| Association | Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband |
|---|---|
| GM |  Patrick Bloch |
| Head coach | Patrick Fischer |
| Assistants |  Tommy Albelin Lars Leuenberger |
| Captain | Andrea Glauser |
| Most games | Mathias Seger (245) |
| Top scorer | Jörg Eberle (49) |
| Most points | Jörg Eberle (91) |
| IIHF code | SUI |
| IIHF ranking | 8 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 7 (2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2013-2017, 2018) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 9 (2003-2004, 2012) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 United Kingdom 3-0 Switzerland  (Chamonix, France; January 23, 1909) | |
| Biggest win | |
Switzerland 23-0 Yugoslavia  (Zurich, Switzerland; February 4, 1939) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 33-0 Switzerland (Chamonix, France; January 30, 1924) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 53 (first in 1920) |
| Best result |  Silver: 3 - 1935, 2013, 2018 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |  Bronze: 2 - 1928, 1948 |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 519-619-125 | |
The Swiss men's national ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. It is currently ranked 8th in the IIHF World Ranking. Switzerland has not won only 2 silver medal at a major tournaments since a bronze medal at the 1953 World Championship. Recently, they won the silver medal at 2013 and 2018 World Championships.
The Swiss national hockey team scored two historic, unexpected upsets at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, defeating the Czech Republic 3-2 and blanking Canada 2-0 two days later. They finally fell to Sweden in the quarterfinals.
Switzerland has a total of 27,867 players (0.33 % of its population).
Olympic Record[]
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1928 St. Moritz | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 1948 St. Moritz | Ice hockey |
- 1920 - Finished in 7th place
- 1924 - Finished in 8th place
- 1928 -
Bronze - 1932 - Did not participate
- 1936 - Finished in 12th place
- 1948 - Bronze
- 1952 - Finished in 9th place
- 1956 - Finished in 9th place
- 1960 - Did not participate
- 1964 - Finished in 8th place
- 1968 - Did not participate
- 1972 - Finished in 10th place
- 1976 - Finished in 11th place
- 1980-1984 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Finished in 8th place
- 1992 - Finished in 10th place
- 1994-1998 - Did not qualify
- 2002 - Finished in 11th place
- 2006 - Finished in 6th place
- 2010 - Finished in 8th place
- 2014 - Finished in 9th place
- 2018 - Finished in 10th place
BronzeEuropean Championship Record[]
- 1910 - Finished in 4th place
- 1911 - Finished in 4th place
- 1912 - Did not participate
- 1922 - Bronze
- 1923 - Finished in 5th place
- 1924 - Bronze
- 1925 - Bronze
- 1926 - Gold
- 1927 - Did not participate
- 1928 - Not ranked
- 1932 - Bronze
GoldWorld Championship Record[]
| World Championships medal record | ||
| World Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1928 Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1930 France, Austria, Germany | Switzerland |
| Silver | 1935 Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1937 England | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1939 Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1948 Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1950 England | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1951 France | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 1953 Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Silver | 2013 Sweden, Finland | Switzerland |
| Silver | 2018 Denmark | Switzerland |
- 1920 - Finished in 7th place
- 1924 - Finished in 8th place
- 1928 - Bronze
- 1930 - Bronze
- 1931-1932 - Did not participate
- 1933 - Finished in 5th place
- 1934 - Finished in 4th place
- 1935 - Silver
- 1936 - Finished in 12th place
- 1937 - Bronze
- 1938 - Finished in 6th place
- 1939 - Bronze
- 1947 - Finished in 4th place
- 1948 - Bronze
- 1949 - Finished in 5th place
- 1950 - Bronze
- 1951 - Bronze
- 1952 - Finished in 9th place
- 1953 - Bronze
- 1954 - Finished in 7th place
- 1955 - Finished in 8th place
- 1956 - Finished in 9th place
- 1957-1958 - Did not participate
- 1959 - Finished in 12th place
