These Zug players will be in the national team next week

From 11 to 14 December, the Swiss men’s national team will play the SWISS Ice Hockey Games home tournament at the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich. Meanwhile, the women’s national team will play the third tournament of the Women’s Euro Hockey Tour (WEHT) in Lahti and Hämeenlinna (Finland) from 8 to 12 December.

The Swiss national team is preparing for the Olympic Games and the 2026 World Championships in Switzerland with the SWISS Ice Hockey Games from 11 to 14 December 2025 at the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich. Head coach Patrick Fischer is relying on an experienced squad, including several players with over 100 international caps.

 

The second tournament of the Euro Hockey Tour serves as an important dress rehearsal for the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Zurich and Fribourg and is also the last gathering before the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina in February 2026.

 

Romain Loeffel (157), three-time World Championship silver medallist Leonardo Genoni (145), Tristan Scherwey (117), Dean Kukan (116) and Gaëtan Haas (104) have already made over 100 appearances for Switzerland. Grégory Hofmann and Christian Marti are on the verge of a personal anniversary with 98 international caps.

 

Fischer is relying on continuity with the staff: as at the last World Championship, assistant coaches Marcel Jenni and Rikard Franzén will support him. Jan Cadieux, who is preparing for the World Championship with the U20 team, will not be present.

 

“After the findings from the Euro Hockey Tour in Finland in November, we want to further develop the team in Zurich so that we can gain more and more clarity about the final Olympic roster. I’m looking forward to a full Swiss Life Arena and to our fans supporting us loudly and in large numbers,” says Patrick Fischer.

 

Also at the SWISS Ice Hockey Games with their national teams are Lukas Bengtsson and Andreas Wingerli (SWE) and Dominik Kubalik and Daniel Vozenilek (CZE).

 

Switzerland’s match schedule

 

Switzerland will play as follows:

Thursday, 11 December 2025, 19:45: Switzerland – Sweden

Saturday, 13 December 2025, 18:00: Switzerland – Czech Republic

Sunday, 14 December 2025, 15:45: Switzerland – Finland

 

Tickets are available at www.sihf.ch/ticketing or at the box offices on the match days. The Fan Village in the Swiss Life Arena will be open on all match days and will offer numerous activities and attractive competitions.

 

The line-up in detail

 

Goalkeepers (2): Stéphane Charlin (Genève-Servette HC), Leonardo Genoni (EVZ)

 

Defencemen (8): Tim Berni (Genève-Servette HC), Dominik Egli (Frölunda HC / SHL), Andrea Glauser (HC Fribourg-Gottéron), Fabian Heldner (Lausanne HC), Dean Kukan (ZSC Lions), Simon Le Coultre (Genève-Servette HC), Romain Loeffel (SC Bern), Christian Marti (ZSC Lions)

 

Forwards (14): Sven Andrighetto (ZSC Lions), Attilio Biasca (HC Fribourg-Gottéron), Gaëtan Haas (EHC Biel-Bienne), Grégory Hofmann (EVZ), Denis Malgin (ZSC Lions), Tyler Moy (SCRJ Lakers), Damien Riat (Lausanne HC), Théo Rochette (Lausanne HC), Dario Rohrbach (SCL Tigers), Tristan Scherwey (SC Bern), Sven Senteler (EVZ), Dario Simion (HC Lugano), Jonas Taibel (SCRJ Lakers), Calvin Thürkauf (HC Lugano

From 8 to 12 December 2025, the Swiss women’s national team will compete in the third tournament of the Women’s Euro Hockey Tour (WEHT) in Lahti and Hämeenlinna (Finland). Head coach Colin Muller is relying on an experienced squad: three goalkeepers, seven defencemen and 14 forwards are in the line-up.

 

No fewer than twelve players have played 100 or more international matches. Alina Marti from EVZ has 97 appearances and is only a few games away from a personal milestone. Captain Lara Stalder continues to lead the team and has already played 200 games for Switzerland.

 

With Alina Müller (PWHL Boston) and, more recently, Nicole Vallario (PWHL New York, previously EVZ) as well as NCAA players Monja Wagner, Alessia Baechler, Naemi Herzig, Vanessa Schaefer and Laura Zimmermann, the squad includes seven players who have played in North America. This international experience is complemented by goalkeeper Andrea Brändli, who has been playing in Sweden for three years and has been in goal for Frölunda HC since this season.

 

“We are travelling to Finland with an experienced team. Our goal is clear: we want to continue to mould our game against strong opponents and develop consistently so that we are optimally prepared for the upcoming 2026 Olympic Games,” says Head Coach Colin Muller.

 

The Swiss national team will travel to Finland on Monday morning, 8 December 2025. The tournament opener will follow on Wednesday 10 December at 14:00 CET against the Czech Republic, followed by the clash against hosts Finland one day later at 18:00 CET. Both games will take place in Lahti. The final game will be on Friday 12 December at 13:00 CET against Sweden in Hämeenlinna, around an hour’s drive from Lahti.

 

Annika Fazokas and Leonie Kutzer will be in action with Austria during the national team break, Noemi Neubauerova with the Czech Republic.

 

The line-up in detail

 

Goalkeepers (3): Andrea Brändli (Frölunda HC / SWE), Saskia Maurer (SC Bern), Monja Wagner (Union College / USA)

 

Defence (7): Alessia Baechler (Northeastern University / USA), Annic Büchi (EVZ), Lara Christen (SC Bern), Alena Lynn Rossel (SC Bern), Shannon Sigrist (ZSC Lions), Nicole Vallario (PWHL New York / USA), Stefanie Wetli (SC Bern)

 

Forwards (14): Leoni Balzer (HC Davos Ladies), Rahel Enzler (EVZ), Naemi Herzig (Holy Cross University / USA), Sinja Leemann (SC Bern), Lena-Marie Lutz (HC Ambri-Piotta), Alina Marti (EVZ), Alina Müller (PWHL Boston / USA), Kaleigh Quennec (SC Bern), Noemi Ryhner (EVZ), Lisa Rüedi (ZSC Lions), Vanessa Schaefer (University of British Columbia / CAN) , Lara Stalder (EVZ), Ivana Wey (EVZ), Laura Zimmermann (St. Cloud University / USA)

Zug will also be travelling with its national teams at junior level over the next few weeks. The line-up for the U20 World Championship preparation will follow on Friday, 5 December at 11.00 am. The U18 juniors will play the 5-Nations Tournament in Zuchwil over the festive period, the line-up is not yet known. The same applies to the U16 5-Nations Tournament in Füssen (GER). Defenceman Nicolas Hasler and forwards Tom Braschler, Nicolas Kaufmann and Sam Neff will take part in the U17 tournament in Vierumäki (FIN) from 9-15 December. Sarah Mettler has once again been called up for the U18 national team – they will play in a 4-nation tournament in La-Chaux-de-Fonds from 8-14 December.