Ice Hockey in Switzerland

Ice hockey in Switzerland is governed by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. Switzerland has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1908 and was a founding member of the IIHF. Switzerland Men’s national team their International debut in 1909, while the Women and Junior teams made their debuts 1987 & 1977. This page shows the history of the Men’s, Women & Junior national teams.


Men’s National Team
IIHF Member: November 23rd, 1908
Nickname: Eisgenossen
History:
Switzerland Men Official Results
Switzerland Men Unofficial Results
Switzerland Scoring Leaders
Other Facts:
First Official Game Played: January 23rd, 1909, 3-0 loss to England (Prince’s IHC
First Unofficial Game Played: January 8th, 1910, 8-1 loss to Oxford Canadians
Longest Official Winning Streak: (12) April 19th, 2013-May 18th, 2013
Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (6) December 16th, 1963-December 15th, 1964
Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (12) April 11th, 1996-February 6th, 1997
Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (6) December 16th, 1963-December 15th, 1964
Longest Official Losing Streak: (13) February 14th, 1922-February 1st, 1924
Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (10) December 27th, 1967-November 7th, 1970
Biggest Official Win: 23-0 over Yugoslavia February 4th, 1939
Biggest Unofficial Win: 9-2 over Karhu-Kissat September 23th, 1971
Biggest Official Loss: 33-0 to Canada January 30th, 1924
Biggest Unofficial Loss: 16-1 to Czechoslovakia B November 16th, 1924
Medals:
World Championships: Silver: 1935, 2013, 2018, Bronze: 1928, 1930, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1950,
1951, 1953
Olympics: Bronze: 1928, 1948
European Championships: Gold: 1926, Bronze: 1924, 1925, 1932

 

#PROSTERTEAMS
1GKSandro AeschlimannHC Davos
2GKMelvin Nyffeler SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
3GKLudovic WaeberZSC Lions
4DLian BichselLeksands IF (SWE)
5DMichael ForaHC Davos
6DTobias GeisserEV Zug
7DAndrea GlauserLausanne HC
8DNico Gross EV Zug
9DRoger KarrerGenève-Servette HC
10DMirco MüllerHC Lugano
11DNathan VouardouxSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
12FWThierry BadeSC Bern
13FWNando EggenbergerSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
14FWAndre HeimHC Ambri-Piotta
15FWFabrice Herzog EV Zug
16FWLuca HischierEHC Biel-Bienne
17FWKen JägerLausanne HC
18FWSimon Knak HC Davos
19FW Mike KunzleEHC Biel-Bienne
20FWMarco MirandaGenève-Servette HC
21FWMarco MüllerHC Lugano
22FWWilly RiediZSC Lions
23FWSandro Schmid Fribourg-Gottéron
24FWSven SentelerEV Zug
25FWCalvin ThürkaufHC Lugano
 HCPatrick Fischer(02/03/23)

 

Women’s National Team
IIHF Member: November 23rd, 1908
Nickname: Eisgenossen
History:
Switzerland Women Official Results
Switzerland Women Unofficial Results
Switzerland Women Scoring Leaders
Other Facts:
First Official Game Played: December 22nd, 1987, 4-3 win over Denmark
First Unofficial Game Played: April 21st, 1987, 10-0 loss to Canada
Longest Official Winning Streak: (10) April 16th, 2017-November 10th, 2017
Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (5) April 25th, 1987- December 23rd, 1987
Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (10) April 8th, 2009-November 13th, 2009
Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (5) April 25th, 1987- December 23rd, 1987
Longest Official Losing Streak: (6) March 30th, 2013-April 8th, 2013
Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (4) February 11th, 2005-January 7th, 2006
Biggest Official Win: 21-2 over France December 29th, 1989
Biggest Unofficial Win: 11- over Bethel University December 30th, 2008
Biggest Official Loss: 17-0 to United States April 20th, 1992
Biggest Unofficial Loss: 11-0 to Canada U22 January 6th, 2007
Medals:
World Championships: Bronze: 2012
Olympics: Bronze: 2014
European Championships: Bronze: 1995

