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Switzerland
Association Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband
GM Flag of Switzerland Patrick Bloch
Head coach Flag of Switzerland Patrick Fischer
Assistants Flag of Sweden Tommy Albelin
Flag of Switzerland 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
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 3-0 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland
(Chamonix, France; January 23, 1909)
Biggest win
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 23-0 Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
(Zurich, Switzerland; February 4, 1939)
Biggest defeat
Canadian Red Ensign 1921 Canada 33-0 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland
(Chamonix, France; January 30, 1924)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 53 (first in 1920)
Best result Silver medal with cup Silver: 3 - 1935, 2013, 2018
Olympics
Appearances 17 (first in 1920)
Medals Bronze medal 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 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1932 - Did not participate
  • 1936 - Finished in 12th place
  • 1948 - 3Bronze medal icon 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

European Championship Record[]

  • 1910 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1911 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1912 - Did not participate
  • 1922 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1923 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1924 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1925 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1926 - 11 Gold
  • 1927 - Did not participate
  • 1928 - Not ranked
  • 1932 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze

World 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 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1930 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1931-1932 - Did not participate
  • 1933 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1934 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1935 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 1936 - Finished in 12th place
  • 1937 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1938 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1939 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1947 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1948 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1949 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1950 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1951 - 3Bronze medal icon Bronze
  • 1952 - Finished in 9th place
  • 1953 - 3Bronze medal icon 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 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2014 - Finished in 10th place
  • 2015 - Finished in 8th place
  • 2016 - Finished in 11th place
  • 2017 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2018 - 2Silver medal icon Silver
  • 2019 - Finished in 8th place
  • 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Actual 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

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