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Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
Men's national ice hockey team representing Switzerland
Men's national ice hockey team representing Switzerland
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Switzerland | |
| Badge | Switzerland national ice hockey team logo 2017.png | |
| Badge_size | 170px | |
| Nickname | La Nati, Die Nati, Eisgenossen | |
| Association | Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband | |
| General Manager | Lars Weibel | |
| Coach | Patrick Fischer | |
| Asst Coach | Jan Cadieux | |
| Rikard Franzén | ||
| Marcel Jenni | ||
| Captain | Nico Hischier | |
| Most games | Mathias Seger (305) | |
| Top scorer | Jörg Eberle (79) | |
| Most points | Jörg Eberle (142) | |
| IIHF code | SUI | |
| IIHF Rank | ||
| IIHF max | 2 | |
| IIHF max date | 2025 | |
| IIHF min | 9 | |
| IIHF min date | 2003–04, 2012 | |
| Team_Colors | ||
| Jerseys | [[File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png | 173px]] |
| First game | 3–0 | |
| (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) | ||
| Largest win | 23–0 | |
| (Zurich, Switzerland; 4 February 1939) | ||
| Largest loss | 33–0 | |
| (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) | ||
| World champ apps | 74 | |
| World champ first | 1930 | |
| World champ best | (1935, 2013, 2018, 2024, 2025) | |
| Regional name | European Championships | |
| Regional cup apps | 8 | |
| Regional cup first | 1910 | |
| Regional cup best | (1926) | |
| Olympic apps | 18 | |
| Olympic first | 1920 | |
| Olympic medals | [[File:Bronze medal.svg | 16px]] (1928, 1948) |
| Record | 689–729–115 |
Rikard Franzén Marcel Jenni (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) (Zurich, Switzerland; 4 February 1939) (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (; ; ) is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.
As of 2025, the Swiss team is ranked 3rd in the IIHF World Rankings.
History
Bibi Torriani served as the Switzerland national team captain from 1933 to 1939. He played on a forward line known as "The ni-storm" (), with brothers Hans Cattini and Ferdinand Cattini. The line was named for the last syllable (-ni) of players' surnames. The ni-storm was regarded as the top line of HC Davos and Switzerland's national hockey team. Torriani served as head coach of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team in 1946–47, and again from 1948 to 1949 to 1951–52. Canadian-born Derek Holmes was the team's player-coach in the 1960s.
From a bronze medal at the 1953 World Championships until the silver medal of 2013 and 2018, Switzerland did not win a medal at a major senior ice hockey tournament, coming close in 1992 and 1998, when they finished in 4th place at the World Championships both years.
Before the 2013 IIHF World Championship, the Swiss national hockey team scored two historic upsets at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, defeating the Czech Republic 3–2 and shutting out Canada 2–0 two days later. They finally fell to Sweden in the quarterfinals. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Swiss nearly stunned Canada again in round-robin play, taking the heavily favored Canadians to a shootout, which they lost 1–0 for a narrow 3–2 loss.
Tournament record
Overview
| Rank | Olympics | World Championships | European Championships | Spengler Cup | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | Other placings | dnp | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 2013 2018 2024 2025 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 1948 | 1928 1930 1939 1950 1951 1953 | 1922 1924 1925 1932 | 1967 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 1947 1992 1998 | 1910 1911 | 1964 1968 1972 1974 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 1952 | 1920 1933 1949 1952 2010 2022 2023 | 1923 | 1977 1978 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 1938 1972↓ 2000 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | 1924 1954 1962↓ 1971(1.B)↑ 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 1988 2010 2022 | 1955 1964↓ 1987↓ 1999 2003 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 2014 | 1956 1975(3.B) 1986(1.B)↑ 1990(1.B)↑ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 1992 2018 | 1963(2.B)↑ 1965(2.B) 1985(2.B) 2002 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 2002 | 1961(3.B)↑ 1978(3.B) 1981(3.B) 2012 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959↓ 1970(6.B) 1976(4.B) 1989(4.B) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 1973(7.B)↓ 1977(5.B) 1979(5.B) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966(6.B) 1982(6.B) 1983(6.B) 1996(2.B) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967(7.B)↓ 1974(1.C)↑ 1997(3.B)↑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969(2.C)↑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 1960 1968 | 1931 1957 1958 | 1923–1963 1965–1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↑: promoted, ↓: relegated, (3.B): (rank.pool), dnp: did not participate |
Olympic Games
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| Year | Result | Totals | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium 1920 | 7th place | ||||||
| France 1924 | 8th place | ||||||
| Switzerland 1928 | |||||||
| United States 1932 | did not participate | ||||||
| Germany 1936 | 12th place | ||||||
| Switzerland 1948 | |||||||
| Norway 1952 | 5th place | ||||||
| Italy 1956 | 9th place | ||||||
| United States 1960 | did not participate | ||||||
| Austria 1964 | 8th place | ||||||
| France 1968 | did not participate | ||||||
| Japan 1972 | 10th place | ||||||
| Austria 1976 | 11th place | ||||||
| United States 1980 | did not participate | ||||||
| Yugoslavia 1984 | did not participate | ||||||
| Canada 1988 | 8th place | ||||||
| France 1992 | 10th place | ||||||
| Norway 1994 | did not participate | ||||||
| Japan 1998 | did not participate | ||||||
| United States 2002 | 11th place | ||||||
| Italy 2006 | 6th place | ||||||
| Canada 2010 | 8th place | ||||||
| Russia 2014 | 9th place | ||||||
| South Korea 2018 | 10th place | ||||||
| China 2022 | 8th place | ||||||
| Italy 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
World Championship
- 1930 – Won bronze medal
- 1933 – Finished tied in 5th place
- 1934 – Finished in 4th place
- 1935 – Won silver medal
- 1937 – Won bronze medal
- 1938 – Finished in 6th place
- 1939 – Won bronze medal
- 1947 – Finished in 4th place
- 1949 – Finished in 5th place
- 1950 – Won bronze medal awarded Silver as European Champion
- 1951 – Won bronze medal
- 1953 – Won bronze medal
- 1954 – Finished in 7th place
- 1955 – Finished in 8th place
- 1959 – Finished in 12th place
- 1961 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1962 – Finished in 7th place
- 1963 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1965 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1966 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1967 – Finished in 15th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1969 – Finished in 16th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1970 – Finished in 12th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1971 – Finished in 7th place (won Pool B)
- 1972 – Finished in 6th place
- 1973 – Finished in 13th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1974 – Finished in 15th place (won Pool C)
- 1975 – Finished in 9th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1976 – Finished in 12th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1977 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1978 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1979 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1981 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1982 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1983 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
- 1985 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1986 – Finished in 9th place (won Pool B)
- 1987 – Finished in 8th place
- 1989 – Finished in 12th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1990 – Finished in 9th place (won Pool B)
- 1991 – Finished in 7th place
- 1992 – Finished in 4th place
- 1993 – Finished in 10th place
- 1994 – Finished in 13th place (won Pool B)
- 1995 – Finished in 12th place
- 1996 – Finished in 14th place (2nd in Pool B)
- 1997 – Finished in 15th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 1998 – Finished in 4th place
- 1999 – Finished in 8th place
- 2000 – Finished in 6th place
- 2001 – Finished in 9th place
- 2002 – Finished in 10th place
- 2003 – Finished in 8th place
- 2004 – Finished in 8th place
- 2005 – Finished in 8th place
- 2006 – Finished in 9th place
- 2007 – Finished in 8th place
- 2008 – Finished in 7th place
- 2009 – Finished in 9th place
- 2010 – Finished in 5th place
- 2011 – Finished in 9th place
- 2012 – Finished in 11th place
- 2013 – Won silver medal
- 2014 – Finished in 10th place
- 2015 – Finished in 8th place
- 2016 – Finished in 11th place
- 2017 – Finished in 6th place
- 2018 – Won silver medal
- 2019 – Finished in 8th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
- 2021 – Finished in 6th place
- 2022 – Finished in 5th place
- 2023 – Finished in 5th place
- 2024 – Won silver medal
- 2025 – Won silver medal
European Championship
| Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI 1910 Les Avants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
| German Empire 1911 Berlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
| Austria-Hungary 1912 Prague* | did not participate | |||||||||
| German Empire 1913 Munich | did not participate | |||||||||
| German Empire 1914 Berlin | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
| SWE 1921 Stockholm | did not participate | |||||||||
| SUI 1922 St. Moritz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| BEL 1923 Antwerp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
| ITA 1924 Milan | did not participate | |||||||||
| TCH 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| SUI 1926 Davos | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 15 | ? | ? | Final round | |
| AUT 1927 Wien | did not participate | |||||||||
| HUN 1929 Budapest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ? | ? | Second round | 5th |
| GER 1932 Berlin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | ? | ? | Final round |
Spengler Cup
- 1964 – Finished in 4th place
- 1967 – Won bronze medal
- 1968 – Finished in 4th place
- 1972 – Finished in 4th place
- 1974 – Finished in 4th place
- 1975 – Finished in 4th place
- 1976 – Won bronze medal
- 1977 – Finished in 5th place
- 1978 – Finished in 5th place
- 1979 – Finished in 5th place
- 2017 – Won silver medal
Deutschland Cup
Euro Hockey Tour
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Patrick Fischer
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | F | Simon Knak | 1.88 m | 86 kg | SUI HC Davos | |
| 9 | F | Damian Riat | 1.83 m | 85 kg | SUI Lausanne HC | |
| 10 | F | Andres Ambühl | 1.76 m | 86 kg | SUI HC Davos | |
| 13 | F | Nico Hischier – C | 1.86 m | 88 kg | USA New Jersey Devils | |
| 14 | D | Dean Kukan | 1.87 m | 87 kg | SUI ZSC Lions | |
| 15 | F | Grégory Hofmann | 1.84 m | 90 kg | SUI EV Zug | |
| 17 | F | Ken Jäger | 1.86 m | 83 kg | SUI Lausanne HC | |
| 21 | F | Kevin Fiala | 1.80 m | 93 kg | USA Los Angeles Kings | |
| 22 | F | Nino Niederreiter | 1.88 m | 95 kg | CAN Winnipeg Jets | |
| 26 | G | Sandro Aeschlimann | 1.84 m | 84 kg | SUI HC Davos | |
| 28 | F | Timo Meier | 1.84 m | 100 kg | USA New Jersey Devils | |
| 34 | G | Stéphane Charlin | 1.93 m | 95 kg | SUI SCL Tigers | |
| 43 | D | Andrea Glauser | 1.82 m – A | 86 kg | SUI Lausanne HC | |
| 45 | D | Michael Fora | 1.92 m | 98 kg | SUI HC Davos | |
| 54 | D | Christian Marti | 1.90 m | 96 kg | SUI ZSC Lions | |
| 56 | D | Tim Berni | 1.83 m | 86 kg | SUI Genève-Servette | |
| 62 | F | Denis Malgin | 1.75 m | 80 kg | SUI ZSC Lions | |
| 63 | G | Leonardo Genoni | 1.83 m | 83 kg | SUI EV Zug | |
| 71 | D | Jonas Siegenthaler | 1.89 m | 99 kg | USA New Jersey Devils | |
| 72 | F | Dominik Egli | 1.74 m | 81 kg | SWE Frölunda HC | |
| 73 | F | Sandro Schmid | 1.80 m | 82 kg | SUI Fribourg-Gottéron | |
| 80 | F | Nicolas Baechler | 1.88 m | 92 kg | SUI ZSC Lions | |
| 85 | F | Sven Andrighetto | 1.77 m – A | 85 kg | SUI ZSC Lions | |
| 86 | D | Janis Moser | 1.85 m | 83 kg | USA Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 88 | F | Christoph Bertschy | 1.77 m | 84 kg | SUI Fribourg-Gottéron | |
| 95 | F | Tyler Moy | 1.86 m | 92 kg | SUI Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Uniform evolution
File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 1988 (WOG).png|1988 Olympic jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 1991.png|1992 Olympic and 1991–1993 IIHF jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 1998-2000.png|1998 Olympic and 1999–2000 IIHF jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 1998 IIHF IHWC.png|1998 IIHF jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 2001-2004.png|2001–2004 IIHF and 2002 Olympic jerseys File:Switzerland national hockey team jerseys.png|former jerseys File:Switzerland national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png|2014 Olympic jerseys File:Switzerland national hockey team jerseys 2014.png|2014–2016 IIHF jerseys File:Switzerland national hockey team jerseys 2017.png|2017 IIHF jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 (WOG).png|2018 Olympic jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 IHWC.png|2018–2021 IIHF jerseys File:Switzerland national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png|2022 Olympic jerseys
References
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- "Riccardo 'Bibi' Torriani".
- "Glanzzeiten mit dem NI-Sturm".
- "Bibi-Torriani-Cup".
- "Richard Torriani 01.10.1911–03.09.1988".
- (2018). "Hall of Fame".
- (November 17, 1967). "Bownass Will Soon Get Chance To See How Good His Nats Are". [[Winnipeg Free Press]].
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