Switzerland men's national ice hockey team

Bibi Torriani served as the Switzerland national team captain from 1933 to 1939.[2] 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.[3][4][5][6] Torriani served as head coach of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team in 1946–47, and again from 1948–49 to 1951–52.[2]

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.

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.

Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[8][9]

Head coach: Patrick Fischer

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Current Team
6	D	Yannick Weber	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1988-09-23) 23 September 1988	Pittsburgh Penguins
8	F	Vincent Praplan	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1994-06-10) 10 June 1994	SC Bern
10	F	Andres Ambühl	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1983-09-14) 14 September 1983	HC Davos
13	F	Nico Hischier	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999	New Jersey Devils
15	F	Grégory Hofmann	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1992-11-13) 13 November 1992	EV Zug
16	D	Raphael Diaz – C	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1986-01-09) 9 January 1986	EV Zug
20	G	Reto Berra	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	(1987-01-03) 3 January 1987	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
21	F	Kevin Fiala	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996	Minnesota Wild
22	F	Nino Niederreiter	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(1992-09-08) 8 September 1992	Carolina Hurricanes
23	F	Philipp Kurashev	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999	Rockford IceHogs
29	G	Robert Mayer	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1989-10-09) 9 October 1989	Genève-Servette HC
38	D	Lukas Frick	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994	HC Lausanne
45	D	Michael Fora	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1995-10-30) 30 October 1995	HC Ambri-Piotta
46	F	Noah Rod	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1996-06-07) 7 June 1996	Genève-Servette HC
55	D	Romain Loeffel	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991	HC Lugano
60	F	Tristan Scherwey	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1991-05-07) 7 May 1991	SC Bern
63	G	Leonardo Genoni	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1987-08-28) 28 August 1987	EV Zug
64	F	Christoph Bertschy	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1994-04-05) 5 April 1994	HC Lausanne
76	D	Joël Genazzi	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1988-02-10) 10 February 1988	HC Lausanne
82	F	Simon Moser – A	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1989-03-10) 10 March 1989	SC Bern
85	F	Sven Andrighetto	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1993-03-21) 21 March 1993	Avangard Omsk
86	D	Janis Jérôme Moser	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000	EHC Biel
90	D	Roman Josi – A	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	Nashville Predators
92	F	Gaëtan Haas	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992	Edmonton Oilers
93	F	Lino Martschini	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1993-01-21) 21 January 1993	EV Zug

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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