What league does Switzerland U20 play in?

Switzerland U20 play in the WJC-20.

Who is the head coach of Switzerland U20?

The head coach of Switzerland U20 is Christian Wohlwend.

Who is the captain of Switzerland U20?

The captain of Switzerland U20 is Calvin Thürkauf.

Who is the general manager of Switzerland U20?

The general manager of Switzerland U20 is Raeto Raffainer.

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Switzerland U20 were 2-2-0 in the 2016-17 WJC-20 season with 4 points, 4th in the A and 8th overall.

2016-2017 Switzerland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Nico Hischier (C/LW)	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	57	38	48	86	24	20
Calvin Thürkauf (C/LW)	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	60	33	37	70	87	34
Loïc In-Albon (D/C/LW)	totals		55	17	18	35	48	1
	Lausanne HC U20	Elite Jr. A	30	15	17	32	40	-
	Lausanne HC	NLA	22	1	1	2	6	1
	Martigny Red Ice	NLB	3	1	0	1	2	0
Yannick Zehnder (C/RW)	totals		35	16	14	30	8	-3
	EVZ Academy	NLB	32	14	12	26	6	-3
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	3	2	2	4	2	-
Dominik Diem (C/LW)	totals		40	7	20	27	14	-8
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	34	5	16	21	14	-9
	ZSC Lions	NLA	3	1	0	1	0	1
	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	3	1	4	5	0	-
Colin Gerber (D)	totals		43	5	22	27	48	-2
	SC Bern Future U20	Elite Jr. A	34	5	21	26	46	-
	SC Langenthal	NLB	9	0	1	1	2	-2
	SC Langenthal	NLA Q	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nathan Marchon (C/LW)	totals		39	9	16	25	10	5
	HC Fribourg-Gottéron U20	Elite Jr. A	8	2	10	12	4	-
	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	12	2	0	2	0	0
	HC Ajoie	NLB	19	5	6	11	6	5
Fabian Haberstich (LW/RW)	totals		40	10	14	24	59	2
	EVZ Academy	NLB	33	10	12	22	59	2
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	4	0	2	2	0	-
	EV Zug	NLA	3	0	0	0	0	0
Timo Haussener (C/RW)	totals		37	8	14	22	36	-6
	EVZ Academy	NLB	33	7	11	18	30	-6
	EV Zug U20	Elite Jr. A	4	1	3	4	6	-
Raphael Prassl (C/RW)	totals		41	6	15	21	34	-10
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	36	5	11	16	24	-10
	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	5	1	4	5	10	-
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
Marco Miranda (LW)	totals		42	8	12	20	16	-9
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	37	6	10	16	14	-9
	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	5	2	2	4	2	-
Yanik Burren (D)	totals		37	3	13	16	6	-1
	SC Bern Future U20	Elite Jr. A	6	2	6	8	2	-
	EHC Visp	NLB	31	1	7	8	4	-1
Livio Stadler (D)	totals		43	2	14	16	14	1
	Luleå HF J20	J20 SuperElit	41	2	14	16	14	1
	Luleå HF	SHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
Damien Riat (W/C)	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	46	7	7	14	36	-5
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
Jerome Portmann (LW/RW)	totals		35	7	5	12	0	-3
	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	11	5	4	9	0	-
	HC Davos	NLA	20	2	1	3	0	-2
	Hockey Thurgau	NLB	4	0	0	0	0	-1
Roger Karrer (D)	totals		48	4	8	12	10	-9
	ZSC Lions	NLA	14	0	2	2	0	2
	GC Küsnacht Lions	NLB	28	2	3	5	8	-11
	GCK Lions U20	Elite Jr. A	6	2	3	5	2	-
Serge Weber (D)	totals		37	2	7	9	14	0
	EHC Kloten U20	Elite Jr. A	3	1	3	4	2	-
	EHC Winterthur	NLB	11	0	1	1	6	0
	EHC Kloten	NLA	23	1	3	4	6	0
Jonas Siegenthaler (D)	totals		35	1	6	7	18	3
	ZSC Lions	NLA	28	1	6	7	16	1
	Hershey Bears	AHL	7	0	0	0	2	2

