Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920; after its introduction at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. Switzerland has participated in 16 of 23 tournaments, sending 27 goaltenders and 187 skaters.

The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other professional leagues were not allowed to compete. Many of Canada's top players were professional, so the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) pushed for the ability to use professional and amateur players. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused, and Canada withdrew from the 1972 and 1976 Olympics in protest. In 1986, the IOC voted to allow all athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988. The NHL did not allow its players to participate in 1988, 1992 or 1994, because doing so would force the league to halt play during the Olympics. An agreement was reached in 1995 that allowed NHL players to compete in the Olympics, starting with the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. The Swiss national team is co-ordinated by the Swiss Ice Hockey Association and players are chosen by the team's management staff.

Switzerland has won two bronze medals in men's ice hockey, in the 1928 Games and 1948 Games; Bibi Torriani is the only player who won medals with both teams. Four players have been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame – Torriani, brothers Ferdinand Cattini and Hans Cattini, and Jakob Kölliker. Three players – Martin Plüss, Mathias Seger, and Mark Streit – have played in four tournaments; Streit was captain for the first three of his appearances.Podnieks 2011, p. 82Podnieks 2011, p. 453 Plüss, Seger, and Streit all have played in 19 games, the most of any Swiss player. Ulrich Poltera holds the record for most goals (21) and most total points (24), while five players have six assists each.

Key

+General termsTermDefinitionGPGames playedIIHFHOFInternational Ice Hockey Federation Hall of FameOlympicsNumber of Olympic Games tournamentsRef(s)Reference(s)

+Goaltender statistical abbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionWWinsLLossesTTiesMinMinutes playedSOShutoutsGAGoals againstGAAGoals against average

+Skater statistical abbreviationsAbbreviationDefinitionGGoalsAAssistsPPointsPIMPenalty minutes

Goaltenders

+GoaltendersPlayerOlympicsTournament(s)GPWLTMinSOGAGAAMedalsNotesRef(s)22002, 2006 6 1 1 3 281 0 13 2.77Podnieks 2011, p. 41711988 4 2 1 0 220 1 10 2.73Podnieks 2011, p. 60521948, 1952 9 6 3 0 500 3 23 2.7612014 1 0 1 0 59 0 1 1.0211988 3 1 2 0 140 0 8 3.43Podnieks 2011, p. 60611956 3 0 2 0 163 0 18 6.63Podnieks 2011, p. 60711928 4 2 1 1 155 1 4 1.55Podnieks 2011, p. 60811924 1 0 1 0 59 0 9 9.1522002, 2006 6 3 2 0 318 1 15 2.83Podnieks 2011, p. 41822010, 2014 8 4 4 0 495 2 15 1.82Podnieks 2011, p. 41911936 1 1 0 0 45 1 0 0.00Podnieks 2011, p. 61011976 4 2 2 0 240 0 16 4.00Podnieks 2011, p. 61211964 2 0 2 0 120 0 17 8.5011936 2 0 2 0 90 0 5 3.33Podnieks 2011, p. 61311928 3 0 1 0 70 0 17 14.57Podnieks 2011, p. 61521972, 1976 3 0 1 2 177 0 11 3.73Podnieks 2011, p. 61611992 1 0 1 0 60 0 8 8.00Podnieks 2011, p. 61711948 4 3 1 0 240 0 15 3.7511956 3 1 2 0 137 0 16 7.00Podnieks 2011, p. 61821964, 1972 8 0 7 0 422 0 49 6.97Podnieks 2011, p. 61921920, 1924 5 0 4 0 201 0 77 22.9921988, 1992 6 2 4 0 359 0 24 4.01Podnieks 2011, p. 62111952 4 1 2 0 220 0 23 6.07Podnieks 2011, p. 623

Reserve goaltenders These goaltenders were named to the Olympic roster, but did not receive any ice time during games. +Reserve goaltendersPlayerOlympicsMedalsRef(s)2006Podnieks 2011, p. 1772010Podnieks 2011, p. 1782010, 20142002Podnieks 2011, p. 176

