Switzerland women's national ice hockey team

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The Swiss national ice hockey team of women is the national women's hockey national team of Switzerland, which is managed by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation.

After the Olympic Winter Games 2010, Switzerland ranked # 5 in the IIHF rankings. Total playing 1073 Swiss women hockey. Head coach of the national team is René Kammerer, who is assisted by Michael Fischer and Daniel Hüni.

History

In the late 1980s the "Swiss Selection" was founded in Switzerland, a national selection team of the best players in the country who participated in April 1987 on the first unofficial "World Tournament" in Toronto. From this, the Swiss national team of women emerged. In the first official 1990 World Cup in Canada this reached behind Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden fifth. The best placements they reached each with the third place at the European Championships in 1995 and at the World Cup in 2012.

While the national team qualified for the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City is still just missed - the qualifying tournament in Engelberg, she was a 2-2 draw against Japan 's undoing - the Swiss women qualified four years later for the 2006 Winter Olympics The qualifying tournament was held in. Beijing held and the Swiss team secured with a tight 3-2 victory over China a place in the Olympic ice hockey tournament. The winning goal to 3:2 by Claudia Riechsteiner fell six seconds before the final whistle. The assist of Kathrin Lehmann was: "It was 2-2 and we needed a goal. I still remember how I won the Bully, I saw only light up the red light and the cheering was unbelievable. " In the Olympic tournament in 2006, the Swiss people occupied the seventh place.

With a very young team which had an average age of just 22 years, the Swiss people reached the fifth place at the Olympic Winter Games 2010. The fifth place went to the team by a 2-1 after penalty shootout against Russia. Outstanding was there next to center-forward Stefanie Marty scored the ninth Turniertor, especially goalkeeper Florence Schelling.

The biggest success so far reached the Swiss national ice hockey team of women at the 2012 World Cup in the U.S. Burlington, when they surprisingly won the bronze medal. Goalie Florence Schelling had renewed major part in the success of the team and was selected as the only European in the All-Star Team of the tournament.

Squad at the Olympic Winter Games 2010

  • Dominique Slongo
  • Sophie Anthamatten
  • Florence Schelling
  • Angela Frautschi
  • Nicole Bullo
  • Johanna Gautier
  • Julia Marty
  • Monika Leuenberger
  • Yasmina Monteiro
  • Nadine Ehrbar
  • Lucrèce walnut
  • Helga Schneiter
  • Emilie Berlinguette
  • Seraina Brunner
  • Christine Meier
  • Daniela Diaz
  • Kathrin Lehmann
  • Darcia Leimgruber
  • Melanie Haefliger
  • Katrin Nabholz
  • Silvia Bruggmann
  • Stefanie Marty
  • Stefanie Wyss
  • Stéphanie Gyseler
  • Rachel Michielin

Squad at the World Championship 2012

  • Sophie Anthamatten
  • Florence Schelling
  • Dominique Slongo
  • Nicole Bullo
  • Angela Frautschi
  • Julia Marty
  • Stefanie Marty
  • Rachel Michielin
  • Johanna Vuille -dit- Bille
  • Sabrina Zollinger
  • Sara Benz
  • Andrea Fischer
  • Kathrin Lehmann
  • Darcia Leimgruber
  • Katrin Nabholz
  • Evelina Raselli
  • Phoebe Stänz
  • Martina plug
  • Anja boots
  • Monika Waidacher
  • Nina Waidacher

Squad at the Olympic Winter Games 2014

  • Janine Alder
  • Sophie Anthamatten
  • Florence Schelling
  • Livia Altmann
  • Laura Benz
  • Nicole Bullo
  • Angela Frautschi
  • Julia Marty
  • Lara Stalder
  • Sara Benz
  • Romy Eggimann
  • Jessica Lutz
  • Stefanie Marty
  • Alina Müller
  • Katrin Nabholz
  • Evelina Raselli
  • Phoebe Stänz
  • Anja boots
  • Nina Waidacher

Well-known former players

  • Laura Ruhnke

Placements

European Championships

World Championships

Olympics

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