Andrea Brändli (born 5 June 1997) is a Swiss

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player and member of the Swiss national team, currently playing with the

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in the

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(WCHA) of the

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. She represented Switzerland at the

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, and

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. Brändli was the third goaltender for Switzerland – behind starter

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and backup

Janine Alder Janine Alder (born 5 July 1995) is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender and member of the Swiss national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Thurgau Ladies of the Swiss Women's League. She has represented Switzerland at many international tour ...

– in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

. Brändli is part of Team Switzerland at the

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* * 1997 births Living people Swiss women's ice hockey goaltenders People from Hinwil District Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Swiss expatriate ice hockey people Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey players {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub