The Swiss women's national under-18 ice hockey team (; ; ) is one of two national under-18 ice hockey teams of Switzerland. The team is organized by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) and represents Switzerland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's U18 Women's World Championship and other international tournaments and events.
U18 Women's World Championship record Year GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Rank 2008 5 2 0 0 3 13 25 6 7th place 2009 5 1 0 2 2 11 31 5 8th place ( Relegated to Division I) 2010 5 5 0 0 0 44 5 15 9th place (1st in Division I; promoted to Top Division) 2011 6 2 0 0 4 14 23 6 7th place 2012 6 2 0 1 3 16 31 7 8th place ( Relegated to Division I) 2013 5 3 0 1 1 17 6 10 10th place (2nd in Division I) 2014 5 4 0 1 0 19 4 13 9th place (1st in Division I Group A; promoted to Top Division) 2015 5 3 1 0 1 10 8 11 7th place 2016 5 4 0 0 1 16 6 12 7th place 2017 5 2 2 0 1 13 9 10 7th place 2018 5 2 0 0 3 16 12 6 7th place 2019 5 2 0 1 2 7 9 7 6th place 2020 5 2 1 1 2 10 8 9 7th place 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 5 3 0 0 2 11 7 9 7th place 2023 5 3 0 0 2 12 9 9 7th place 2024 5 1 0 1 3 3 16 4 7th place 2025 4 1 0 1 2 8 14 4 5th place
Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Melanie HäfligerAssistant coaches: Colin Muller, Evelina Raselli, Silvano Brasi (goaltender)
No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G HC Dragon Thun U20 2 D 3 F SC Langenthal 5 D Hockey Grischun Sud U17 7 D SC Langenthal 8 F EHC Winterthur* 9 F 10 D 11 F – A 12 F 13 F EV Zug 15 D 16 F – A 17 D EV Zug 18 D Genève Futur Hockey 19 F EHC Winterthur* 21 F * 22 F 24 F EHC Olten U17 25 F 26 F – C EV Zug 27 F 28 D 29 G 30 G
Team biometrics Average age: 16 Average height: Average weight:
Head coach history List is restricted to coaches who were officially named to the head coach position for one edition or more of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. Top division tournament unless otherwise noted. Jorg Toggwiler: 2008, 2009 Dominik Schar: 2010-D1, 2011, 2012 Georgios Mourouzidis: 2013-D1, 2014-D1A Andrea Kroni: 2015, 2016, 2017 Steve Huard: 2018, 2019 Florence Schelling: 2020 Melanie Häfliger: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Captaincy history As of 2025, only two players have served as team captain for more than one IIHF U18 Women's World Championship tournament: Sarah Forster, in 2010 and 2011, and Naemi Herzig, in 2024 and 2025.
2008: Anja Stiefel 2009: Laura Benz 2010: Sarah Forster 2011: Sarah Forster 2012: Phoebe Stänz 2013: Stephanie Lehner 2014: Reica Staiger 2015: Simone Minder 2016: Kaleigh Quennec 2017: Noemi Ryhner 2018: Stefanie Wetli 2019: Lena Marie Lutz 2020: Julina Gianola 2023: Elena Gaberell 2024: Naemi Herzig 2025: Naemi Herzig
Player awards and honors World Championship Top Division Best Forward Selected by the tournament directorate. 2016: Alina Müller
Best Goaltender Selected by the tournament directorate. 2019: Saskia Maurer
All Star Team Selected by members of the media. Note that All Star honors were not awarded during 2008 to 2012 nor in 2014 and 2017. 2016: Alina Müller (F) 2019: Saskia Maurer (G)
Top-3 Players on Team Selected by the coaches. 2008: Sophie Anthamatten (G), Laura Benz (D), Sara Benz (F) 2009: Sophie Anthamatten (G), Laura Benz (D), Evelina Raselli (F) 2011: Tamara Klossner (G), Lara Stalder (F) 2012: Phoebe Stänz (D), Nicole Gubler (F), Isabel Waidacher (F) 2015: Tess Allemann (F), Andrea Brändli (G), Alina Müller (F) 2016: Rahel Enzler (F), Alina Müller (F), Shannon Sigrist (D) 2017: Saskia Maurer (G), Lisa Rüedi (F), Noemi Ryhner (F) 2018: Rahel Enzler (F), Lisa Rüedi (F), Stefanie Wetli (D) 2019: Lara Christen (D), Saskia Maurer (G), Alicia Pagnamenta (F) 2020: Lara Christen (F), Emma Ingold (F), Caroline Spies (G) 2022: Alessia Baechler (D), Alina Marti (F), Alena Lynn Rossel (D) 2023: Alessia Baechler (D), Talina Benderer (G), Ivana Wey (F) 2024: Talina Benderer (G), Sonja Inkamp (D), Ivana Wey (F) 2025: Naemi Herzig (F), Sonja Inkamp (D), Norina Müller (F)
Division 1 Best Defenseman Selected by the tournament directorate 2010: Lara Stalder
Best Forward Selected by the tournament directorate 2010: Sara Benz 2013: Alina Müller 2014: Alina Müller
Best Goaltender Selected by the tournament directorate 2014: Andrea Brändli
Best Player on Team Selected by the coaches. 2013: Karin Williner (D) 2014: Dominique Rüegg (F)
See also Switzerland women's national ice hockey team Women's League
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