- 1960 - Did not participate
- 1961 - Finished in 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
- 1962 - Finished in 7th place
- 1963 - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1964 - Finished in 8th place
- 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")
- 1968 - Did not participate
- 1969 - Finished in 16th place (2nd in "Pool C")
- 1970 - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
- 1971 - Finished in 7th place (1st in "Pool B")
- 1972 - Finished in 6th place
- 1973 - Finished in 13th place (7th in "Pool B")
- 1974 - Finished in 15th place (1st in "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 (1st in "Pool B")
- 1987 - Finished in 8th place
- 1989 - Finished in 12th place (4th in "Pool B")
- 1990 - Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
- 1991 - Finished in 7th place
- 1992 - Finished in 4th place
- 1993 - Finished in 10th place
- 1994 - Finished in 13th place (1st in "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 9th 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 - Silver
- 2014 - Finished in 10th place
- 2015 - Finished in 8th place
- 2016 - Finished in 11th place
- 2017 - Finished in 6th place
- 2018 - Silver
- 2019 - Finished in 8th place
- 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
SilverActual Roster[]
| Position | Number | Name | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots/Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | #1 | Joren van Pottelberghe | June 5, 1997 | 6ft 3in (191cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
| G | #32 | Gauthier Descloux | July 23, 1996 | 5ft 11in (181cm) | 163lb (74kg) | L |
| D | #7 | Yanik Burren | January 28, 1997 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 181lb (82kg) | R |
| D | #25 | Roger Karrer | January 21, 1997 | 5ft 11in (180cm) | 181lb (82kg) | R |
| D | #42 | Tobias Geisser | February 13, 1999 | 6ft 4in (193cm) | 201lb (91kg) | L |
| D | #43 | Andrea Glauser | April 3, 1996 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 190lb (86kg) | R |
| D | #58 | Simon Le Coultre | August 9, 1999 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 183lb (83kg) | L |
| D | #72 | Dominik Egli | August 20, 1998 | 5ft 8in (173cm) | 170lb (77kg) | R |
| D | #73 | Elia Riva | January 3, 1998 | 5ft 10in (178cm) | 181lb (82kg) | L |
| D | #75 | Sven Jung | January 5, 1995 | 6ft 1in (186cm) | 176lb (80kg) | L |
| F | #11 | Sven Leuenberger | February 18, 1999 | 5ft 10in (178cm) | 196lb (89kg) | R |
| F | #36 | Justin Sigrist | April 20, 1999 | 5ft 11in (180cm) | 172lb (78kg) | L |
| F | #48 | André Heim | April 26, 1998 | 6ft 0in (184cm) | 176lb (80kg) | L |
| F | #49 | Axel Simic | January 27, 1999 | 5ft 8in (173cm) | 181lb (82kg) | R |
| F | #52 | Yannick Zehnder | December 29, 1997 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 179lb (81kg) | L |
| F | #67 | Luca Hischier | February 16, 1995 | 6ft 1in (185cm) | 196lb (89kg) | L |
| F | #78 | Luca Fazzini | March 17, 1995 | 5ft 9in (176cm) | 190lb (86kg) | R |
| F | #79 | Damien Riat | February 26, 1997 | 6ft 0in (183cm) | 181lb (82kg) | R |
| F | #88 | Valentin Nussbaumer | September 25, 2000 | 5ft 11in (180cm) | 172lb (78kg) | L |
| F | #89 | Dominik Diem | January 25, 1997 | 5ft 11in (181cm) | 185lb (84kg) | L |
| F | #97 | Gilian Kohler | May 27, 2000 | 5ft 8in (172cm) | 163lb (74kg) | L |
| F | #98 | Marco Miranda | June 2, 1998 | 6ft 2in (189cm) | 196lb (89kg) | L |
Team Staff[]
| Role | Name | Born |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Patrick Fischer | September 6, 1975 |
| Assistant coach | Tommy Albelin | May 21, 1964 |
| Assistant coach | Lars Leuenberger | March 29, 1975 |
| Goaltending coach | Thomas Bäumle | September 25, 1984 |
| Goaltending coach | Peter Mettler | February 1, 1981 |
| Team manager | Ricardo Schödler | August 30, 1988 |
| CEO | Patrick Bloch | April 14, 1985 |
| Conditioning coach | Samuel Böhringer | |
| Director of player personnel | Lars Weibel | May 20, 1974 |
| Director | Matthias Berner | |
| Director | Mark Streit | December 11, 1977 |
| Equipment manager | Jürg Hegi | July 2, 1963 |
| Equipment manager | Stefan Steiner | June 26, 1968 |
| President | Michael Rindlisbacher | |
| Senior advisor | Pascal Müller | April 10, 1979 |
| Video coach | Benoît Pont | May 3, 1975 |