What league does Switzerland U18 play in?

Switzerland U18 play in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Who is the head coach of Switzerland U18?

The head coach of Switzerland U18 is Thierry Paterlini.

Who is the general manager of Switzerland U18?

The general manager of Switzerland U18 is Raeto Raffainer.

Switzerland U18

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Switzerland U18 were 0-3-0 in the 2016-17 Ivan Hlinka Memorial season with 0 points, 4th in the A and 8th overall.

2016-2017 Switzerland U18 Club Stats

Switzerland U18 — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Nico Hischier (C/LW)	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	57	38	48	86	24	20
Tim Kobler (F)	Ontario Hockey Academy U18	HEO U18	45	36	20	56	66	-
Philipp Kurashev (C/W)	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	65	21	33	54	10	-8
Marco Lehmann (C/W)	totals		43	19	19	38	26	0
	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	42	19	19	38	26	-
	EHC Kloten	NLA	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sven Leuenberger (C/RW)	totals		48	16	20	36	28	-4
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	38	15	19	34	24	-
	EVZ Academy	NLB	10	1	1	2	4	-4
Ramon Tanner (C)	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	43	16	16	32	62	-
Andreas Döpfner (W)	totals		51	11	20	31	16	-4
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	44	9	19	28	14	-
	EVZ Academy	NLB	7	2	1	3	2	-4
Justin Sigrist (C/LW)	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	41	9	22	31	22	-
Robin Nyffeler (C/W)	totals		44	16	14	30	47	0
	SCL Young Tigers U20	Elite Jr. A	42	16	14	30	47	-
	SC Langenthal	NLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nicolas Müller (C/RW)	totals		46	9	19	28	26	8
	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Elit	9	2	5	7	4	2
	MODO Hockey J20	J20 SuperElit	22	2	2	4	12	4
	MODO Hockey J18	J18 Allsvenskan	15	5	12	17	10	2
Axel Simic (C/RW)	totals		56	5	18	23	12	-7
	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	31	3	10	13	10	7
	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	25	2	8	10	2	-14
Simon Le Coultre (D)	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	66	3	18	21	67	-43
Nando Eggenberger (LW/RW)	totals		44	12	8	20	22	3
	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	16	8	7	15	12	-
	HC Davos	NLA	28	4	1	5	10	3
Gil Reymondin (C/LW)	SC Bern Future U20	Elite Jr. A	44	8	8	16	24	-
Yannick Brunner (D)	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	34	6	8	14	30	-
Tobias Geisser (D)	totals		51	4	10	14	14	-9
	EVZ Academy	NLB	34	3	7	10	14	-6
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	3	1	2	3	0	-
	EV Zug	NLA	14	0	1	1	0	-3
Marlon Zbinden (RW)	SC Bern Future U20	Elite Jr. A	30	5	8	13	6	-
Nico Gross (D)	totals		40	0	13	13	60	-9
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	7	0	4	4	16	-
	EVZ Academy	NLB	33	0	9	9	44	-9
Dario Wüthrich (D)	totals		46	5	7	12	28	-2
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	42	5	7	12	26	-
	EVZ Academy	NLB	4	0	0	0	2	-2
David Zeiter (D)	Genève-Servette HC U20	Elite Jr. A	42	3	7	10	12	-
Mick Schüpbach (D)	SC Bern Future U20	Elite Jr. A	41	0	7	7	16	-
Lucas Matewa (D)	HC Lugano U20	Elite Jr. A	41	3	2	5	30	-
Gabriel Widmer (D)	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	37	2	3	5	6	-

Switzerland U18 — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Joel Messerli (G)	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	21	3.44	-	0	9-6-2	1186:30
Joakim Da Silva (G)	totals		20	2.37	-	1	11-9-0	1162:34
	Genève-Servette HC U20	Elite Jr. A	13	2.13	-	1	9-4-0	759:31
	Forward-Morges HC U20	Elite Jr. B	7	2.83	-	0	2-5-0	403:03
Gianluca Zaetta (G)	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	7	1.36	-	1	6-0-0	352:52

2016-2017 Switzerland U18 Staff

Head CoachThierry Paterlini
Asst. CoachMartin Höhener
Goaltending CoachPauli Jaks
General ManagerRaeto Raffainer

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2016-2017 Switzerland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players

Experience

Switzerland U18: 100 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Switzerland U18 (WJC-18 D1A)
Switzerland U18 (all) (International-Jr)

Switzerland U18 Games

Switzerland U18 — 2016-2017 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
08/08/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Czechia U18	Switzerland U18	1 - 5	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/05/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Slovakia U18	Switzerland U18	6 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/04/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Switzerland U18	Sweden U18	7 - 6	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/03/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Canada U18	Switzerland U18	7 - 3	Hlinka Gretzky Cup
08/15/2025 01:30 PM UTC	Switzerland U18	Germany U18	5 - 2	Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Switzerland U18 Tournament Statistics

