Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
 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 |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF |
7  |
| Highest IIHF | 7 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF | 9 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
  (Chamonix, France; 23 January 1909) | |
| Biggest win | |
 (Zurich, Switzerland; 4 February 1939) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
.svg.png){kind=small} (Chamonix, France; 30 January 1924) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 66 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |
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| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1910) |
| Best result |
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| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |
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| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 519–619–125 | |
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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 | ||
| 8th | 1964 1988 2010 | 1955 1964↓ 1987↓ 1999 2003 2004 | ||
| 9th | 1956 2014 | 1956 1975(3.B) 1986(1.B)↑ 1990(1.B)↑ | ||
| 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) | |||
| 13th | 1936 | 1936 1973(7.B)↓ 1977(5.B) 1979(5.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 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} | 7th place | |||
 | 8th place | |||
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.svg.png){kind=small} | 12th place | |||
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 | 5th place | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} | 9th place | |||
 | did not participate | |||
 | 8th place | |||
| did not participate | |||
 | 10th place | |||
| 11th place | |||
| did not participate | |||
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 | 8th place | |||
| 10th place | |||
| did not participate | |||
| did not participate | |||
| 11th place | |||
 | 6th place | |||
| 8th place | |||
 | 9th place | |||
 | 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
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.[1]
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) | October 31, 1991 | |
| 15 | F | Grégory Hofmann | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | November 13, 1992 | |
| 16 | D | Raphael Diaz – C | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | January 9, 1986 | |
| 19 | F | Reto Schäppi | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | January 27, 1991 | |
| 20 | G | Reto Berra | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | January 3, 1987 | |
| 21 | F | Kevin Fiala | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | July 22, 1996 | |
| 22 | F | Nino Niederreiter – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | September 8, 1992 | |
| 28 | F | Timo Meier | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | October 6, 1996 | |
| 34 | D | Dean Kukan | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | July 8, 1993 | |
| 38 | D | Lukas Frick | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | September 15, 1994 | |
| 41 | D | Mirco Müller | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | March 21, 1995 | |
| 45 | D | Michael Fora | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | October 30, 1995 | |
| 46 | F | Noah Rod | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | June 7, 1996 | |
| 60 | F | Tristan Scherwey | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | May 7, 1991 | |
| 62 | G | Gilles Senn | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | March 1, 1996 | |
| 63 | G | Leonardo Genoni | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | August 28, 1987 | |
| 65 | D | Ramon Untersander | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | January 21, 1991 | |
| 71 | F | Enzo Corvi | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | December 23, 1992 | |
| 76 | D | Joël Genazzi | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | February 10, 1988 | |
| 79 | F | Damien Riat | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | February 26, 1997 | |
| 82 | F | Simon Moser – A | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | March 10, 1989 | |
| 83 | F | Joël Vermin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | February 5, 1992 | |
| 85 | F | Sven Andrighetto | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | March 21, 1993 | |
| 90 | D | Roman Josi | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | June 1, 1990 | |
| 92 | F | Gaëtan Haas | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | January 31, 1992 | |
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.
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