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Matteo Ritz (G)	totals		35	3.26	-	1	18-10-5	2042:07
	Lausanne HC U20	Elite Jr. A	35	3.26	-	1	18-10-5	2042:07
	Lausanne HC	NLA	0	-	-	-	-	0:00
Joren van Pottelberghe (G)	totals		18	2.65	-	0	10-7-0	1065:13
	HC Davos U20	Elite Jr. A	1	3.02	-	0	0-1-0	59:34
	HC Davos	NLA	17	2.63	.906	0	10-6-0	1005:39
Philip Wüthrich (G)	totals		31	2.09	-	3	19-9-0	1840:36
	SC Bern Future U20	Elite Jr. A	31	2.09	-	3	19-9-0	1840:36
	SC Bern	NLA	0	-	-	-	-	0:00

2016-2017 Switzerland U20 Staff

Head CoachChristian Wohlwend
Asst. CoachTommy Albelin
Asst. CoachCorsin Camichel
Goaltending CoachStephan Siegfried
General ManagerRaeto Raffainer
Team ManagerRicardo Schödler
Video CoachJan Egert

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Switzerland U20 Captains

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Calvin Thürkauf

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Team Captaincy History

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Switzerland U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2026: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2025: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2023: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss

2016-2017 Switzerland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Switzerland U20: 144 GP
SHL: 2 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 3 GP
AHL: 13 GP
NL: 451 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Schweiz U-20
Switzerland (WC)
Switzerland (all) (International)
Switzerland Olympics (OG)
Switzerland U18 (WJC-18 D1A)
Switzerland U19 (all) (International-Jr)
Switzerland U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Switzerland U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/02/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Czechia U20	Switzerland U20	6 - 2	World Juniors
12/31/2025 06:00 PM UTC	Switzerland U20	Slovakia U20	3 - 2	World Juniors
12/30/2025 07:00 PM UTC	Switzerland U20	Germany U20	4 - 0	World Juniors
12/28/2025 07:00 PM UTC	Sweden U20	Switzerland U20	4 - 2	World Juniors
12/27/2025 11:00 PM UTC	USA U20	Switzerland U20	2 - 1	World Juniors

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Switzerland U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	WJC-20	4	2	2	-	0	0	10	8	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	WJC-20	4	1	3	-	0	0	10	15	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-20	4	1	3	-	0	0	11	20	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-20	4	0	3	-	0	1	11	12	6	1.5	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-20	4	1	3	-	0	0	8	15	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	WJC-20	4	0	4	-	0	0	5	20	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	19	12	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	11	12	4	1	4	Bronze game loss
2017-2018	WJC-20	4	1	3	-	0	0	10	20	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	WJC-20	4	0	2	-	2	0	11	13	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	WJC-20	2	2	0	-	0	0	11	3	6	3	1	Saved in relegation
	WJC-20	4	0	3	-	0	1	7	23	1	0.25	5	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	WJC-20	2	2	0	-	0	0	10	4	6	3	1	Saved in relegation
	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	9	18	4	1	5	-
2013-2014	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	1	0	11	17	5	1.25	4	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	1	1	-	0	4	22	22	7	1.17	6	Placement game loss
2011-2012	WJC-20	6	1	3	-	1	1	17	21	6	1	8	Saved in relegation
2010-2011	WJC-20	6	2	3	-	1	0	15	19	8	1.33	5	Placement game win
2009-2010	WJC-20	7	2	4	-	1	0	19	34	8	1.14	4	Bronze game loss
2008-2009	WJC-20 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	31	7	15	3		Promoted
2007-2008	WJC-20	7	1	5	-	0	1	17	25	4	0.57	9	Relegated
2006-2007	WJC-20	7	4	3	-	0	0	17	20	12	1.71	7	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	WJC-20	6	3	2	1	-	-	16	15	7	1.17	7	Saved in relegation
2004-2005	WJC-20	6	2	4	0	-	-	19	20	4	0.67	8	Saved in relegation
2003-2004	WJC-20	6	2	4	0	-	-	23	17	4	0.67	8	Saved in relegation
2002-2003	WJC-20	6	3	3	0	-	-	21	20	6	1	7	Saved in relegation
2001-2002	WJC-20	7	3	4	0	-	-	16	21	6	0.86	4	Bronze game loss
2000-2001	WJC-20	7	2	4	1	-	-	18	25	5	0.71	6	Placement game loss
1999-2000	WJC-20	7	3	4	0	-	-	23	31	6	0.86	6	Placement game loss
1998-1999	WJC-20	6	1	5	0	-	-	13	27	2	0.33	9	Saved in relegation