Skaters

+SkatersPlayerOlympicsTournamentsGPGAPPIMMedalsNotesRef(s) 12002 4 3 3 6 2Podnieks 2011, p. 425 11972 4 0 0 0 2 32006, 2010, 2014 10 0 0 0 0Podnieks 2011, p. 375 11928 2 0 0 0 4Podnieks 2011, p. 428 11924 2 0 0 0 0Podnieks 2011, p. 429 11956 5 6 2 8 6Podnieks 2011, p. 431 11992 7 3 0 3 0 11952 8 3 0 3 0Podnieks 2011, p. 433 11976 5 1 3 4 6Podnieks 2011, p. 434 11972 4 0 0 0 0Podnieks 2011, p. 435 21956, 1964 12 0 1 1 8 11992 7 0 2 2 2 11992 7 0 1 1 14 12006 6 0 2 2 0Podnieks 2011, p. 378 12014 4 0 0 0 0 11948 5 5 0 5 0Podnieks 2011, p. 436 11952 5 0 0 0 0Podnieks 2011, p. 437 32006, 2010, 2014 15 1 2 3 12 12014 3 1 0 1 0 11948 5 3 0 3 0Podnieks 2011, p. 438 11988 6 0 1 1 8Podnieks 2011, p. 439 21988, 1992 11 1 0 1 37Podnieks 2011, p. 440 11928 4 2 0 2 0 11992 7 2 2 4 8Podnieks 2011, p. 441 12014 4 0 0 0 0 11988 5 0 2 2 0Podnieks 2011, p. 443 21936, 1948 9 1 0 1 0 IIHFHOF (1998)Podnieks 2011, p. 445 21936, 1948 9 1 0 1 0 IIHFHOF (1998) 11952 4 1 0 1 0 21988, 1992 13 2 1 3 0 11964 7 0 0 0 8 12002 4 0 0 0 6Podnieks 2011, p. 381 22002, 2006 7 1 0 1 6Podnieks 2011, p. 448 12002 4 0 1 1 4Podnieks 2011, p. 449 11920 2 0 0 0 0Podnieks 2011, p. 450 12014 4 0 0 0 0 11988 2 1 1 2 2 22002, 2006 10 0 3 3 6 11952 7 0 2 2 0 12010 5 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 382 12010, 2014 9 0 0 0 8 11964 6 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 454 12006 6 3 0 3 0 12010 5 1 2 3 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 383 11972 4 0 1 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 456 21972, 1976 9 2 2 4 4 21920, 1928 6 3 0 3 0Team Captain (1928) 11948 7 5 0 5 0Podnieks 2011, p. 457 21948, 1952 12 8 0 8 0 11976 4 3 2 5 0 21988, 1992 13 7 5 12 12 Team Captain (1992) 11992 7 2 5 7 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 461 22002, 2006 10 2 1 3 8 Podnieks 2011, p. 463 12006 6 0 0 0 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 385 11956 5 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 465 11964 7 0 0 0 0 Team Captain (1964) 12010 5 0 1 1 2 21964, 1972 11 0 1 1 12 Podnieks 2011, p. 466 12014 3 0 0 0 0 11928 4 1 0 1 3Podnieks 2011, p. 468 21952, 1956 13 3 1 4 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 469 22010, 2014 6 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 415 31948, 1952, 1956 18 4 1 5 2Team Captain (1956)Podnieks 2011, p. 475 11936 3 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 478 21972, 1976 8 0 0 0 6 Team Captain (1976)Podnieks 2011, p. 479 12006 6 0 0 0 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 389 21952, 1956 10 0 0 0 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 481 11976 5 0 1 1 4 12002 4 0 0 0 0 12014 3 0 1 1 2 11988 6 1 1 2 2 11920 1 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 482 11976 5 2 3 5 4 11992 2 0 0 0 0 11992 7 4 3 7 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 483 11936 3 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 484 11972 3 0 1 1 0 Team Captain (1972) 21920, 1924 4 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 487 11924 1 0 0 0 0 21988, 1992 13 3 3 6 6 32002, 2006, 2010 15 1 2 3 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 391 22002, 2006 8 0 0 0 4 11972 4 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 488 11964 3 0 0 0 2 12014 4 0 0 0 0 11972 4 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 496 22002, 2006 10 0 1 1 12 11956 1 0 0 0 0 11956 5 2 1 3 2 11936 3 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 497 11992 7 0 0 0 10 11936 3 0 0 0 0 21976, 1988 11 2 6 8 8 Team Captain (1988)IIHFHOF (2007)Podnieks 2011, p. 501 11928 3 0 0 0 0Podnieks 2011, p. 504 21988, 1992 9 0 0 0 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 506 11972 3 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 512 22006, 2010 11 4 0 4 10 Podnieks 2011, p. 396 11988 6 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 513 11992 7 1 0 1 8 21920, 1924 1 0 0 0 0 11920 2 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 515 11948 7 11 0 11 0Podnieks 2011, p. 516 11948 3 2 0 2 0Podnieks 2011, p. 517 21988, 1992 13 2 6 8 18 Podnieks 2011, p. 518 11976 4 1 0 1 2 11936 1 