Ferdinand "Pic" Cattini (27 September 1916 in

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– 17 August 1969 in

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) was a

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player who competed in the

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and

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Personal life

Cattini was born on 27 September 1916 in

. He grew up alongside his brother Hans Cattini. He was nicknamed "Pic" due to his short stature. He worked as an electrician tradesman in

Davos, Switzerland , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Bergün/Bravuogn, Klosters-Serneus, Langwies, S-chanf, Susch , twintowns = } Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos R ...

for teammate Albert Geromini.

Playing career

Starting in 1933, Cattini, his brother, and

Bibi Torriani Richard "Bibi" "Riccardo" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete. He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as captain of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey tea ...

played on a

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known as "The ni-storm" (german: Der ni-sturm), for

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. 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. As a member of HC Davos, "The ni-storm" won 15 Swiss championship titles. This line consistently competed against

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and his line from

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. Cattini developed a reputation as an on ice

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. He retired from HC Davos in 1956 and took over coaching duties from 1952 to 1962. He was inducted into the

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in 1998.

International play

In 1936, he participated with the Swiss ice hockey team in the Winter Olympics tournament. In 1948, he participated with the Swiss ice hockey team in the Winter Olympics tournament where he won a bronze medal. During the tournament, Switzerland held a 6–2 record. In total, Cattini won six European Championships. He also participated in two

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and seven

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. In 2019,

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surpassed Cattini's record for most goals scored by an 18-year-old at the IIHF World Championship.

Death and legacy

He died at the age of 52 from a long-term illness. The

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dedicated a division in his name. In 2020, he was introduced in to the IIHF All-Time Switzerland Team.

Playing statistics

International play

Per stats available on eliteprospect.com

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cattini, Ferdinand 1916 births 1969 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Moesa District Swiss ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Graubünden

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International play

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