Switzerland men's national ice hockey team

Switzerland
Nickname(s)La Nati, Die Nati, Eisgenossen
AssociationSchweizerischer Eishockeyverband
General managerLars Weibel
Head coachPatrick Fischer
AssistantsJan Cadieux
Rikard Franzén
Marcel Jenni
CaptainNico Hischier
Most gamesMathias Seger (305)
Top scorerJörg Eberle (79)
Most pointsJörg Eberle (142)
Team colors     
IIHF codeSUI
Ranking
Current IIHF2 2 (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF2 (2025)
Lowest IIHF9 (2003–04, 2012)
First international
Great Britain  3–0   
(Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909)
Biggest win
  23–0  Yugoslavia
(Zurich, Switzerland; 4 February 1939)
Biggest defeat
Canada  33–0   
(Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924)
Olympics
Appearances18 (first in 1920)
Medals (1928, 1948)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances74 (first in 1930)
Best result (1935, 2013, 2018, 2024, 2025)
European Championships
Appearances8 (first in 1910)
Best result (1926)
International record (W–L–T)
689–729–115[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
1928 St. Moritz Team
1948 St. Moritz Team
World Championship
1935 Switzerland
2013 Sweden/Finland
2018 Denmark
2024 Czech Republic
2025 Sweden/Denmark
1930 Austria/France/Germany
1937 Great Britain
1939 Switzerland
1950 Great Britain
1951 France
1953 Switzerland
Pool B / Division I
1971 Switzerland
1986 Netherlands
1990 France
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 2024, the Swiss team is ranked 5th 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]

From a bronze medal at the 1953 World Championships until the silver medal of 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 4th place at the World Championships both years.[8][9]

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.[10]

Tournament record

Overview

Rank Olympics World Championships European Championships Spengler Cup
1st 1926
2nd 1935 2013 2018 2024 2025 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 2022 2023 1923 1977 1978 1979
6th 2006 1938 1972↓ 2000 2017
7th 1924 1924 1954 1962↓ 1971(1.B)↑ 1991

2008

8th 1964 1988 2010 2022 1955 1964↓ 1987↓ 1999 2003 2004

2005 2007 2015 2019

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
2022 8th place
2026 To be determined
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 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[11]
  • 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

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[12][13]

Head coach: Patrick Fischer

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
8 F Simon Knak 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 HC Davos
9 F Damian Riat 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 Lausanne HC
10 F Andres Ambühl 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 HC Davos
13 F Nico Hischier – C 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 New Jersey Devils
14 D Dean Kukan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 ZSC Lions
15 F Grégory Hofmann 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 EV Zug
17 F Ken Jäger 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 Lausanne HC
21 F Kevin Fiala 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 Los Angeles Kings
22 F Nino Niederreiter 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 Winnipeg Jets
26 G Sandro Aeschlimann 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 HC Davos
28 F Timo Meier 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 New Jersey Devils
34 G Stéphane Charlin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 SCL Tigers
43 D Andrea Glauser 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) – A 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 Lausanne HC
45 D Michael Fora 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 HC Davos
54 D Christian Marti 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 ZSC Lions
56 D Tim Berni 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 Genève-Servette
62 F Denis Malgin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 ZSC Lions
63 G Leonardo Genoni 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987 EV Zug
71 D Jonas Siegenthaler 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 New Jersey Devils
72 F Dominik Egli 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 Frölunda HC
73 F Sandro Schmid 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 Fribourg-Gottéron
80 F Nicolas Baechler 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 ZSC Lions
85 F Sven Andrighetto 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) – A 85 kg (187 lb) (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 ZSC Lions
86 D Janis Moser 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning
88 F Christoph Bertschy 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 Fribourg-Gottéron
95 F Tyler Moy 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

Uniform evolution

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

References

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  4. ^ "Glanzzeiten mit dem NI-Sturm". HC Davos (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Bibi-Torriani-Cup". Adis Hockey (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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  7. ^ "Hall of Fame". Hockey Club Davos (in German). 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Championnats du monde de hockey sur glace 1992". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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