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 522 11976 5 3 2 5 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 523 11976 5 0 0 0 0 11988 6 3 0 3 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 524 11928 3 1 0 1 4Podnieks 2011, p. 526 11976 5 0 1 1 4 12010 5 0 1 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 400 21988, 1992 11 1 2 3 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 529 11928 4 1 0 1 0Podnieks 2011, p. 530 12014 4 1 0 1 2 11924 3 0 0 0 0 11924 3 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 531 11956 5 6 2 8 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 532 11976 5 2 0 2 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 533 21972, 1976 9 6 2 8 6 11988 6 0 3 3 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 534 12014 4 0 0 0 2 11956 5 1 0 1 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 540 11956 4 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 542 11964 7 3 0 3 0 22006, 2010 11 1 1 2 12 Podnieks 2011, p. 403 11956 5 0 0 0 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 545 11964 7 1 1 2 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 1964 11952 8 1 2 3 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 546 11936 1 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 547 42002, 2006, 2010, 2014 19 3 6 9 10 Podnieks 2011, p. 404 21948, 1952 14 6 5 11 0Podnieks 2011, p. 548 21948, 1952 14 21 3 24 0Team Captain (1952) 11972 4 0 2 2 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 549 11972 4 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 550 11972 4 1 2 3 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 554 11956 4 0 0 0 10 Podnieks 2011, p. 555 11988 6 1 1 2 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 556 11988 6 3 1 4 10 Podnieks 2011, p. 557 12014 4 0 1 1 0 21992, 2002 11 1 3 4 6 11992 7 2 1 3 4 Podnieks 2011, p. 558 11928 3 0 0 0 2 11948 5 2 0 2 0 11964 7 0 0 0 0 32002, 2006, 2010 15 3 3 6 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 407 12002 2 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 561 11964 7 0 0 0 2 12010 5 1 1 2 8 12010 5 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 408 11988 6 2 0 2 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 564 21952, 1956 13 2 0 2 8 11936 2 0 0 0 0 21948, 1952 9 8 1 9 0Podnieks 2011, p. 565 42002, 2006, 2010, 2014 19 0 4 4 22 Team Captain (2014) 11972 3 0 1 1 5 Podnieks 2011, p. 567 11924 3 0 0 0 0 Team Captain (1924) 11920 2 0 0 0 0 Team Captain (1920)Podnieks 2011, p. 569 12010 5 2 0 2 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 410 11964 7 0 3 3 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 574 12002 4 0 0 0 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 575 42002, 2006, 2010, 2014 19 3 6 9 8 Team Captain (2002, 2006, 2010)Podnieks 2011, p. 411 11952 4 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 577 12014 3 0 1 1 2 12002 4 0 2 2 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 578 11992 6 0 0 0 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 584 31928, 1936, 1948 11 3 0 3 0Team Captain (1936, 1948)IIHFHOF (1997) 12014 3 0 0 0 2 21948, 1952 14 18 3 21 0Podnieks 2011, p. 585 11964 7 1 1 2 2 11976 5 3 3 6 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 586 11972 4 4 0 4 6 Podnieks 2011, p. 587 11924 2 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 588 32002, 2006, 2014 14 1 0 1 10 Podnieks 2011, p. 414 11924 3 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 591 12002 2 0 1 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 593 21988, 1992 13 2 6 8 18 11988 6 1 0 1 4 22010, 2014 9 0 0 0 8 11956 1 0 0 0 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 595 11964 7 1 0 1 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 596 12006 6 0 0 0 2 22010, 2014 9 2 3 5 8 11976 5 1 2 3 0 11964 7 0 0 0 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 597 11976 5 1 0 1 0 Podnieks 2011, p. 601 12006 5 1 0 1 8 Podnieks 2011, p. 416 11964 5 2 0 2 2 Podnieks 2011, p. 602

See also Switzerland men's national ice hockey team

Notes

References

External links Swiss Ice Hockey Association - Official website