his father's side. This would make him eligible to play in the Swiss League as a non-import. To that end, he's exploring the option.

"It's nothing serious at this point," he said Monday when queried about going overseas. "There are still a couple of hoops to jump through before that's a possibility but when you see the month of November cancelled, that's 30-plus days from now. If we take the deadline seriously that there will be nothing until Dec. 1 — and you have to — I think it would only make sense to try and get in some game action."

Schneider figures he won't be picky either. He'll take whatever he can get.

"I don't think beggars can be choosers," said the 26-year-old redhead from Marblehead, Mass. "There are not a lot of spots over there and I'd be fortunate to even get an offer. So I'm not looking at it as the most opportune situation for me. I'm just looking at a place where I might be able to play some games.

"My father has Swiss citizenship and we actually did the paperwork a long time ago to get it for my brother and myself," Schneider added. "That's a nice thing to have so maybe it makes more sense for me to go there than anywhere else if I can do it."