Switzerland U20 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	WJC-20 Cancelled	2	1	1	-	0	0	3	4	3	1.5	3	Tournament Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marco Cavalleri (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	4	5	3	8	16
2.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	2	6	8	6
3.	Simon Knak (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	5	2	7	0
4.	Sandro Schmid (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL	6	5	2	7	10
5.	Kay Schweri (F)	2026-2027	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	SL	4	4	2	6	4
6.	Calvin Thürkauf (F)	2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	4	3	3	6	4
7.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	2026-2027	Switzerland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	3	3	6	8
8.	Jonah Neuenschwander (F)	2026-2027	Switzerland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	3	3	6	10
9.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	2	4	6	2
10.	Jason Fuchs (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	5	1	5	6	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.56
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.32
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.58
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.04

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Peter Jaks (F)	14	17	10	27
2.	Patrik Bärtschi (F)	19	11	11	22
3.	Peter Schlagenhauf (F)	9	16	5	21
4.	André Rötheli (F)	7	12	6	18
5.	Beat Lautenschlager (F)	10	4	12	16

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Peter Jaks (F)	14	17	10	27
2.	Peter Schlagenhauf (F)	9	16	5	21
3.	André Rötheli (F)	7	12	6	18
4.	Patrik Bärtschi (F)	19	11	11	22
5.	Michel Riesen (F)	25	9	6	15

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Denis Malgin (F)	12	2	14	16
2.	Beat Lautenschlager (F)	10	4	12	16
3.	Patrik Bärtschi (F)	19	11	11	22
4.	Peter Jaks (F)	14	17	10	27
5.	Etienne Froidevaux (F)	17	4	10	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Thomas Nüssli (F)	14	5	9	62
2.	Fabian Guignard (D)	13	1	1	55
3.	Reto von Arx (F)	13	8	11	52
4.	Mathias Seger (D)	11	1	3	50
5.	Axel Heim (F)	14	5	12	48

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Björn Christen (F)	26	8	4	12
2.	Michel Riesen (F)	25	9	6	15
3.	Phil Baltisberger (D)	22	0	1	1
4.	Sven Helfenstein (F)	21	5	7	12
5.	Björn Schneider (D)	21	5	4	9

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Peter Schlagenhauf (F)	9	16	21	2.33
2.	Fredy Lüthi (F)	5	7	11	2.20
3.	Peter Jaks (F)	14	17	27	1.93
4.	Claudio Micheli (F)	7	4	12	1.71
5.	Benjamin Müller (F)	3	2	5	1.67

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Peter Jaks (F)	1984-1985	7	11	19
2.	André Rötheli (F)	1989-1990	7	12	18
3.	Peter Schlagenhauf (F)	1978-1979	4	13	17
4.	Beat Lautenschlager (F)	1978-1979	4	3	15
5.	Patrick Howald (F)	1987-1988	7	6	12

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Peter Schlagenhauf (F)	1978-1979	4	13	17
2.	André Rötheli (F)	1989-1990	7	12	18
3.	Peter Jaks (F)	1984-1985	7	11	19
4.	Vjieran Ivankovic (F)	1994-1995	7	8	10
5.	Fredy Lüthi (F)	1980-1981	5	7	11

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Beat Lautenschlager (F)	1978-1979	4	12	15
2.	Peter Jaks (F)	1984-1985	7	8	19
3.	Claudio Micheli (F)	1989-1990	7	8	12
4.	Kevin Schläpfer (F)	1987-1988	7	8	11
5.	Denis Malgin (F)	2015-2016	6	8	9

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Fabian Guignard (D)	1994-1995	7	1	47
2.	Mathias Seger (D)	1995-1996	5	1	40
3.	Reto von Arx (F)	1995-1996	6	7	35
4.	Jeffrey Füglister (F)	2009-2010	7	4	33
5.	Thomas Nüssli (F)	2000-2001	7	3	33