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Switzerland Men's National Ice Hockey Team
The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (; ; ) is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2024, the Swiss team is ranked 5th in the IIHF World Rankings. History Bibi Torriani served as the Switzerland national Captain (ice hockey), team captain from 1933 to 1939. He played on a Line (ice hockey), forward line known as "The ni-storm" (), with brothers Hans Cattini and Ferdinand Cattini. 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. Torriani served as Coach (ice hockey), head coach of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team in 1946–47, and again from 1948 to 1949 to 1951–52. From a bronze medal at the 1953 World Championships until the silver medal of 2013 and 2018, Switzerland did not win a medal at a major senior ice hockey tournament, coming close in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Ice Hockey Federation
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) ( , ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Switzerland, as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1908 and is a founding member of the IIHF. It manages both the amateur and professional games in Switzerland, as well as the national teams on junior and senior levels. Youth coach Markus Graf created the "Foundation, Talent, Elite, Mastery" program adopted as the SIHF mantra. He also created the "swissmadehockey" guidelines for training junior hockey players, which then formed the approach to training the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team. See also * Ice Hockey World Championships * Switzerland men's national ice hockey team * Switzerland women's national ice hockey team * National League, top tier men's league * Swiss League, second tier men's league * Regio League ( Swiss 1. liga) * Women's League (SWHL A) * Swiss Cup References External linksIIHF profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey European Championship 1910
The 1910 Ice Hockey European Championship was the first ice hockey tournament for European countries associated to the International Ice Hockey Federation, and was also the first official ice hockey tournament between national teams in history. The tournament was played between January 10, and January 12, 1910, in Les Avants, near Montreux, Switzerland, and it was won by Great Britain. The British team was commonly identified as England in contemporary accounts, but the IIHF recognizes this team as Great Britain. The Oxford Canadians, a team made up of Canadian students from Oxford University, also participated in the tournament, but their games did not count in the final standings. They played three games, against Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany, winning all of them handily. On the final day of the tournament, the schedule was changed due to poor ice conditions, leaving Great Britain was unable to play the Canadians at the rescheduled time as the team had to return home. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 88th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition based on their 2024 results. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2026 edition. As in 2024, teams from Russia and Belarus have not been allowed to enter, as they remained suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. Championship (Top Division) The tournament was held in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025. Group A Group B Bracket Final standings Division I Group A The tournament was held in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025. Group B The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025. Division II Group A The tournament was scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia from 27 April to 3 May 2025. It was later moved to Serbia and held from 29 April to 5 May. Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 87th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participate at several levels of competition based on their 2023 results. The competition served as qualifications for division placements in the 2025 edition. Since 2023, teams from Russia and Belarus have not been allowed to enter, as they remain suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. Championship (Top Division) The tournament was held in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024. Group A Group B Bracket Final standings Division I Group A The tournament was held in Bolzano, Italy from 28 April to 4 May 2024. Group B The tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 27 April to 3 May 2024. Division II Group A The tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 21 to 27 April 2024. Group B The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 28 April 2024. Division III Group A The tournament wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2018 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 82nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2019 competition. Championship (Top Division) The tournament was held in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark, from 4 to 20 May 2018. Division I Group A The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 22 to 28 April 2018. Group B The Group B tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 22 to 28 April 2018. Division II Group A The Group A tournament was held in Tilburg, Netherlands, from 23 to 29 April 2018. Group B The Group B tournament was held in Granada, Spain, from 14 to 20 April 2018. Division III The tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 16 to 22 April 2018. Division III qualification tournament The qualification tournament was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 77th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 48 teams representing their countries participated in seven levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2014 competition. Championship The Top division championship took place between sixteen teams from 3 to May 19, 2013. Sweden and Finland hosted the event with games played in Stockholm and Helsinki. The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament: Division I Division I A The Division I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2013. Division I B The Division I B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2013. Division II Division II A The Division II A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 20 April 2013. Division II B The Division II B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 21 to 27 April 2013. Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the Ice Hockey European Championships, European Championships, the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The Ice hockey at the Olympic Games, tournament held at the 1920 Summer Olympics is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship. From 1920 to 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. The first World Championship that was held as an individual event was in 1930 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1930 in which twelve nations participated. In 1931 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1931, ten teams played a series of Round-robin tournament, round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round. Medals were awarded based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936. From the selection of a host city in a neutral country to the exclusion of Japan and Germany, the political atmosphere of the post-war world was inescapable during the 1948 Games. The organizing committee faced several challenges due to the lack of financial and human resources consumed by the war. These were the first of two winter Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström. 28 nations marched in the opening ceremonies on 30 January 1948. Bibi Torriani played for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team and became the first ice hockey player to recite the Olympic Oath on behalf of all athletes. Nearly 670 ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics to be held as a stand-alone event, not in conjunction with a Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics. The preceding 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924 Winter Games were retroactively renamed the inaugural Winter Olympics, although they had in fact been organised alongside the 1924 Summer Olympics in France. Before 1924, the winter events were included in the schedule of the Summer Games and there were no separate Winter Games. The 1928 Winter Games also replaced the now redundant Nordic Games, which had been held at varying intervals since early in the 20th century. The hosts were challenged by fluctuating weather conditions; the Olympic Games ceremony, opening ceremo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey At The Olympic Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for Amateur sports, amateur athletes. However, the advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the Eastern Bloc countries further eroded the ideology of the pure amateur, as it put the self-financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage. The Soviet Union entered teams of athletes who were all nominally students, soldiers, or working in a profession, but many of whom were in reality paid by the state to train on a full-time basis. In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to allow professional athletes to compete in the Olympic Games starting in 1988. The National Hockey League (NHL) was initially reluctant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey At The 1948 Winter Olympics
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the sixth Ice hockey at the Olympic Games, Olympic Championship, also served as the 15th World Ice Hockey Championships, World Championships and the 26th Ice Hockey European Championships, European Championships. Canada men's national ice hockey team, Canada won its fifth Olympic gold medal and 12th World Championship, represented by the Ottawa RCAF Flyers team of Canadian Armed Forces personnel. The highest-finishing European team Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team, Czechoslovakia, won the silver medal and its eighth European Championship. Bibi Torriani played for Switzerland men's national ice hockey team, Switzerland which won the bronze medal, and became the first ice hockey player to recite the Olympic Oath on behalf of all athletes. The hockey tournament was in jeopardy of not being played due to disagreements between the International Ice Hockey Federation, Ligue Internationale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey At The 1928 Winter Olympics
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the third Olympic Championship, also serving as the third World Championships and the 13th European Championships. Canada, represented by the University of Toronto Graduates, won its third consecutive gold medal. Highest finishing European team Sweden won the silver medal and its third European Championship. Conn Smythe coached the Graduates to the 1927 Allan Cup championship during the Ontario Hockey Association season, but refused to go to the Olympics due to disagreements on which players were added to the team by the Canadian Olympic Committee. The Graduates went without Smythe, led by team captain Red Porter. Canadian Olympic Committee member W. A. Hewitt was opposed to the format of the hockey tournament, which saw the Canadian team receive a bye into the second round. He wanted the team to have more games, rather than be idle for a week. Despite the wait to play, the Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
