Hans Cattini (24 January 1914,

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– 2 April 1987,

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, Switzerland) was a Swiss

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player who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

and

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

. He was the brother of Ferdinand Cattini.

Personal life

Cattini was born on 24 January 1914 in

to Giovanni, who was a carpenter. He grew up alongside his younger brother Ferdinand Cattini. He worked as an electrician tradesman in

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for teammate Albert Geromini.

Playing career

Starting in 1933, Cattini, his brother, and

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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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. He was inducted into the

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in 1998. He died on 2 April 1987.

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. In total, the brothers were at seven

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between 1933 and 1949.

References

1914 births 1987 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 ice hockey players of Switzerland Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Moesa District Swiss ice hockey centres Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Sportspeople from Graubünden {{Switzerland-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub

Personal life

Playing career

International play

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