Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
| Nickname | La Nati, Die Nati, Eisgenossen |
|---|---|
| Association | Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband |
| Head coach | Patrick Fischer |
| Assistants | Jan Cadieux Rikard Franzén Marcel Jenni |
| Captain | Roman Josi |
| Most games | Mathias Seger (305) |
| Top scorer | Jörg Eberle (79) |
| Most points | Jörg Eberle (142) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | SUI |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 2 ( 2) (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 2 (2025) |
| Lowest IIHF | 9 (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 | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1920) |
| Medals | (1928, 1948) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 74 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | (1935, 2013, 2018, 2024, 2025) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1910) |
| Best result | (1926) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 689–729–115[2] | |
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]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Year | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 7th place | |||
| 1924 | 8th place | |||
| 1928 | Bronze | |||
| 1932 | did not participate | |||
| 1936 | 12th place | |||
| 1948 | Bronze | |||
| 1952 | 5th place | |||
| 1956 | 9th place | |||
| 1960 | did not participate | |||
| 1964 | 8th place | |||
| 1968 | did not participate | |||
| 1972 | 10th place | |||
| 1976 | 11th place | |||
| 1980 | did not participate | |||
| 1984 | did not participate | |||
| 1988 | 8th place | |||
| 1992 | 10th place | |||
| 1994 | did not participate | |||
| 1998 | did not participate | |||
| 2002 | 11th place | |||
| 2006 | 6th place | |||
| 2010 | 8th place | |||
| 2014 | 9th place | |||
| 2018 | 10th place | |||
| 2022 | 8th place | |||
| 2026 | 5th place | |||
| Totals | ||||
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 19 | 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[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 Les Avants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
| 1911 Berlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
| 1912 Prague* | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1913 Munich | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1914 Berlin | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1915–1920 | No Championships (World War I). | |||||||||
| 1921 Stockholm | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1922 St. Moritz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| 1923 Antwerp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 | ? | ? | Round-robin | 4th |
| 1924 Milan | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1925 Štrbské Pleso, Starý Smokovec | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ? | ? | Round-robin | |
| 1926 Davos | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 15 | ? | ? | Final round | |
| 1927 Wien | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1929 Budapest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ? | ? | Second round | 5th |
| 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
- Gold medal (2001, 2007, 2019)
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) | 27 January 2002 (aged 24) | HC Davos |
| 9 | F | Damien Riat | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 26 February 1997 (aged 28) | Lausanne HC |
| 13 | F | Nico Hischier – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 4 January 1999 (aged 27) | New Jersey Devils |
| 14 | D | Dean Kukan | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 8 July 1993 (aged 32) | ZSC Lions |
| 17 | F | Ken Jäger | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 30 May 1998 (aged 27) | Lausanne HC |
| 20 | G | Reto Berra | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 3 January 1987 (aged 39) | HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 21 | F | Kevin Fiala – A | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 22 July 1996 (aged 29) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 22 | F | Nino Niederreiter – A | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 8 September 1992 (aged 33) | Winnipeg Jets |
| 23 | F | Philipp Kurashev | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 12 October 1999 (aged 26) | San Jose Sharks |
| 28 | F | Timo Meier | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 8 October 1996 (aged 29) | New Jersey Devils |
| 40 | G | Akira Schmid | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 12 May 2000 (aged 25) | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 43 | D | Andrea Glauser – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 3 April 1996 (aged 29) | HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 44 | F | Pius Suter | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 24 May 1996 (aged 29) | St. Louis Blues |
| 45 | D | Michael Fora | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 30 October 1995 (aged 30) | HC Davos |
| 54 | D | Christian Marti | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 29 March 1993 (aged 32) | ZSC Lions |
| 56 | D | Tim Berni | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 11 February 2000 (aged 26) | Genève-Servette HC |
| 62 | F | Denis Malgin | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 18 January 1997 (aged 29) | ZSC Lions |
| 63 | G | Leonardo Genoni | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 28 August 1987 (aged 38) | EV Zug |
| 71 | D | Jonas Siegenthaler | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 6 May 1997 (aged 28) | New Jersey Devils |
| 73 | F | Sandro Schmid | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 3 June 2000 (aged 25) | HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 79 | F | Calvin Thürkauf | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 27 June 1997 (aged 28) | HC Lugano |
| 85 | F | Sven Andrighetto | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 21 March 1992 (aged 33) | ZSC Lions |
| 86 | D | Janis Moser | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 6 June 2000 (aged 25) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 88 | F | Christoph Bertschy | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 5 April 1994 (aged 31) | HC Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 90 | D | Roman Josi – C | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 1 June 1990 (aged 35) | Nashville Predators |
Uniform evolution
- National team jerseys
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1988 Olympic jerseys
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1992 Olympic and 1991–1993 IIHF jerseys
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1998 Olympic and 1999–2000 IIHF jerseys
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1998 IIHF jerseys
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2001–2004 IIHF and 2002 Olympic jerseys
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former jerseys
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2014 Olympic jerseys
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2014–2016 IIHF jerseys
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2017 IIHF jerseys
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2018 Olympic jerseys
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2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
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2022 Olympic jerseys
References
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Riccardo 'Bibi' Torriani". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Glanzzeiten mit dem NI-Sturm". HC Davos (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Bibi-Torriani-Cup". Adis Hockey (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Richard Torriani 01.10.1911–03.09.1988". Swiss Association of Ice hockey Players (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Hockey Club Davos (in German). 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Bownass Will Soon Get Chance To See How Good His Nats Are". Winnipeg Free Press. 17 November 1967. p. 26.
- ^ "Championnats du monde de hockey sur glace 1992". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Championnats du monde 1998 de hockey sur glace". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Canada 3 - Switzerland 2 (SO)". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland names 1st 6 players to preliminary Olympics roster". National Hockey League. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Team Switzerland hockey roster for 2026 Winter Olympics at a glance". National Hockey League. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Hockey sur glace: Roman Josi nommé capitaine de l'équipe de Suisse" [Ice hockey: Roman Josi named captain of the Swiss team]. rtn.ch (in French). RTN. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (11 February 2026). "Josi named Team Switzerland captain for 2026 Olympics". NHL.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Team roster: Switzerland". iihf.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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