Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team

The Switzerland men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Switzerland. The team is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

AssociationSchweizerischer Eishockeyverband
General ManagerRaeto Raffainer
Head coach Marco Bayer
Assistants Corsin Camichel
Tommy Albelin
Captainvacant
Most pointsPeter Jaks (19)
Team colors              
IIHF codeSUI
First international
 Soviet Union 18 – 1 Switzerland  
(Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; 22 December 1977)
Biggest win
  Switzerland 20 – 7 Austria 
(Sapporo, Japan; 24 March 1985)
Biggest defeat
 Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland  
(Helsinki, Finland; 27 December 1979)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances39 (first in 1978)
Best result (1998)
International record (W–L–T)
92–121–12
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
1998 FinlandSwitzerland

History

Switzerland played its first game in 1977 against the Soviet Union during the 1978 IIHF World U20 Championship.[1] Switzerland lost the game 1–18 and finished last in the tournament and were relegated to the Pool B tournament for the following year.[2] After winning the 1979 Pool B tournament of the 1979 IIHF World U20 Championship they were promoted back to the top Pool A championship. During the 1980 IIHF World U20 Championship Switzerland suffered their worst defeat in international participation after being beaten by Finland 1–19.[1] Switzerland went on to finish last in the tournament and were relegated back to Pool B for the following year. Switzerland continued to move between the top division and the Pool B tournament.[2] During the Pool B tournament of the 1985 IIHF World U20 Championship Switzerland achieved their largest win in international participation when they defeated Austria 20–7.[1] In 1998 Switzerland won their first medal at the World U20 Championships after finishing in third at the 1998 IIHF World U20 Championship by defeating the Czech Republic in the bronze medal game.[1] In 2008 Switzerland finished ninth and were relegated to Division I for the following year. This was the first time in a lower division since competing in the 1995 Pool B tournament. They returned to the top division for 2010 after winning their 2009 Division I Group A tournament.[2] At the 2012 IIHF World U20 Championship being held in Alberta, Canada, Switzerland finished in eight place.[3]

Peter Jaks currently holds the team record for most points with 19.[4]

Team roster

From the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships[5]

#NamePosDate of BirthClub
1Gianluca ZaettaG18 December 1999 EV Zug
29Akira SchmidG12 May 2000 Omaha Lancers
30Luca HollensteinG5 March 2000 EV Zug
4Simon le CoultreD9 August 1999 Moncton Wildcats
7Gianluca BurgerD27 April 1999 GCK Lions
8Janis Jérôme MoserD6 June 2000 EHC Biel
16Nico GrossD26 January 2000 Oshawa Generals
19Davyd BarandunD2 January 2000 HC Davos
21Tim BerniD11 February 2000 ZSC Lions
26David AebischerD26 September 2000 Gatineau Olympiques
6Marco LehmannF19 March 1999 EHC Kloten
9Nicolas MüllerF21 June 1999 Modo Hockey J20
10Yannick BruschweilerF29 August 1999 GCK Lions
11Sven LeuenbergerF18 February 1999 EV Zug
12Jeremi GerberF1 March 2000 SC Bern
13Justin SigristF20 April 1999 GCK Lions
14Sandro SchmidF3 June 2000 Malmö Redhawks J20
15Matthew VerboonF23 February 2000 Salmon Arm Silverbacks
18Valentin NussbaumerF25 September 2000 Shawinigan Cataractes
20Ramon TannerF28 August 1999 EHC Biel
22Nando EggenbergerF7 October 1999 Oshawa Generals
23Philipp KurashevF12 October 1999 Quebec Remparts

International competitions

See also

References

  1. "Switzerland U20 All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 243–306. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. "2012 IIHF World U20 Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  4. "Switzerland". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  5. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1672/switzerland-u20
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