Swiss National Team

Head coach Patrick Fischer has called up 56 players for the annual photo shoot, which kicks off the season of the Swiss national team. This time, the meeting will be held in Bern on August 5.

Photo Robert Hradil / RvS Media

The players will not take to the ice during this get-together, but Fischer and his staff will inform them about the relevant dates for the season. On the same day, the players will attend at this year's Swiss Ice Hockey Awards ceremony. The team that was selected for this meet-up consists of seven goaltenders, 19 defensemen and 31 forwards:

Goaltenders (7): Reto Berra (Florida Panthers/NHL), Lukas Flüeler (ZSC Lions), Leonardo Genoni (SC Bern), Jonas Hiller (EHC Biel), Robert Mayer (Genève-Servette HC), Tobias Stephan (EV Zug), Sandro Zurkirchen (HC Ambrì-Piotta)

Defensemen (19): Eric Blum (SC Bern), Rafael Diaz (EV Zug), Félicien Du Bois (HC Davos), Philippe Furrer (HC Lugano), Patrick Geering (ZSC Lions), Joël Genazzi (Lausanne HC) Robin Grossmann (EV Zug), Timo Helbling (EV Zug), Roman Josi (Nashville Predators/NHL), Dean Kukan (Columbus Blue Jackets/NHL), Romain Loeffel (Genève-Servette HC), Christian Marti (ZSC Lions), Mirco Müller (San Jose Sharks/NHL), Luca Sbisa (Vancouver Canucks/NHL) Dominik Schlumpf (EV Zug), Noah Schneeberger (HC Davos), Mark Streit (Philadelphia Flyers/NHL), Patrick Von Gunten (EHC Kloten), Yannick Weber (Nashville Predators/NHL)

Forwards (31): Cody Almond (Genève-Servette HC), Andres Ambühl (HC Davos), Sven Andrighetto (Montreal Canadiens/NHL), Chris Baltisberger (ZSC Lions), Sven Bärtschi (Vancouver Canucks/NHL), Christoph Bertschy (Minnesota Wild/NHL), Matthias Bieber (EHC Kloten), Simon Bodenmann (SC Bern), Damien Brunner (HC Lugano), Luca Cunti (ZSC Lions), Etienne Froidevaux (Lausanne HC), Gaëtan Haas (EHC Biel), Fabrice Herzog (ZSC Lions), Grégory Hofmann (HC Lugano), Denis Hollenstein (EHC Kloten), Lino Martschini (EV Zug), Simon Moser (SC Bern), Nino Niederreiter (Minnesota Wild/NHL), Inti Pestoni (ZSC Lions), Kevin Romy (Genève-Servette HC), Thomas Rüfenacht (SC Bern), Reto Schäppi (ZSC Lions), Tristan Scherwey (SC Bern), Gregory Sciaroni (HC Davos), Reto Suri (EV Zug), Morris Trachsler (ZSC Lions), Julian Walker (HC Lugano), Samuel Walser (HC Davos), Dino Wieser (HC Davos), Marc Wieser (HC Davos). (mso/abu)