 

#PROSTERTEAMS
1GKSandra HeimGCK/ZSC Lions
2GKCaroline SpiesSC Langenthal
3D Nele BachmannGCK/ZSC Lions
4DAlessia BaechlerGCK/ZSC Lions
5DLara ChristenSC Langenthal
6DJanine HauserGCK/ZSC Lions
7DNadine HofstetterSC Langenthal
8DShannon SigristThurgau Indien Ladies
9DStefanie WetliThurgau Indien Ladies
10FWMara FreySC Langenthal
11FWElena Gaberell HC Ladies Lugano
12FWEmma IngoldSC Langenthal
13FWSinja LeemannGCK/ZSC Lions
14FWLena Marie LutzHC Ladies Lugano
15FWAlina MartiGCK/ZSC Lions
16FWAlina MartiGCK/ZSC Lions
17FWZoe MerzHC Ladies Lugano
18FWAlena Lynn Rossel  EV BomoThun
19FWLisa RüediGCK/ZSC Lions
20FWNoemi RyhnerLeksands IF(SWE)
21FWLara StalderBrynäs IF (SWE)
22FWIvana Maria WeyHC Davos
23FW Laura ZimmermannSt. Cloud State University (USA)
HCColin Muller(02/03/23)

 

U20 National Team
IIHF Member: November 23rd, 1908
Nickname: Eisgenossen
History:
Switzerland U20 Official Results
Switzerland U20 Unofficial Results
Switzerland U20 Scoring Leaders
Other Facts:
First Official Game Played: December 22nd, 1977, 18-1 loss to Soviet Union
First Unofficial Game Played: November 8th, 1991 4-1 win over Soviet Union U18
Longest Official Winning Streak: (8) September 3rd, 1988-March 25th, 1989
Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (3) November 8th, 2012-August 2nd, 2013
Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (11) December 21st, 1992-July 29th, 1993
Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (5) August 22nd, 2014-August 1st, 2015
Longest Official Losing Streak: (11) December 26th, 1988-January 1st, 1990
Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (3) November 8th, 2012-August 2nd, 2013
Biggest Official Win: 12-1 over Estonia December 14th, 2008
Biggest Unofficial Win: 8-3 over Canada West November 14th, 2010
Biggest Official Loss: 19-1 to Finland December 28th, 1979
Biggest Unofficial Loss: 9-2 to Russia White May 26th, 2018
Medals:
World Junior Championships: Bronze: 1998

 

#PROSTERTEAMS
1GKAlessio Beglieri Mississauga Steelheads (CAN)
29GKMathieu CroceHC Davos
30GKKevin PascheOmaha Lancers (USA)
20DLian BichselLeksand IF (SWE)
22DVincent DespontSaint John Sea Dog (CAN)
4DRodwin DionicioNiagara IceDogs (CAN)
5D Nick Meile SC Bern
21DDario SidlerLausanne HC
28DMaximilian StreuleBlainville-Boisbriand
Armada (CAN)
9D Brian ZanettPeterborough Petes (CAN)
8FW Mats Alge SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
18FWNicolas BaechlerGCK/ZSC Lions
17FWAttilio BiascHalifax Mooseheads (CAN)
14FWLorenzo CanonicaShawinigan Cataractes (CAN)
11FWJeremy JabolaSC Bern
27FWMiles MüllerMoncton Wildcats (CAN)
19FWNicolas PerrenoudLausanne HC
6FWMischa RamelEHC Kloten
24FWLiekit ReichleGCK/ZSC Lions
13FW Louis RobinVal-d’Or Foreurs (CAN)
10FWJonas TaibelMoncton Wildcats (CAN)
16FWLivio TruogGCK/ZSC Lions
HCMarco Bayer(11/30/22)

 

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