that were lined with silk shops and other specialty stores. Like many of the other places we have seen in the areas around the lake, Bellagio also featured stunning old buildings and churches that were open to anyone walking the streets.

The boat ride back was less about sightseeing and more about returning the team back to Como where they were free to get dinner and explore more of the city on their own. The parents and staff did the same, choosing to eat with Sergio in a local restaurant located in the small courtyard area of the building that housed it, covered only by four connected and suspended umbrellas.

A day that seemed to be a free-for-all when it began with no real plans, turned into a great chancefor players to spend time with one another in one of the region’s most beautiful settings.

The team returns to the ice Saturday evening in northern Switzerland to take on Thurgau in Weinfelden, Switzerland.

Bellagio's docks from the area near where most of the team went swimming.

The panoramic view of Lake Como and Bellagio from Trattoria Baita Belvedere.