Switzerland men's national ice hockey team

Switzerland

The Swiss badge based on the coat of arms of Switzerland is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)	Eisgenossen
Association	Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband
General manager	Raeto Raffainer
Head coach	Patrick Fischer
Assistants	Tommy Albelin Christian Wohlwend
Captain	Raphael Diaz
Most games	Ivo Rüthemann (233)
Top scorer	Jörg Eberle (79)
Most points	Jörg Eberle (142)
Team colors
IIHF code	SUI
Ranking
Current IIHF	7 1
Highest IIHF	7 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF	9 (first in 2003)
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)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	66 (first in 1930)
Best result	(1935, 2013, 2018)
European Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 1910)
Best result	(1926)
Olympics
Appearances	14 (first in 1920)
Medals	(1928, 1948)
International record (W–L–T)
519–619–125

Medal record
Olympic Games
	1928 St. Moritz	Team
	1948 St. Moritz	Team
World Championship
	1935 Switzerland
	2013 Sweden/Finland
	2018 Denmark
	1930 Austria/France/Germany
	1937 Great Britain
	1939 Switzerland
	1950 Great Britain
	1951 France
	1953 Switzerland

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 2018 the Swiss team was ranked 7th in the world by the IIHF. From a bronze medal at the 1953 World Championships until the silver medal of 2013, 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			1926
2nd		1935 2013 2018		2017
3rd	1928 1948	1928 1930 1939 1950 1951 1953	1922 1924 1925 1932 1950	1967 1976
4th		1934 1947 1992 1998	1910 1911	1964 1968 1972 1974 1975
5th	1920 1952	1920 1933 1949 1952 2010	1923	1977 1978 1979
6th	2006	1938 1972↓ 2000 2017
7th	1924	1924 1954 1962↓ 1971(1.B)↑ 1991 2008
8th	1964 1988 2010	1955 1964↓ 1987↓ 1999 2003 2004 2005 2007 2015
9th	1956 2014	1956 1975(3.B) 1986(1.B)↑ 1990(1.B)↑ 2001 2006 2009 2011
10th	1972 1992 2018	1963(2.B)↑ 1965(2.B) 1985(2.B) 2002 2014
11th	1976 2002	1961(3.B)↑ 1978(3.B) 1981(3.B) 2012 2016
12th		1959↓ 1970(6.B) 1976(4.B) 1989(4.B) 1993↓ 1995↓
13th	1936	1936 1973(7.B)↓ 1977(5.B) 1979(5.B) 1994(1.B)↑
14th		1966(6.B) 1982(6.B) 1983(6.B) 1996(2.B)
15th		1967(7.B)↓ 1974(1.C)↑ 1997(3.B)↑
16th		1969(2.C)↑
Other placings
dnp	1932 1960 1968 1980 1984 1994 1998	1931 1957 1958		1923-1963 1965-1966 1969-1971 1973 1980-2016
↑: promoted, ↓: relegated, (3.B): (rank.pool), dnp: did not participate

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
Totals
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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 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 – 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

European Championship

• 1910 – Finished in 4th place
• 1911 – Finished in 4th place
• 1922 – Won bronze medal
• 1923 – Finished in 5th place
• 1924 – Won bronze medal
• 1925 – Won bronze medal
• 1926 – Won gold medal
• 1928 – Not ranked
• 1932 – Won bronze medal

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

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Patrick Fischer

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
14	F	Chris Baltisberger	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1991-10-31) October 31, 1991	ZSC Lions
15	F	Grégory Hofmann	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1992-11-13) November 13, 1992	HC Lugano
16	D	Raphael Diaz – C	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1986-01-09) January 9, 1986	EV Zug
19	F	Reto Schäppi	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1991-01-27) January 27, 1991	ZSC Lions
20	G	Reto Berra	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1987-01-03) January 3, 1987	San Diego Gulls
21	F	Kevin Fiala	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1996-07-22) July 22, 1996	Nashville Predators
22	F	Nino Niederreiter – A	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1992-09-08) September 8, 1992	Minnesota Wild
28	F	Timo Meier	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(1996-10-06) October 6, 1996	San Jose Sharks
34	D	Dean Kukan	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1993-07-08) July 8, 1993	Cleveland Monsters
38	D	Lukas Frick	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1994-09-15) September 15, 1994	Lausanne HC
41	D	Mirco Müller	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1995-03-21) March 21, 1995	New Jersey Devils
45	D	Michael Fora	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1995-10-30) October 30, 1995	HC Ambrì-Piotta
46	F	Noah Rod	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1996-06-07) June 7, 1996	San Jose Barracuda
60	F	Tristan Scherwey	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1991-05-07) May 7, 1991	SC Bern
62	G	Gilles Senn	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996	HC Davos
63	G	Leonardo Genoni	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-08-28) August 28, 1987	SC Bern
65	D	Ramon Untersander	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1991-01-21) January 21, 1991	SC Bern
71	F	Enzo Corvi	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1992-12-23) December 23, 1992	HC Davos
76	D	Joël Genazzi	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1988-02-10) February 10, 1988	Lausanne HC
79	F	Damien Riat	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1997-02-26) February 26, 1997	Genève-Servette HC
82	F	Simon Moser – A	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1989-03-10) March 10, 1989	SC Bern
83	F	Joël Vermin	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1992-02-05) February 5, 1992	Lausanne HC
85	F	Sven Andrighetto	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1993-03-21) March 21, 1993	Colorado Avalanche
90	D	Roman Josi	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1990-06-01) June 1, 1990	Nashville Predators
92	F	Gaëtan Haas	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1992-01-31) January 31, 1992	SC Bern

U-20 team

Switzerland made their U20 debut in 1977 at the A Pool championships held in Montreal. Their first game was an 18–1 loss to the Soviet Union. Switzerland was relegated to the B Pool, but were promoted back to Pool A after posting a 4–0 record with wins over the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy and France. This began a consistent cycle of relegation and promotion, and Switzerland did not win their first A Pool game until 1991 when they defeated Norway 2–1 to avoid relegation.

Switzerland's presence in the A Pool became more consistent after the IIHF changed its format to include a medal round after the round-robin in 1995. The new format allowed 2 new teams to join Pool A, which were Slovakia and Switzerland. In 1998, the Swiss won their first-ever quarter-final game over Sweden in a shootout, thanks to stellar play from goaltender David Aebischer. The team lost 2–1 to Finland in the semi-finals but rebounded to win the bronze medal with a 4–3 win over the Czech-Republic. In 2002, Switzerland upset Slovakia in a shootout in the quarter-finals on the back of great play from goaltender Tobias Stephan. Switzerland lost to Canada in the semi-finals, and faced Finland in the bronze medal match. The Swiss were optimistic, having recorded a 3–0 win over Finland in their opening game of tournament, but they lost the match 5–1 for a 4th-place finish.

Switzerland was relegated in 2008 along with Denmark. Switzerland hosted the 2009 Div I tournament and were promoted back to Pool A.

In the 2010 tournament Switzerland earned a spot in the quarter-finals against a heavily favored Russia. The Swiss pulled off a major upset by beating the Russians 3–2 in overtime. Nino Niederreiter scored twice in the game, including the OT winner. Switzerland lost 6–1 in the semi-finals to Canada and then 11–4 to Sweden in the bronze medal match for a 4th-place finish, their highest since the 2002 tournament. The lopsided score was the highest margin of victory in a medal game since the new format took place in 1995. In an interesting twist, Switzerland was originally to host the 2010 tournament, but withdrew their application due to fear of being relegated based on their poor performance in recent tournaments. The host city was rumored to be Bern or Lugano.

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile