Ferdinand "Pic" Cattini (27 September 1916 in
Grono, Switzerland
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History Grono
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– 17 August 1969 in
Davos
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) was a
Swiss
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ice hockey
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player who competed in the
1936 Winter Olympics
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and
1948 Winter Olympics
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.
Personal life
Cattini was born on 27 September 1916 in
Grono, Switzerland
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History Grono
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. 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
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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
forward line
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known as "The ni-storm" (german: Der ni-sturm), for
HC Davos
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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
Gebhard Poltera
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and his line from
EHC Arosa
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. Cattini developed a reputation as an on ice
enforcer
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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
International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame
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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
Olympic Games
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and seven
IIHF World Championships
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.
In 2019,
Patrik Laine
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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
Spengler Cup
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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
See also
List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Switzerland
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References
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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