Switzerland women's national ice hockey team
The Swiss women's national ice hockey team represents Switzerland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. Switzerland is currently ranked 5th in the world in women's ice hockey. Switzerland has 1043 female players at 2011.[2][3]
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| Nickname(s) | Eisgenossinnen |
|---|---|
| Association | Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband |
| General Manager | Raeto Raffainer |
| Head coach | Colin Muller |
| Assistants | Tatjana Diener Melanie Häfliger Colin Muller Simon Theiler |
| Captain | Livia Altmann |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | SUI |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 5  (24 April 2020)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 3 (2014) |
| Lowest IIHF | 9 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
Canada .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 10–0  Switzerland(North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; 21 April 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Switzerland 21–2  France(Basel, Switzerland; 29 December 1989) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States  17–0 Switzerland(Tampere, Finland; 20 April 1992) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |  Bronze (2012) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) |
| Medals |  Bronze (2014) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 176–126–27 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2014 Sochi | Team |
| World Championships | ||
| 2012 United States | |
| European Championships | ||
| 1995 Latvia | |
Tournament record
Olympic Games
World Championship
- 1990 – Finished in 5th place
- 1992 – Finished in 8th place
- 1994 – Finished in 7th place
- 1997 – Finished in 7th place
- 1999 – Finished in 8th place (Demoted to Division I)
- 2000 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I)
- 2001 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division I, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2004 – Finished in 8th place (Demoted to Division I)
- 2005 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division I, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2007 – Finished in 5th place
- 2008 – Finished in 4th place
- 2009 – Finished in 7th place
- 2011 – Finished in 6th place
- 2012 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2013 – Finished in 6th place
- 2015 – Finished in 6th place
- 2016 – Finished in 7th place
- 2017 – Finished in 7th place
- 2019 – Finished in 5th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]
Current roster
Roster for the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.[5][6]
Head Coach: Daniela Diaz
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Janine Alder | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 5 July 1995 | St. Cloud State Univ. |
| 3 | D | Sarah Forster | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 19 March 1993 |  Brynäs IF |
| 6 | D | Lara Christen | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 2 October 2002 | SC Langenthal |
| 7 | F | Lara Stalder | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 15 May 1994 | Linköpings HC |
| 8 | F | Kaleigh Quennec | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 15 February 1998 | Montreal Univ. |
| 9 | D | Shannon Sigrist | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 20 April 1999 | SC Weinfelden |
| 10 | F | Sabrina Zollinger | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 27 August 1993 | HV 71 |
| 11 | F | Sinja Leemann | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 19 April 2002 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| 12 | F | Lisa Rüedi | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 3 November 2000 | ZSC Lions |
| 14 | F | Evelina Raselli | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 3 May 1992 | SC Reinach |
| 16 | D | Nicole Vallario | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 30 August 2001 | HC Lugano |
| 17 | F | Jessica Schlegel | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 20 August 2000 | ZSC Lions |
| 18 | D | Stefanie Wetli | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 4 February 2000 | EHC Winterthur |
| 20 | G | Andrea Brändli | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 5 June 1997 | Ohio State Univ. |
| 21 | F | Rahel Enzler | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 30 July 2000 | SC Reinach |
| 22 | D | Livia Altmann – C | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 13 December 1994 | Colgate Univ. |
| 23 | D | Nicole Bullo | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 18 July 1987 | HC Lugano |
| 24 | F | Isabel Waidacher – A | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 25 July 1994 | Djurgårdens IF Hockey |
| 25 | F | Alina Müller | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 12 March 1998 | Northeastern Huskies Univ. |
| 26 | F | Dominique Rüegg – A | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 5 February 1996 | ZSC Lions |
| 29 | G | Saskia Maurer | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 29 July 2001 | HC Dragon Thun |
| 87 | F | Noemi Ryhner | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 24 April 2000 | EV Zug |
| 88 | F | Phoebe Staenz | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | 7 January 1994 | HC Lugano |
References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- Winih profile
- Profile
- "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
- "A-Nati: WM-Aufgebot für Finnland bekannt". frauennati.ch. 6 March 2019.
- 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
External links
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