Switzerland U18 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky	3	1	2	-	0	0	12	19	3	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2025-2026	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	1	0	7	18	2	0.67	4	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	0	1	3	25	1	0.33	4	Placement game loss
2023-2024	Hlinka Gretzky	3	2	1	-	0	0	9	9	6	2	3	Placement game loss
2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	0	1	5	26	1	0.33	4	Placement game win
2021-2022	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	3	-	0	0	3	20	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2020-2021	Hlinka Gretzky	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	2	-	0	1	3	18	1	0.33	4	Placement game loss
2018-2019	Hlinka Gretzky	3	0	3	-	0	0	3	20	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2017-2018	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	5	12	0	0	4	Placement game win
2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	7	14	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	8	18	0	0	4	Placement game win
2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	6	13	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2013-2014	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	0	-	0	2	9	10	5	1.67	3	Placement game loss
2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	9	12	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2011-2012	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	4	13	0	0	4	Placement game win
2010-2011	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	10	17	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2009-2010	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	5	13	0	0	4	Placement game win
2008-2009	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	6	18	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2007-2008	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	0	3	-	0	0	5	8	0	0	4	Placement game win
2006-2007	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	3	1	2	-	0	0	8	11	3	1	3	Placement game loss
2005-2006	U18 JWC	3	0	3	0	-	-	7	12	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2004-2005	U18 JWC	3	0	3	0	-	-	2	12	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2003-2004	U18 JWC	3	0	3	-	0	0	5	20	0	0	4	Placement game loss
2002-2003	U18 JWC	3	1	1	1	-	-	15	9	3	1	2	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	Nations Cup	5	3	2	0	-	-	15	16	6	1.2	4	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Switzerland U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	8	3	10	13	6
2.	Jan Kneubühler (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF U20	U20 Nationell	9	6	6	12	4
3.	Noé Tarchini (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie U21	Swiss U21-Top	5	5	7	12	6
4.	Sol Fueter (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug U21	Swiss U21-Elit	13	2	10	12	12
5.	Sandro Schmid (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	9	7	4	11	10
6.	Simon Knak (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	8	7	3	10	0
7.	Clemens Troxler (F)	2026-2027	Linköping HC U20	U20 Nationell	10	7	2	9	4
8.	Raphael Achermann (F)	2026-2027	Genève Future Hockey U21	Swiss U21-Elit	11	6	3	9	6
9.	Tim Münger (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF U20	U20 Nationell	9	5	4	9	4
10.	Moritz Hasler (F)	2026-2027	RoKi U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	4	5	9	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Switzerland U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	16.88
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.83
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.79
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.95
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	17.95

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Franchise All-Time Points

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nico Hischier (F)	7	4	4	8
2.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	8	3	4	7
3.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	4	2	5	7
4.	Leo Ulrich (F)	4	3	3	6
5.	Lee Roberts (F)	8	2	4	6

Franchise All-Time Goals

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aurelio Lemm (F)	5	5	0	5
2.	Kevin Fiala (F)	8	5	0	5
3.	Nico Hischier (F)	7	4	4	8
4.	Leo Braillard (F)	4	4	1	5
5.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	8	3	4	7

Franchise All-Time Assists

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	4	2	5	7
2.	Nico Hischier (F)	7	4	4	8
3.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	8	3	4	7
4.	Lee Roberts (F)	8	2	4	6
5.	Nicolas Müller (F)	4	1	4	5

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Calvin Thürkauf (F)	4	0	1	38
2.	Fabian Haberstich (F)	4	0	2	31
3.	Ramon Tanner (F)	4	1	1	29
4.	Makai Holdener (F)	4	0	1	29
5.	Damien Riat (F)	8	2	4	27

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	8	3	4	7
2.	Lee Roberts (F)	8	2	4	6
3.	Kevin Fiala (F)	8	5	0	5
4.	Phil Baltisberger (D)	8	1	4	5
5.	Marco Miranda (F)	8	2	2	4

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	4	2	7	1.75
2.	Leo Ulrich (F)	4	3	6	1.50
3.	Leo Braillard (F)	4	4	5	1.25
4.	Lino Martschini (F)	4	3	5	1.25
5.	Sebastian Weber (F)	4	3	5	1.25

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	2	5	7	1.75	4
2.	Nico Hischier (F)	2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	3	3	6	1.50	0
3.	Leo Ulrich (F)	2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	3	3	6	1.50	0
4.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	3	3	6	1.50	8
5.	Aurelio Lemm (F)	2005-2006	U18 JWC	5	5	0	5	1.00	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aurelio Lemm (F)	2005-2006	U18 JWC	5	5	0	5	1.00	4
2.	Leo Braillard (F)	2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	4	1	5	1.25	2
3.	Nico Hischier (F)	2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	3	3	6	1.50	0
4.	Leo Ulrich (F)	2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	3	3	6	1.50	0
5.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	3	3	6	1.50	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alessandro Domenichelli (F)	2026-2027	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	2	5	7	1.75	4
2.	Nicolas Müller (F)	2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	4	5	1.25	0
3.	Jason Fuchs (F)	2012-2013	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	4	5	1.25	2
4.	Livio Stadler (D)	2015-2016	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	4	5	1.25	4
5.	Simon Meier (F)	2022-2023	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	4	5	1.25	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Switzerland U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Calvin Thürkauf (F)	2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	1	1	0.25	38
2.	Fabian Haberstich (F)	2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	2	2	0.50	31
3.	Ramon Tanner (F)	2016-2017	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	0	1	0.25	29
4.	Makai Holdener (F)	2014-2015	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	1	1	0.25	29
5.	Alessandro Lurati (F)	2021-2022	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	0	1	0.25	27

Player Nationalities Throughout History

351 players