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| Nickname | La Nati,Die Nati,Eisgenossen |
|---|---|
| Association | Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband |
| General manager | Lars Weibel |
| Head coach | Patrick Fischer |
| Assistants | Jan Cadieux Rikard Franzén Marcel Jenni |
| Captain | Nico Hischier |
| Most games | Mathias Seger (305) |
| Top scorer | Jörg Eberle (79) |
| Most points | Jörg Eberle (142) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | SUI |
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| 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 | 18 (first in1920) |
| Medals |  (1928,1948) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 74 (first in1930) |
| Best result |  (1935,2013,2018,2024,2025) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in1910) |
| Best result |  (1926) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 689–729–115[2] | |
TheSwitzerland 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 theInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by theSwiss Ice Hockey Federation.
As of 2024, the Swiss team is ranked 5th in theIIHF World Rankings.
Bibi Torriani served as the Switzerland nationalteam captain from 1933 to 1939.[3] He played on aforward line known as "The ni-storm" (German:Der ni-sturm), with brothersHans Cattini andFerdinand Cattini. The line was named for the last syllable (-ni) of players' surnames. The ni-storm was regarded as the top line ofHC Davos and Switzerland's national hockey team.[4][5][6][7] Torriani served ashead 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 seniorice hockey tournament, coming close in 1992 and 1998, when they finished in 4th place at theWorldChampionships both years.[8][9]
Before the 2013 IIHF World Championship, the Swiss national hockey team scored two historic upsets at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, defeating theCzech Republic 3–2 and shutting outCanada 2–0 two days later. They finally fell toSweden in the quarterfinals. At the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver, 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]
| Rank | Olympics | World Championships | European Championships | Spengler Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1926 | |||
| 2nd | 19352013201820242025 | 2017 | ||
| 3rd | 19281948 | 192819301939195019511953 | 1922192419251932 | 1967 1976 |
| 4th | 1934194719921998 | 19101911 | 1964 1968 1972 1974 1975 | |
| 5th | 19201952 | 1920193319491952201020222023 | 1923 | 1977 1978 1979 |
| 6th | 2006 | 19381972↓20002017 | ||
| 7th | 1924 | 192419541962↓1971(1.B)↑1991 | ||
| 8th | 1964198820102022 | 19551964↓1987↓199920032004 | ||
| 9th | 19562014 | 19561975(3.B)1986(1.B)↑1990(1.B)↑ | ||
| 10th | 197219922018 | 1963(2.B)↑1965(2.B)1985(2.B)20022014 | ||
| 11th | 19762002 | 1961(3.B)↑1978(3.B)1981(3.B)20122016 | ||
| 12th | 1959↓1970(6.B)1976(4.B)1989(4.B) | |||
| 13th | 1936 | 19361973(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 | 193219601968 | 193119571958 | 1923–1963 1965–1966 1969–1971 1973 1980–2016 | |
| ↑: promoted, ↓: relegated, (3.B): (rank.pool), dnp: did not participate | ||||
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| 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 |
| 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 | |
Roster for the2025 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 (age 23) | HC Davos |
| 9 | F | Damian Riat | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (age 28) | Lausanne HC |
| 10 | F | Andres Ambühl | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (age 42) | HC Davos |
| 13 | F | Nico Hischier –C | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (age 26) | New Jersey Devils |
| 14 | D | Dean Kukan | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 (age 32) | ZSC Lions |
| 15 | F | Grégory Hofmann | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (age 33) | EV Zug |
| 17 | F | Ken Jäger | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (age 27) | Lausanne HC |
| 21 | F | Kevin Fiala | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (age 29) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 22 | F | Nino Niederreiter | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (age 33) | Winnipeg Jets |
| 26 | G | Sandro Aeschlimann | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1994-12-26)26 December 1994 (age 30) | HC Davos |
| 28 | F | Timo Meier | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (age 29) | New Jersey Devils |
| 34 | G | Stéphane Charlin | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (age 25) | SCL Tigers |
| 43 | D | Andrea Glauser | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) –A | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (age 29) | Lausanne HC |
| 45 | D | Michael Fora | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (age 30) | HC Davos |
| 54 | D | Christian Marti | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (age 32) | ZSC Lions |
| 56 | D | Tim Berni | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (2000-02-11)11 February 2000 (age 25) | Genève-Servette |
| 62 | F | Denis Malgin | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (age 28) | ZSC Lions |
| 63 | G | Leonardo Genoni | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1987-08-28)28 August 1987 (age 38) | EV Zug |
| 71 | D | Jonas Siegenthaler | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | (1997-05-06)6 May 1997 (age 28) | New Jersey Devils |
| 72 | F | Dominik Egli | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (1998-08-20)20 August 1998 (age 27) | Frölunda HC |
| 73 | F | Sandro Schmid | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (2000-06-03)3 June 2000 (age 25) | Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 80 | F | Nicolas Baechler | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (2003-08-23)23 August 2003 (age 22) | ZSC Lions |
| 85 | F | Sven Andrighetto | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) –A | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (age 32) | ZSC Lions |
| 86 | D | Janis Moser | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (2000-06-06)6 June 2000 (age 25) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 88 | F | Christoph Bertschy | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (age 31) | Fribourg-Gottéron |
| 95 | F | Tyler Moy | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (age 30) | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
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