Team Switzerland Announces 2026 Olympic Roster

Team Switzerland has locked in its roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics, according to the IIHF:

Forwards:

• Sven Andrighetto (Zurich/NL)
• Christoph Bertschy (Fribourg-Gottéron/NL)
• Kevin Fiala (Kings)
• Nico Hischier (Devils)
• Ken Jäger (Lausanne/NL)
• Simon Knak (Davos/NL)
• Philipp Kurashev (Sharks)
• Denis Malgin (Zurich/NL)
• Timo Meier (Devils)
• Nino Niederreiter (Jets)
• Damien Riat (Lausanne/NL)
• Sandro Schmid (Fribourg-Gottéron/NL)
• Pius Suter (Blues)
• Calvin Thurkauf (Lugano/NL)

Defensemen:

• Tim Berni (Genève-Servette/NL)
• Michael Fora (Davos/NL)
• Andrea Glauser (Fribourg-Gottéron/NL)
• Roman Josi (Predators)
• Dean Kukan (Zurich/NL)
• Christian Marti (Zurich/NL)
• J.J. Moser (Lightning)
• Jonas Siegenthaler (Devils)

Goaltenders:

• Reto Berra (Fribourg-Gottéron/NL)
• Leonardo Genoni (Zug/NL)
• Akira Schmid (Golden Knights)

Well over half the Swiss roster carries NHL experience. In goal, there might be a rare situation where the only NHL-contracted name ends up as the third-stringer. Berra, now 39, played parts of five big league seasons but returned home to Fribourg-Gottéron several years ago. He was their starter at the 2022 Olympics and has long been one of Switzerland’s top goalies domestically. Genoni, 38, has been a starter in Switzerland’s top flight since 2007, is a seven-time league champion, and has won three World Championship silver medals.

Switzerland could very well have one of the tournament’s more lethal top defense pairs in Josi and Moser. Both are lefties but have spent significant time on their off sides in Nashville and Tampa. Berni, Kukan, and Siegenthaler round out the depth with NHL experience.

The Swiss are in Group A with Canada, Czechia, and France, easily the most competitive pool. They don’t have the pure offensive firepower of the Canadians and Czechs. However, they have some of the NHL’s most cerebral two-way forwards in Hischier, Niederreiter, and Suter, while boasting Fiala and Meier for high-end goal-scoring ability on the wings.