Switzerland men's national ice hockey team

Switzerland
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameLa Nati, Die Nati, Eisgenossen
AssociationSchweizerischer Eishockeyverband
Head coachPatrick Fischer
AssistantsJan Cadieux
Rikard Franzén
Marcel Jenni
CaptainRoman Josi
Most gamesMathias Seger (305)
Top scorerJörg Eberle (79)
Most pointsJörg Eberle (142)
Team colors     
IIHF codeSUI
Ranking
Current IIHF2 (Increase 2) (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF2 (2025)
Lowest IIHF9 (2003–04, 2012)
First international
Great Britain  3–0   Switzerland
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Biggest win
Switzerland  23–0  Yugoslavia
(Zurich, Switzerland; 4 February 1939)
Biggest defeat
Canada  33–0   Switzerland
(Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924)
Olympics
Appearances19 (first in 1920)
Medals (1928, 1948)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances74 (first in 1930)
Best resultSilver (1935, 2013, 2018, 2024, 2025)
European Championships
Appearances8 (first in 1910)
Best resultGold (1926)
International record (W–L–T)
689–729–115[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1928 St. Moritz Team
Bronze medal – third place 1948 St. Moritz Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1935 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Silver medal – second place 2018 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2024 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2025 Sweden/Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Austria/France/Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1937 Great Britain
Bronze medal – third place 1939 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Great Britain
Bronze medal – third place 1951 France
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Switzerland
Pool B / Division I
Gold medal – first place 1971 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1986 Netherlands
Gold medal – first place 1990 France
Gold medal – first place 1994 Denmark

The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (German: Schweizer Eishockeynationalmannschaft; French: Équipe de Suisse de hockey sur glace; Italian: Nazionale di hockey su ghiaccio della Svizzera) is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.

As of 2026, the Swiss team is ranked 2nd in the IIHF World Rankings.

History

Bibi Torriani served as the Switzerland national team captain from 1933 to 1939.[3] He played on a forward line known as "The ni-storm" (German: Der ni-sturm), 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.[4][5][6][7] 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.[3] Canadian-born Derek Holmes was the team's player-coach in the 1960s.[8]

From a bronze medal at the 1953 World Championships until the silver medal in 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 fourth place in the World Championships both years.[9][10]

Before the 2013 IIHF World Championship, the Switzerland 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.[11]

The national ice hockey teams of Switzerland and Germany.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

1920 Olympics Swiss Ice Hockey Team
Year Result
Belgium 1920 7th place
France 1924 8th place
Switzerland 1928  Bronze
United States 1932 did not participate
Germany 1936 12th place
Switzerland 1948  Bronze
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
Socialist Federal Republic of 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 5th place
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
19 0 0 2 2

World Championship

Patrick Fischer
  • 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[12]
  • 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
Switzerland 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).
Sweden 1921 Stockholm did not participate
Switzerland 1922 St. Moritz 2 0 0 2 1 15 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Belgium 1923 Antwerp 4 0 0 4 7 23 ? ? Round-robin 4th
Italy 1924 Milan did not participate
Czechoslovakia 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec 3 0 2 1 3 4 ? ? Round-robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Switzerland 1926 Davos 7 5 1 1 35 15 ? ? Final round 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Austria 1927 Wien did not participate
Hungary 1929 Budapest 3 1 0 2 2 5 ? ? Second round 5th
Germany 1932 Berlin 6 1 5 0 10 9 ? ? Final round 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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

2026 Olympics roster

The first six players of Switzerland's roster were announced on 16 June 2025.[13] The rest of the roster was announced on 7 January 2026.[14] On 10 February, Roman Josi was named Switzerland's captain,[15] with Kevin Fiala, Andrea Glauser, Nico Hischier, and Nino Niederreiter named alternate captains.[16]

Head coach: Patrick Fischer[17]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
8 F Simon Knak 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2002-01-27)27 January 2002 (aged 24) Switzerland HC Davos
9 F Damien Riat 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 28) Switzerland Lausanne HC
13 F Nico Hischier – A 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 27) United States New Jersey Devils
14 D Dean Kukan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 (aged 32) Switzerland ZSC Lions
17 F Ken Jäger 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (aged 27) Switzerland Lausanne HC
20 G Reto Berra 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 39) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
21 F Kevin Fiala – A 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 29) United States Los Angeles Kings
22 F Nino Niederreiter – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 33) Canada Winnipeg Jets
23 F Philipp Kurashev 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1999-10-12)12 October 1999 (aged 26) United States San Jose Sharks
28 F Timo Meier 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 29) United States New Jersey Devils
40 G Akira Schmid 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (aged 25) United States Vegas Golden Knights
43 D Andrea Glauser – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 29) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
44 F Pius Suter 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 29) United States St. Louis Blues
45 D Michael Fora 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 30) Switzerland HC Davos
54 D Christian Marti 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 32) Switzerland ZSC Lions
56 D Tim Berni 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (2000-02-11)11 February 2000 (aged 26) Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
62 F Denis Malgin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 29) Switzerland ZSC Lions
63 G Leonardo Genoni 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1987-08-28)28 August 1987 (aged 38) Switzerland EV Zug
71 D Jonas Siegenthaler 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1997-05-06)6 May 1997 (aged 28) United States New Jersey Devils
73 F Sandro Schmid 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2000-06-03)3 June 2000 (aged 25) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
79 F Calvin Thürkauf 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 28) Switzerland HC Lugano
85 F Sven Andrighetto 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1992-03-21)21 March 1992 (aged 33) Switzerland ZSC Lions
86 D Janis Moser 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2000-06-06)6 June 2000 (aged 25) United States Tampa Bay Lightning
88 F Christoph Bertschy 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 31) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
90 D Roman Josi – C 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 35) United States Nashville Predators

Uniform evolution

  • National team jerseys
  • 1988 Olympic jerseys
    1988 Olympic jerseys
  • 1992 Olympic and 1991–1993 IIHF jerseys
    1992 Olympic and 1991–1993 IIHF jerseys
  • 1998 Olympic and 1999–2000 IIHF jerseys
    1998 Olympic and 1999–2000 IIHF jerseys
  • 1998 IIHF jerseys
    1998 IIHF jerseys
  • 2001–2004 IIHF and 2002 Olympic jerseys
    2001–2004 IIHF and 2002 Olympic jerseys
  • former jerseys
    former jerseys
  • 2014 Olympic jerseys
    2014 Olympic jerseys
  • 2014–2016 IIHF jerseys
    2014–2016 IIHF jerseys
  • 2017 IIHF jerseys
    2017 IIHF jerseys
  • 2018 Olympic jerseys
    2018 Olympic jerseys
  • 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
    2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
  • 2022 Olympic jerseys
    2022 Olympic jerseys

References

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  2. ^ "Switzerland". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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  4. ^ "Glanzzeiten mit dem NI-Sturm". HC Davos (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  6. ^ "Richard Torriani 01.10.1911–03.09.1988". Swiss Association of Ice hockey Players (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame". Hockey Club Davos (in German). 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Bownass Will Soon Get Chance To See How Good His Nats Are". Winnipeg Free Press. 17 November 1967. p. 26.
  9. ^ "Championnats du monde de hockey sur glace 1992". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Championnats du monde 1998 de hockey sur glace". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_national_men%27s_ice_hockey_team